PLANBEE Seeks External Trainer to Deliver Entrepreneurial Skills Programme in Jordan

Deadline 15 August 2026

Publication Date
04/08/2026
Reading Time
2 minutes

The PLANBEE project has launched a call for an experienced external training agency or trainer to deliver an Entrepreneurial Skills Training Workshop in Jordan, contributing to the development of innovative and sustainable bee-based businesses.

The assignment will be implemented by Hand in Hand for Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship (HIH), the Jordanian partner of the PLANBEE project, which is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg NEXT MED Programme.

The selected trainer will play a key role in strengthening the entrepreneurial capacities of participants from Jordan’s Bee Economy ecosystem. In addition to delivering the training, the successful candidate will adapt and localize the existing PLANBEE training materials to the Jordanian context, ensuring their relevance to local market conditions and business realities.

The assignment includes:

  • Create and localizing the Entrepreneurial Skills Training materials for Jordan.
  • Conduct an online Training of Trainers (ToT), for the rest regional partners in PLANBEE consortium.
  • Delivering one in-person regional workshop consisting of 16 training hours over two days.
  • Supporting approximately 20 participants representing the Bee Economy ecosystem, including aspiring and existing bee entrepreneurs.

The training forms part of PLANBEE’s wider capacity-building programme, which aims to equip beekeepers and bee entrepreneurs across the Mediterranean with the technical, business and innovation skills needed to establish sustainable enterprises, diversify their activities, and create new opportunities in areas such as honey production, value-added bee products, pollination services and apitourism.

Interested candidates should possess:

  • A Master’s degree in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Economics, or another relevant field.
  • At least five years of professional experience in entrepreneurship development and business skills training.
  • Demonstrated experience in delivering entrepreneurship training programmes.
  • Strong knowledge of business planning, the Business Model Canvas, financial literacy and marketing.
  • Fluency in Arabic and a good command of English.

Through initiatives such as this, PLANBEE continues to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable rural development while strengthening the Bee Economy across the Mediterranean region.

To apply: Download the full set of ‘Terms of Reference’ available here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RBkhKD6_Ll0zjPZqMymr9jd6AcTSN4m3

and submit your technical and financial offer to info@hand-by-hand.org.

Deadline to apply: 15 August 2026

Note: Only short-listed applicants will be contacted to meet and discuss the methodology, and may require some modification.

Last Update

04/08/2026