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The Young European Federalists (JEF Europe) are looking for a senior trainer to facilitate a partners meeting to evaluate the outcomes of the project RE-Acti-On in Liège, Belgium on 17-18 November 2021.

The participants of the evaluation event will be a total of 12 people from Belgium, Spain, North Macedonia, Italy & Jordan. 

About the project

The event on 17-18 November is part of #REActiOn, a project with the main objective to empower young people through social media, a new space for political activism, to fight against hate speech. The project aims to create a network of young activists of a transnational character in the fight against discourse of hatred and limitations to social and civic participation.

The objectives are:

  • Encouraging and supporting the creation of a network of young activists to fight against hate speech in social media.
  • Promoting the collaboration between European social associations, trying to profit from the expertise of each one of them.
  • Designing and testing a new methodology that prepares young people to participate and fight for a fairer, opener and more inclusive EU society.

About the event 

The event will mark the final activity of the RE-Acti-ON project.  It will take place in Liège, Belgium, from 17-18 November 2021, gathering 12 participants from the partner organisations taking part in the RE-Acti-ON project.

The specific objectives are:

  • Evaluate the process and activities of the project
  • Reflect on the coordination and collaboration between the partner organisations during the event 
  • Getting to know other strategies and campaigns against hate speech 
  • Discuss the outcomes of the RE-Acti-ON project 

Tasks and responsibilities of the trainer

  • Cooperate with the event organisers and have regular communication with them.
  • Develop and prepare the overall agenda and program together with the event organisers. 
  • Prepare session outlines for each of the sessions at least 7 days before the evaluation event.
  • Facilitate the evaluation sessions 
  • Have daily evaluations with the event organisers during the activity and a final evaluation after the event.
  • Prepare a final report 2 weeks after the training at the latest.

Requirements

  • Ability to develop an educational approach based on the principles and values of non-formal education.
  • Ability to transfer knowledge and values related to the activity to the group of learners.
  • Previous experience with facilitating evaluation sessions with different organisations 
  • Ability to collaborate and work in a multicultural team.
  • Ability to express thoughts, feelings and emotions clearly.
  • Sensitivity to diversity.
  • Ability to deal constructively with disagreements.
  • Ability to create an inspiring and safe learning environment.
  • Ability to stimulate active participation, by motivating and empowering the participants. 
  • Experience in trainings including hate speech training sessions are an asset
  • Proficient user of English language, both in written and spoken English. 
  • Based in Belgium.

Finances

  • The total trainer fee of €200 will be paid by the organizers after the submission of the trainer report.
  • Please note that due to special financial requirements, we can only cover travel costs for a trainer travelling from Belgium to Liège up to 100€. 
  • All meals from Tuesday dinner to Friday breakfast will be covered and organised by the organisers, as well as accommodation from 16-19 November 2021.

How to apply?

If interested, please fill in the following form before 5. November 2021 23:59 CEST. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact alexandra.huber@jef.eu .