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Request for Voice-over &Video Montage Technical & Freelance Coaches
(Individuals)
September 6th, 2023 | Date of issue |
Request for Voice-over & Video Montage Technical and Freelance Coaches | Contract title |
Time-Based Contract | Contract type |
Economic Empowerment for Gaza Entrepreneurs (2023) | Project title |
September 10th, 2023, at 15:00 pm (local time of the Palestinian Territory) | Closing date |
Women's Affairs Center - Gaza Al-Nasr - Al-Lababidi Street - Al-Saeed Building – 2nd Floor Email: [email protected] | Contracting Authority |
: Background About Women’s Affairs Center (WAC)
Women’s Affairs Center (WAC) is a women knowledge-based centre playing an innovative and catalytic role in empowering women and advocating women's rights and gender equality in the Palestinian sustainable development process. Its mission reflects that it is an independent and non-profit Palestinian NGO with the purpose of empowering women and advocating women’s rights and gender equality through capacity development, information and innovative research and advocacy programs. While implementing its strategy to fulfil its vision, WAC is guided by international human rights principles including empowerment and participation; equality and non-discrimination; and accountability to ensure justice and dignity for women.
About “Economic Empowerment for Gaza Entrepreneurs 2023” Project: WAC is implementing the “Economic Empowerment for Gaza Entrepreneurs 2023 (GoPinky)” project which is funded by DanChurchAid/Norwegian Church Aid (DCA/NCA). The project aims at enhancing economic empowerment and increasing the prosperity for low-income young women and men in the Gaza Strip through joint approaches that support innovation and entrepreneurship to overcome challenges that impede achieving progress towards sustainable economic development. It targets unemployed young female graduates and young Gazan entrepreneurs. It provides support to young female graduates to acquire digital skills and competencies required in the labour market and to young entrepreneurs to create new innovative businesses, which will, in turn,create employment opportunities and address market-related challenges.
:Assignment Objective
WAC is considering the selection of highly qualified Voice-over & Video Montage Technical and Freelance coaches/mentors to be part of the training team which will cooperate in the implementation of some of the main project activities involving coaching and mentoring sessions for mentees who participated in the technical and freelancing training program during the project.
Coaches/Mentors will be mainly responsible for delivering coaching and mentoring sessions for the target group to equip them with the necessary skills in the fields of Voice-over & Video Montage, and Freelancing Skills. This enhances and bridges the gap between the local market needs and ICT young women graduates by improving their knowledge of the subject matter, strengthening the competency development of the mentees in the ICT sector market that raising their employability options. In addition to, producing a tool for the benefit of the ICT sector stakeholders, that assists to eliminate the challenges they face in the local and international ICT market.
:Target Group
(15) Young female graduates from different governorates of the Gaza Strip are willing to advance their technical skills and join the digital world
:Main Tasks and Responsibilities
The technical or freelance coach/mentor will be required to carry out the following tasks under the direct supervision of the project coordinator
- Delivering mentoring sessions for each track on the Voice-over & Video Montage, and mentoring sessions on (Freelancing Skills) for the target group
- *The group will receive a total of (85) technical and freelancing coaching hours. The coaching hours will be divided between technical and freelancing based on the needs of the group
- Designing and implementing tools to measure the coaching impact and to provide individual recommendations for the mentees
- Ensuring proper baseline data collection as well as end-line data collection in line with the evaluation strategy
- Participating in meetings and workshops related to the project activities
- Provision of progress reports and associated deliverables
- Assessing and tracking mentees' progress and giving feedback
- Develop a final report that reflects the change level of each mentee's skills
- Making use of new technology such as distance learning
- Helping mentees to get jobs and attract clients through freelance platforms
- Being capable of conducting online mentoring sessions while required
- Performing other duties as may be assigned by the project coordinator concerning the mission
Professional Qualifications:
Each coach/mentor is expected to:
- Have a university degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or any other field relevant to the coach's/ mentor’s field of experience.
- Have vocational experience and up-to-date knowledge within the chosen topic.
- Have at least 4-year working experience on Freelancing platforms.
- Have a proven working experience as a trainer/mentor in the chosen track is a plus,
- Have adequate knowledge of local and regional markets and business opportunities for the chosen track industry,
- Have strong time management, communication, and networking skills, excellent reporting and formal writing skills in both English and Arabic,
- Strong analytical skills and enjoy finding creative solutions to problems.
- Have the ability to develop & maintain positive relationships with attendees.
- Have the ability to communicate technical information in a simplified way to mentees.
- Have good knowledge of MS Office applications, virtual tools such as Zoom, Skype, Google Classroom, WhatsApp groups … etc.
- Be fully committed and free during the course of the program.
:Application Process
Interested applicants should hand over technical and financial offers, as below
Coach/ Mentor Description: A copy of the ID Card and CV highlighting past relevant assignments, the CV must highlight experience in conducting similar assignments and education and coaching methodology, with* proposed Action plan demonstrating the training methodology.
Financial offers shall be submitted only in USD currency. (Use the enclosed template!)*
The closing date for receiving offers is 10/09/2023, at 15:00 PM (local time of the Palestinian Territory). Offers must be submitted by hand to the WAC office - Procurement Department
Address: Al-Nasr - Al-Lababidi Street - Al-Saeed Building – 2nd Floor
The closing date for receiving offers is 10/09/2023, at 15:00 PM (local time of the Palestinian Territory). Offers must be submitted by hand to the WAC office - Procurement Department
Address: Al-Nasr - Al-Lababidi Street - Al-Saeed Building – 2nd Floor