Organization: STOOS CONSULTING
Country: Lebanon
Type: Expert Roster / Consultancy Opportunities
Application Modality: Rolling applications
About STOOS CONSULTING
STOOS CONSULTING is expanding its Lebanon-based expert roster and invites applications from qualified consultants, trainers, researchers, facilitators and subject matter specialists working in the fields of economic empowerment, livelihoods, employment promotion, TVET, entrepreneurship, MSME development, business coaching, market assessment, financial inclusion and inclusive local economic recovery.
STOOS works with humanitarian and development partners to design, implement, assess and strengthen programmes that support income generation, market access, employability, enterprise development, skills building and economic resilience for vulnerable communities.
In Lebanon, economic empowerment programming is shaped by prolonged economic crisis, reduced household purchasing power, high unemployment, informal work, pressure on public services, displacement, and limited access to sustainable income opportunities. STOOS is seeking experts who can support practical, inclusive and market-responsive interventions targeting vulnerable Lebanese households, Syrian refugees, Palestinian refugees, women, youth, persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups.
Priority Areas of Expertise
1. Livelihoods and Economic Recovery
Experts may support programmes related to household economic strengthening, income generation, livelihood recovery, resilience-based livelihoods, cash-for-work, employment-intensive activities, and livelihoods linked to food security, protection, shelter, WASH and social cohesion.
2. Employment Promotion and Job Readiness
This includes labour market assessments, skills gap analysis, job readiness training, employability skills, career counselling, job matching, employer engagement, private sector mapping, internships, apprenticeships and youth transition-to-work support.
3. TVET and Market-Based Skills Development
STOOS is seeking experts with experience in vocational training design, curriculum development, competency-based training, training of trainers, institutional support to TVET centres, and market-relevant trades such as solar energy, ICT, construction, food processing, hospitality, tailoring, mechanics, agriculture, care services, logistics and maintenance.
4. MSME Development and Business Coaching
Experts may support MSME assessments, business plan development, enterprise coaching, start-up support, incubation, business acceleration, marketing, financial management, customer relations, grant follow-up, and support to informal, home-based, women-led and youth-led businesses.
5. Women’s and Youth Economic Empowerment
STOOS is interested in specialists who can support women-led enterprises, youth entrepreneurship, safe access to income opportunities, mentorship models, peer learning, and economic empowerment approaches linked to protection, GBV risk mitigation and social inclusion.
6. Market Assessment and Value Chain Analysis
This includes rapid market assessments, value chain analysis, private sector mapping, buyer-supplier linkages, market feasibility studies, and identification of viable income-generating activities across different Lebanese regions.
7. Financial Inclusion and Access to Capital
Experts may support financial literacy, household budgeting, savings groups, community-based lending, microenterprise financing, investment readiness, small grant mechanisms, and access to finance for women, youth, refugees and informal enterprises.
8. Agriculture, Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods
This includes smallholder farmer support, cooperative strengthening, agro-processing, food preservation, packaging, marketing, climate-resilient agriculture, water-efficient production, farmers’ markets and rural enterprise development.
9. Green Jobs and Climate-Sensitive Livelihoods
STOOS is seeking expertise in solar energy livelihoods, renewable energy, waste management, recycling, circular economy initiatives, climate-smart agriculture, green MSMEs and energy efficiency for small businesses and community facilities.
10. Digital Livelihoods and E-Commerce
Relevant expertise includes digital skills training, online work readiness, e-commerce, social media marketing, ICT-based employment, digital entrepreneurship and remote income opportunities for youth, women and small businesses.
11. Social Enterprises, Cooperatives and Community-Based Businesses
This includes cooperative development, community kitchens, food production groups, women-led collectives, social enterprise models, refugee-host community economic cooperation, and inclusive business models for persons with disabilities and marginalized groups.
12. Monitoring, Learning and Programme Quality
Experts may support outcome monitoring, post-training monitoring, business performance tracking, beneficiary follow-up, learning reports, tool development, reporting templates and evidence-based recommendations for economic empowerment programmes.
Core Responsibilities
Selected experts may be engaged to:
• Conduct economic assessments, labour market studies, market mapping and value chain analysis.
• Design and deliver training curricula, toolkits, coaching packages and enterprise development manuals.
• Facilitate technical training, business coaching, mentorship and institutional capacity building.
• Support MSMEs, cooperatives, TVET centres, municipalities, local NGOs and community-based structures.
• Develop livelihood pathways for women, youth, refugees, persons with disabilities and vulnerable households.
• Facilitate private sector engagement, job matching, market linkages and employer networks.
• Support small grant schemes, business incubation and post-grant follow-up.
• Integrate gender equality, youth inclusion, disability inclusion, protection mainstreaming, safeguarding and conflict sensitivity into economic empowerment programming.
• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, learning and impact reporting.
Required Qualifications
Applicants should demonstrate:
• Residence in Lebanon and strong understanding of the Lebanese humanitarian and development context.
• Fluency in Arabic; strong English is highly desirable; French is an advantage.
• A degree or professional qualification in Economics, Business Administration, Development Studies, Agriculture, Engineering, TVET, Finance, Social Sciences or a related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in economic empowerment, livelihoods, TVET, MSME development, entrepreneurship, employment promotion, market systems, financial inclusion or local economic recovery.
• Experience working with INGOs, UN agencies, local NGOs, municipalities, donors, private sector actors, cooperatives or TVET institutions.
• Strong skills in facilitation, training delivery, coaching, stakeholder engagement, analysis and reporting.
Desired Profile
STOOS is particularly interested in experts with demonstrated experience supporting programmes for vulnerable Lebanese communities, Syrian refugees, Palestinian refugees, women, youth, persons with disabilities, informal workers and crisis-affected households.
Applicants should be able to work in multi-stakeholder environments and provide support that is field-oriented, market-informed, inclusive, ethical and responsive to local economic realities.
How to apply
Interested experts are invited to submit their application through the following link:
https://forms.gle/rQ46KNiUh1orr4B59