Terms Of Refrences Request For Entrepreneurship Mentor

  • 21 June، 2023
Terms Of Refrences Request For Entrepreneurship Mentor

                                                          

 (Companies/Individuals)   Terms Of Refrences Request For Entrepreneurship Mentor 

 Background About Women’s Affairs Center (WAC): 

 Women’s Affairs Center (WAC) is a women knowledge-based center 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 fulfill 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 labor 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 entrepreneurship mentors to provide guidance to young entrepreneurs and assist them in shaping their ideas. The mentor will be mainly responsible for providing 30 hours for entrepreneurs to validate their ideas, validate their knowledge regarding the BMC, and rehearse their pitching skills. 

Target Group: 
15 female entrepreneurs from different cities of the Gaza Strip who are willing to kick their startup ideas.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities: 
The mentor will be required to carry out the following tasks under the direct supervision of the project coordinator: 
- Participate in an orientation session with the project coordinator to discuss the methodology of work adopted by WAC, and with entrepreneurs to establish and launch the mentoring relationship. 
- Assist in the selection of the best 15 entrepreneurs by joining the interviews conducted  
by WAC.
- Developing pre/post tests and conducting the required analysis in addition to preparing reports accordingly. Raw data should be handed over, as well.

 Application Process: 
- Interested applicants should hand over technical and financial offers, as below: 
 The entrepreneurship mentor shall submit a technical offer including but not limited: (Brief Bio highlighting areas of professional experience, approach and methodology, timeframe with clear details concerning how the component to be executed).  
 - Financial offer shall be submitted only in USD currency. (Use the enclosed template!) 
Closing date for receiving offers is on Monday 25/06/2022, at 15:00 PM (local time of the Palestinian Territory). Offers must be submitted by hand on WAC office - 
Procurement Department.  
Address: Al-Nasr - Al-Lababidi Street - Al-Saeed Building – 2nd Floor. 
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