Senior Technical Officer - Facilitator Training

To apply, email your résumé to:
ciresumes@children.org

Reports to: Global Capability Lead- Delivering Developmental Opportunities

About Children International

Children International is a global nonprofit organization working to eradicate poverty around the world. At CI, we believe that ending poverty starts with children. Without help, children in poverty become adults in poverty. Our vision is to bring people together to put an end to that through programs focused on health, education, empowerment through life skills and job skills training, and ultimately, employment. Ours is a unique, long-term, customized approach that allows us to stay with our children for the first two decades of their lives. We’re in it for the long haul because we know that the 220,000 children, we support in 10 countries around the world deserve a fighting chance.

Children International’s work is made possible by generous and caring sponsors, donors, corporations, more than 4,000 dedicated volunteers and approximately 1,400 employees. To ensure our programs give children the best possible chance of breaking the poverty cycle, we are elevating our practices for growing our people talent worldwide. That’s where you come in.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Sr. Technical Officer – Facilitator Training will play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of Capability 3, which focuses on providing developmental opportunities for children and youth. This individual will be responsible for developing and implementing a global strategy for the continuous training and development of facilitators who will implement a global curriculum and create supporting relationships and a sense of belonging for children and youth. The role involves creating tools and resources to support agencies in building their own training units that will reach thousands of facilitators every year. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of working with volunteers, adult learning, non-formal education and training along with a passion for community development and capacity strengthening.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategy Development:

  • Develop a global training and development strategy through a Training of Trainers model to ensure that facilitators can effectively deliver on the global curriculum and build engaging and supportive spaces for young people.
  • Provide technical support to agencies to build their country level training staff and system of continuous training and support for all facilitators.
  • Develop strategies to engage volunteers, community adults, young people and other types of curriculum facilitators to maintain high motivation and continued engagement with CI.
  • Spearhead the transformation journey of the facilitators as they bring developmental and transformative experiences to children and youth.
  • Assess current social media operations at all global CI agencies and work with Global Director of External Communications to develop a global social media strategy.

2. Training and resource development:

  • Design and provide tools and resources to support agencies in establishing their own training staff.
  • Design and deliver training to enhance local trainings and systems of support.
  • Conduct site visits to observe and provide technical assistance related to training facilitators.
  • Provide on demand support and responsiveness to country partner needs related to training.
  • Stay abreast of and incorporate best practice trends and resources to innovate within Child Path related to curriculum volunteer engagement and training.

3. Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Collaborate closely with global program team, curriculum consultants and agency partners to create and implement plans.
  • Facilitate communities of practice to share challenges, learning and promising practices across agencies related to training and development of facilitators.
  • Collaborate with other NGOs to learn from their successful models in mentoring, volunteer engagement, training of trainer models, and training tools.
  • Collaborate with various departments and stakeholders to ensure the training programs meet organizational priorities and standards.
  • Share testimonies, learning and successes with stakeholders across the organization to increase awareness and garner further support for efforts in this area.

4. Sustainability and Impact:

  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training and make necessary adjustments to improve outcomes.
  • Lead the development of a cost-effective, sustainable model that provides transformative experiences for both facilitators and children.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS & QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor’s degree required, (Non-formal Education, Public Health degrees preferred but not required).
  • Minimum of five years program experience, proven track record of carrying out training, volunteer management and/or community development, in a global or regional capacity with a non-profit organization including on the ground experience in countries outside of the US.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound judgments and decisions.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, required proficiency in English and prefer candidates also proficient in Spanish.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence diverse teams in a multicultural environment.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENT
  • Willingness to travel up to 30-45 nights a year.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES
  • Strictly observe confidentiality and strong ethics with respect to all beneficiary information/financial and other organizational data.
  • Comply with and ensure adherence to the organization’s policies, safety and security protocols and child safeguarding norms and guidelines by self as well all stakeholders both internal and external.
  • Promote diversity and inclusion, value other cultures, and demonstrate respect while relating with all organizational constituents irrespective of their race, color, faiths, gender, sexual orientation, age, caste, disabilities, experiences, beliefs, and ethnicity.
OVERALL DECISION MAKING & SUPERVISION
  • This position requires moderately complex decisions requiring judgement and initiative.
  • This position is monitored on progress overall level of direction provided to perform job.
JOB INFORMATION
  • Department: Global Programs & Operations
  • Reports to: Global Capability Lead- Delivering Developmental Opportunities

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