Call for a Trainer for ”Futurescape: Pioneering Peace Visionaries”

MIJARC Europe is looking for a trainer for the international simulation ”Futurescape: Pioneering Peace Visionaries”. The simulation is the 3rd activity of an annual work plan implemented by MIJARC Europe in 2025, with the financial support of the Council of Europe through the European Youth Foundation.

”Futurescape: Pioneering Peace Visionaries” is an unconventional international simulation exercise. The final phase of the work plan focuses on envisioning and strategising for a peaceful future, drawing upon the insights and skills gained throughout the preceding activities. Participants will embark on a transformative journey to imagine a future of peace and unity in Europe. Incorporating elements of gamification and storytelling techniques, this simulation will immerse participants in a futuristic scenario where they collaborate to strategise for peacebuilding. Through this exercise, participants will gain insights into the complexities of peacebuilding efforts and develop innovative solutions to address emerging challenges identified in the Position Paper, the outcome of the 2nd activity. As a result, a new set of digital cards (the 1st activity of the work plan, which is available on www.mijarc-europe.org) will be created for the social media campaign, showcasing participants' unique experiences and visions for the future. This activity will help to complete the workplan by educating the network members not only to analyse the ongoing situation and come up with a concrete and strong position, but also the ability to think creatively and critically and analyse how the ongoing problems can be solved. As a follow-up activity, the participants will create a digital Magazine, which will include information on the work plan and its donors, about the position of the organisation on the topic together with the main insights of the work plan. In this way we will encourage them to share their experiences and action plans with their communities, inspiring others to join in the efforts towards building a more peaceful and inclusive society. Throughout the design and implementation of all activities, a commitment to gender inclusivity will be upheld, ensuring equal participation and representation.

The objectives of the simulation will be:

Envision peace: Through the simulation exercise, encourage participants to envision and articulate a future of peace and unity in Europe, with each participant contributing at least one innovative idea or solution.
Foster collaboration: Facilitate collaborative problem-solving and teamwork among participants, ensuring that each participant actively engages in the simulation and contributes to group discussions.
Create digital cards: Develop a new set of digital cards based on the insights and ideas generated during the simulation, aiming to inspire and engage a wider audience in discussions on peacebuilding and future scenarios.
Promote active citizenship: Empower participants to become active agents of change within their communities, committing to implementing at least one peacebuilding initiative inspired by the simulation exercise within the next six months.

Venue: Paris (Pantin) and Chemillé-en-Anjou, France

Dates: 7-14 July 2025

Working language: English

Target group:

The participants will be 30 young people, 3 from the 10 member organisations of MIJARC Europe, aged between 18-30 years old, coming from rural areas in Europe, active in our member organisations, interested in the topic of agriculture and youth participation, democracy and peacebuilding. They will be selected by our member organisations.

Requested trainer profile

The Ideal Trainer is expected to:

Have thorough experience in youth and civil participation, democracy and peace (priority will be given to candidates who have been previously involved in activities promoting peace in Europe), proven experience in youth work, especially with young people coming from rural areas;
Have experience in facilitating international activities (has facilitated at least one international event with people of at least five different nationalities in the last three years);
Have thorough knowledge of the recent studies, practices and approaches on youth participation and the work of the Council of Europe in this field;
Be able to plan and implement simulation games.
Be a relaxed, charismatic and fun person who can light up the room and entertain a group of 30 young people;
Be able to work in a multicultural team;
Be fluent in spoken and written English;

The tasks of the trainer include the following:

plan and attend at least three preparatory meetings online (1h each) before the simulation (between June 2025);
attend one preparatory session one day before the simulation (arrival in Paris on 5th or the 6th July)
attend the simulation for its full duration (7 - 14 July 2020) - travel, accommodation and meal costs will be fully covered;
design the content and working methods for the learning session together with the other members of the team,
facilitation skills and working with multi-cultural groups.
moderate, when necessary, meetings with experts and taking minutes;
lead one reflection group to evaluate the day at the end of each working day;
Evaluate the simulation;
Prepare a final evaluation report of the simulation.

Working conditions

Timeline

9th June - deadline for receiving the applications
12th June - announcing shortlisted candidates
12-16 June - online interview
16 June - announcing the final results
June - July - online meetings, preparation of contents and work methods, setting appointments and defining the final schedule of the simulation
7-14 July - simulation
15 July - 15 August - reporting and follow-up

Payment to Trainer

The selected trainer will receive a payment of a total of 720 euro gross

40 working hours for the preparation and evaluation of the training course
40 working hours for the implementation and monitoring

The trainers shall be required to present an invoice together with the submission of the Final Evaluation Report.

Payment shall be authorised and processed by MIJARC Europe following the successful implementation of the Tasks /Duties and the approval of the Final Report.

Team composition

MIJARC Europe will select one trainer who will work together with two members of the European Team of MIJARC Europe and two volunteers. The trainer and the two members of the European team will be responsible for the content, programme flow, methodology and reports of the sessions.