Job title: Instructor
Location: Lebanon
Contract type: Consultancy until 31st March 2025
Closing date: Monday 27th May 2024
About ARK
ARK is a social enterprise, empowering local communities through the provision of agile and sustainable interventions to create greater stability, opportunity and hope for the future.
We believe that strong, resilient communities are the foundation of local, national, regional and international development and stability - and ultimately a safer, peaceful and more prosperous world. At ARK, we have delivered research and programmatic interventions validating this approach in over twenty countries since 2008. As a social enterprise we work in partnership with communities, our donors, and other implementers to build local capacities, generate opportunity and bring about sustainable change.
Learn more about our impact here: https://www.ark.international/impact
About The Consultancy
This Consultancy serves three key purposes: 1) to provide a focal point for training delivery to the beneficiary. 2) To work closely with the senior project staff to provide mentoring and training support to the beneficiary. 3) To support and develop the local-national Instructors in planning and delivery of courses for the beneficiary.
Deliverables
Training delivery of courses:
- Planning & preparation of courses (military specific Tactics, Techniques & Procedures)
- Execution & delivery
- Collation of training statistics
- Production of weekly reports (to include supporting photos)
- Production of Operational Vignettes
- Supporting and answering RFIs as directed
- Collaborative working with local national Instructors
- Enabling & assisting Short Term Training Teams as directed
Mentoring support:
- Unit S3 & Officers
- Support development of local national Instructors training experience
Liaison:
- Unit HQ Staff
- Senior Project Staff
Additional duties:
- Visits: support, enable & host VIP visits (Donor & Donor related visits)
- Adhere to Project Security Plan
- Adhere to Project deployment directive
- Adhere to Project dress Policy
- Carry out tasks as directed by Project Management and Senior Staff
Requirements
You'll be an experienced ex-military candidate with demonstrable experience of training and mentoring foreign national armed forces in the MENA region. Ability to deliver current and applicable infantry-based tactics, techniques and procedures tailored to the local operating environment is essential. You will be highly disciplined, motivated, and reliable, with the ability to communicate and brief very senior military and government representatives. Only candidates that have achieved a minimum rank of Senior Non-Commissioned Officer will be considered for this role.
Skills, knowledge and experience:
Essential:
- Ex-military veteran with infantry background and minimum rank of SNCO
- Recent and demonstrable experience of planning and delivering military training
- Experience of deployed military operations.
- IT literate and ability to produce written reports and presentations
- Robust, motivated and self-disciplined
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to mentor local nationals.
Desirable:
- Experience of working in MENA region.
- Must be willing and able to work in austere environments
- Additional military experience or qualifications e.g. range management & safety, support-weapons specialisations, mobility, first aid, reconnaissance, observation, communications.
Benefits
Why join ARK
- Impactful Work: Your expertise will directly impact the lives of those in need.
- Global Reach: Collaborate with international experts and local stakeholders.
- Innovation: Engage in pioneering solutions for sustainable change.
Our People
Our team covers a diverse range of professional backgrounds, from diplomacy, humanitarian, development and the military, to the UN, civil society groups, multilateral organisations, journalism and the private sector.
An ARK Person Is:
Smart: We think deeply about things. We're proud of our institutional knowledge and our grounding in rigorous research, which we use to make informed decisions.
Humble: Our work leaves little room for pride or arrogance. Our operating environment is constantly evolving, and we recognise out limitations. We believe in and rely on the education and experiences of others while remaining quick to read, invite feedback, and ask sensible questions.
Accountable: Each of us want ARK, its partners, and beneficiaries to succeed. This means taking initiative, assuming ownership when necessary and never giving up on our beneficiaries. We are committed and accountable, to both our donors and the communities we serve.
Collegiate: We know we are stronger together and that every contribution counts. We trust each other and always support each other.
Outspoken: We tackle diverse challenges and we always want to find the best solution to a problem. We aren't afraid to share our opinions and we want to hear those of others too.
ARK Group is an equal opportunity employer. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. ARK Group does not discriminate on the basis of ability, age, gender identity or expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs or sexual orientation. We welcome all kinds of diversity. ARK Group places human dignity at the centre of its development and stabilisation work and is this committed to the protection from sexual exploitation and abuse of children and adults. All ARK Group employees and related personnel are expected to share this commitment and only those who also uphold these values will be recruited as part of our team. This vacancy is therefore subject to a range of due diligence checks.
