Candle Making Trainer, Agro‑Food Engineer, and Business Trainer Positions

About the role

NatureBeats is seeking experienced professionals to deliver hands‑on training and technical support across Lebanon. The organization needs two Candle Making Trainers for the Bekaa region, an Agro‑Food Engineer for Jounieh/Keserwan, and a Business Trainer for nationwide programmes supporting women, youth, entrepreneurs, cooperatives and vulnerable communities.

Key responsibilities

• Design and facilitate practical workshops on candle making, product development, branding, costing, packaging and marketing.
• Provide technical training, field implementation, quality assurance and business development support for agriculture, food processing and food safety projects.
• Deliver entrepreneurship, financial literacy, business model canvas, digital business, AI applications and pitching training.
• Prepare training materials, reports, evaluations and standard operating procedures.
• Coach participants, assist SMEs, cooperatives and farmers in improving production systems and market access.
• Coordinate with project teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure alignment with project objectives.

Required profile

• 2–5 years of experience in candle making, handicrafts or vocational training (for trainers).
• 3–5 years of experience in food safety, agriculture, agro‑business or related technical fields (for engineer).
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Business Administration, Agro‑Food Engineering, etc.).
• Strong facilitation, communication and coaching abilities.
• Experience working with NGOs or donor‑funded livelihood programmes is an asset.

Required skills

• Candle making techniques
• Product development
• Branding and packaging
• Costing and marketing
• Food safety standards
• Agricultural production systems
• Agro‑business planning
• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development
• Quality assurance
• Entrepreneurship training
• Business Model Canvas
• Digital business tools
• AI applications for business
• Financial management