The FORSA II programme includes the provision of Basic Literacy and Numeracy (BLN) technical and digital training, Work Based Learning opportunities, and extensive soft skills sessions that will increase the capacity of trainees to apply for jobs and to retain them.
Mercy Corps will partner with private and public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes, private companies, local associations, incubators and online and offline job platforms to enable the participation of youth in targeted skills development aligning with market needs, to support access of young men and women to self-employment, and to improve job placement mechanisms in Lebanon in a sustainable manner.
Under Outcome 2 “Access to Employment”, Mercy corps will partner with 10 existing Job Platforms over several months in
order to assist these platforms to increase access to gig-work as well as linkages to more stable employment in
Lebanon.
Mercy Corps is issuing this Call for Applications for existing job platforms and connection platforms who are operating in Lebanon and providing job opportunities in any sector in Bekaa and/or South. The call is also open to platforms who are not
currently operating in Bekaa nor South but have tangible and realistic plans to do so. Such platforms are encouraged to apply to this call anytime between 27 April 2021 until 31st of December 2021.
Objective
Mercy Corps aims to provide practical and relevant technical assistance and resource support to existing job platforms and connection platforms for targeting job seekers from Bekaa and/or South areas.
The aim of the support is to enhance the growth of the job platforms, improve the job placement mechanisms and services and ultimately increase the number of job matches.
Who can apply?
The platform has to be established for at least one year and to be operating in Lebanon and meeting the following eligibility criteria:
Eligibility Criteria
*Noting that all documents and information shared with FORSA team members are treated as highly confidential and will not be shared publicly or with any 3rd party, and will only be used for the purpose of FORSA II program.
Preference will be given to job platforms that integrate one or more of the following components:
Applications will only be considered by applying through the below link:
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