Call for Trainers

Call for trainers International seminar: Youth participating by a hectare

Description

MIJARC Europe is looking for 1 trainer for the international seminar ”Youth participating by a hectare”.  The seminar is the second activity of an annual work plan implemented by MIJARC Europe in 2020, with the financial support of the Council of Europe through the European Youth Foundation. The work plan also includes visits at local level and an international summer camp.  

The international seminar aims to help the young participants and the youth organisations involved to identify appropriate measures and practices to increase youth participation in decision-making and policy development about sustainable agriculture at local level. It will focus on enabling young people to find instruments, models, recommendations and concrete measures within the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life (the Charter) or outside of it in order to address the priorities identified during the local visits.

The objectives of the seminar will be:

• O1: furthering the understanding of the Charter and its practical use in supporting youth engagement in agricultural policy
• O2: offering basic theoretical and practical input on sustainable agriculture, its processes and activities and the way they influence rural development
• O3: introduce European youth and agricultural policy frameworks and relate those frameworks to the variety of realities from local and regional levels

Venue: Combeaufontaine, France

Dates: 19th - 25th July 2020 (19th July - arrival day for the preparation team, 20th July-arrival day for participants, 25th July - departure day, 4 full working days).

Working language: English

The seminar includes four full working days, guided by the six-step implementation model of the Charter and focusing on information and knowledge on youth participation, youth policies, agricultural policies and ways in which young people can get involved in the policy dialogue on agriculture at local and European level. Participants will explore the Charter, the RMSOS conditions for meaningful participation, learn about how the Charter can be used in practice and link the six-step implementation model to the activities in the work plan and the results of each activity, focusing on the final output – the Action Plan. There will be meetings with experts, local visits, workshops and experiential learning activities. Overall, the main outputs of this activity will consist of: ten local action plans on increasing the involvement of young people in shaping policies on sustainable agriculture at local level and one action plan for MIJARC Europe commissions which complements the local action plans and takes the voice of young people to European level.

Target group:

The pax at the seminar will be 30 young people, 3 from 10 member organisations of MIJARC Europe,  aged between 18-30 years old, coming from rural areas in Europe, active in our member organisations,

interested in the topic of agriculture and youth participation and in working with the revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life as a tool to increase the participation of young people in agriculture at local level, and with a fairly good command of English. They will be selected by our member organisations.

Requested trainer profile

The Ideal Trainer is expected to:

• Have thorough experience in youth participation and agriculture (priority will be given to candidates who have been previously involved in activities promoting the participation of young people in agriculture) proved experience in youth work, especially with young people coming from rural areas;
• Have experience in facilitating international activities (has facilitated at least one international event with people of at least five different nationalities in the last three years);
• Have thorough knowledge on the recent studies, practices and approaches on youth participation and the work of the Council of Europe in this field;
• Be able to support the participants to understand, discuss and analyse the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life;
• Be a relaxed, charismatic and fun person who can light up the room and entertain a group of 30 young people;
• Be able to work in a multicultural team;
• Be fluent in spoken and written English;

The tasks of the trainer include the following:

• plan and attend at least three preparatory meetings on Skype (1h each) before the seminar (between May - July 2020);
• attend one advance planning visit (2 day-visit, scheduled between May-June, at the selected venue Combeaufontaine-France, all expenses covered)
• attend one preparatory session one day before the seminar (arrival in Combeaufontaine-France  on 19th July - preparatory session on 20th July 2020)
• attend the seminar for its full duration (21st - 24th July 2020) - travel, accommodation and meal costs will be fully covered;
• design the content and working methods for the learning session together with the other members of the team, focusing especially on: defining youth participation in agriculture, the Charter and its RMSOS approach, basic knowledge of agricultural concepts and agricultural policies;
• input on recent studies and and policies on youth participation in agriculture;
• facilitation skills and working with multi-cultural groups.
• moderate, when necessary, the meetings with experts and taking minutes;
• lead one reflection group to do the evaluation of the day at the end of each working day;
• evaluate the seminar;
• prepare a final evaluation report of the seminar;

Working conditions

Timeline

• 7th April - deadline for receiving the applications
• 14th April - announcing shortlisted candidates
• 23rd - 24th April - online interview
• 27th April - announcing the final results
• May - July - Skype meetings, preparation of contents and work methods, setting appointments and defining the final schedule of the seminar
• May-June – advance planning visit – 2 days – ideally during the weekend
• 20th July - final preparation session in Besancon - France
• 21st - 25th July - seminar
• 25th July - 15th August - reporting and follow-up

Payment to Trainer

The selected trainer will receive a payment of a total of 800 euro gross (80 working hours; 10 euro/hour)

• 40 working hours for the preparation and evaluation of the training course
• 40 working hours for the implementation and monitoring

The trainers shall be required to present an invoice together with the submission of the Final Evaluation Report.

Payment shall be authorised and processed by MIJARC Europe following the successful implementation of the Tasks /Duties and the approval of the Final Report.

Team composition

MIJARC Europe will select one trainer who will work together with two members of the European Team of MIJARC Europe, two volunteers and one member of the staff for the planning, implementation and reporting of the seminar. The trainer and the two members of the European team will be responsible for the content, programme flow, methodology and reports of the seminar sessions, while the staff member will take care of all logistical aspects, contacting and making appointments for meetings and field visits and ensuring technical support and the financial management of the seminar. 

Application & selection procedure

Apply no later than: 07.04.2020
How to apply:

Interested trainers are required to fill in the application form by following this link. In case you cannot access the form or you have any other questions, please contact the MIJARC Europe Secretariat:

E-mail: office-europe@mijarc.info

Phone: 0032 (0) 485 36 84 74

For more information

Florina Potirniche, Educational officer
Phone: 0032 (0) 485 36 84 74
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