Professional football Coach/Instructor

TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR) Hire football professional coach/ instructor.

Organization: UBAH Inspire Initiative Organization

Position: Professional football Coach/Instructor

Location:  Hargeisa, Somaliland

Announcement Date:  08 May 2025

Closing Date:  23 May 2025

Background

Ubah Inspire Initiative Organization is a women-led, non-governmental organization that addresses the diverse needs of women and girls through a holistic approach centered around sports, arts, networking, education, and overall wellbeing. The organization provides a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment where women can realize their full potential as healthier, more confident, and well-connected individuals.

Ubah Inspire was founded in response to the critical need for safe spaces that support women’s physical and mental wellbeing, foster personal growth, and encourage meaningful social connections. Through its tailored programs, the organization promotes social coexistence, social cohesion, peaceful communities, and sustainable development by empowering women to become active participants and leaders in their societies.

About the EU project:           

“Kick Start for Equality Using Sports and Arts” is a four-years EU funded project implemented by Plan International in partnership with local implementing partners – NAFIS and UBAH Inspire. The aim of the project is to advance human rights and strengthen social cohesion through community sports and arts engagement in Somalia, with a particular focus on young women and girls. Based on the work of both Plan International (Plan) and Plan International Somalia (PIS), this action also capitalizes on the experiences of the co-applicants, Network Against Female Genital Cutting in Somaliland (NAFIS) Network and the women-led Ubah Inspire Initiative Organization, in working with local communities on social cohesion and girls and young women in sports. The objective of this project is to contribute to the promotion and protection of women and girls’ rights and to increase social cohesion and dialogue within the vulnerable youth communities. And it aims at achieving 2 broad objectives.

1: To support civil society and duty bearers in the protection and promotion of women and girls’ rights.

2: To increase social cohesion and dialogue within vulnerable youth communities.

Output two (2) promotes the empowerment of girls and women to address social issues identified in IDP settlements and their host communities. It will support initiatives aimed at increasing their participation in sports and arts by establishing a pilot program in schools and scaling up the capacity of the Ubah Centre to use sport as a safe space among young women and girls and by expanding the pool of female coaches through training and PSS support. Digitalization and social media will be utilized to create safe spaces for girls and women to share their social/gender related and peacebuilding issues and promote human rights through influencers and activists. Key risks under this output include influence of religious leaders to prevent school and national level sports tournaments, campaigns associated with the presidential elections disrupt activities, safeguarding and protection risks and insufficient number of female coaches available

Objective of the assignment

This primarily aims that the female football coach/trainer is to provide a theoretical, practical guidance and physical trainings for the selected ToTs. The trainer will provide training guideline and carryout a training session to build the coaching and referee skill of the 2 women ToTs.

Scope of work

The female football coach/trainer will be responsible for:

• Developing a training guideline based on existing resources that are suitable for Grade D and C coaching and refereeing skill improvement.
• Conducting theoretical training on the rules and regulations of football coaching and refereeing.
• Delivering practical training sessions to build practical coaching and refereeing skills.
• Ensuring compliance with international football regulations (FIFA, CAF, CECAFA and other relevant football governing bodies).

Selection Criteria for the Coach

The ideal candidate for the female football coach position should meet the following requirements:

• Internationally certified FIFA/CAF football coach with proven coaching experience.
• Strong knowledge and technical expertise in both theoretical and practical football coaching and refereeing.
• Experience in training, developing coaching guidelines, and capacity building for coaches Grade C and D.
• Ability to support ToTs in obtaining required certifications for international-standard coaching.
• Proficient communication skills in Somali and English.
• Prior experience in working with women’s sports programs and grassroots football development.

Expected Impact of the Training

The training program aims to:

• Enhance the technical capacity and knowledge of football coaching of 20 female ToTs.
• Increase women’s participation in football coaching and refereeing.
• Improve gender inclusivity in sports and establish safe spaces for women in football.
• Provide long-term sustainability by expanding the pool of female football coaches in Somaliland.
• Strengthen local and national networks for women’s football development.

Key Deliverables

• Development of a detailed and simplified training guideline for women’s football coaching and refereeing.
• Delivery of a 10-day training session, covering both theoretical and practical coaching aspects.
• Submission of a final report outlining key achievements and recommendations.
• Conducting pre- and post-training assessments to measure skill and knowledge improvement among participants

 Timeline

The coach/trainer is expected to work and deliver the above deliverables in a period of 20 days commencing from the date of the contract signed. the Coach will prepare the materials on her own areas of residence for given period of time and will be stationed in Hargeisa for the actual  training days.

Duration & Location

The consultancy will be for 20 days, including 10 days of on-site work in Hargeisa. The coach will prepare materials remotely prior traveling to Hargeisa for the training sessions.

Qualification and experience

UBAH Inspire is seeking an experienced and internationally certified FIFA female football coach with:

• Strong expertise in both theoretical and practical football coaching and refereeing.
• Proven ability to train women ToTs and facilitate international standard certifications.
• Experience in training guideline development and capacity building for Grade C and D coaches.
• Excellent communication skills in Somali and English.

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit the following documents

• A detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, with three references.
• A technical proposal outlining methodology, approach, and training plan.
• A financial proposal detailing daily rates and other associated costs. The proposed budget should include all expenses (e.g., accommodation, meals, transport) and applicable taxes

How to apply

Submit your application to [email protected] with the subject line: Application for Football Coach, Please include examples of other relevant training courses that you have designed and delivered. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an in-person or virtual interview.

The deadline for application is 23 May 2025

UBAH is an equal opportunities employer

NB: Please be informed that only female candidates are eligible for this post.