Hagar is an international Christian nongovernmental organization committed to the recovery and economic empowerment of women and children from extreme disadvantaged backgrounds; particularly human trafficking, sexual exploitation and domestic violence. 1. Position Summary: Position title: Trainer cum Program Officer Client Training and Capacity Building Program Location(s): Hanoi Office Nationality Local Vietnamese only Reporting line(s) and networks: • Primary reporting line will be to: Team Leader of Client Training and Capacity Building Program • Regular liaison will be required with partnering organizations and Hagar beneficiaries Purpose of position: To support the implementation of Hagar Vietnam’s Social programs. This position will work directly in providing training services using creative art methods and adult training theories, and supporting capacity building activities for Hagar partners
Trang 1HAGAR JOB DESCRIPTION Hagar is an international Christian non-governmental organization committed to the recovery and
economic empowerment of women and children from extreme disadvantaged backgrounds;
particularly human trafficking, sexual exploitation and domestic violence
1 Position Summary:
Position title: Trainer cum Program Officer- Client Training and Capacity Building Program Location(s): Hanoi Office
Nationality Local Vietnamese only
Reporting line(s) and
networks: • Primary reporting line will be to: Team Leader of Client Training and
Capacity Building Program
• Regular liaison will be required with partnering organizations and Hagar beneficiaries
Purpose of position: To support the implementation of Hagar Vietnam’s Social programs This
position will work directly in providing training services using creative art methods and adult training theories, and supporting capacity building
activities for Hagar partners
Major challenges
facing this position: • Women’s background of trauma and violence may affect participation in
the program, other barriers to learning and their career development
• Helping to address issues of stigma and discrimination that arise with women’s background
• Helping to develop a more positive self concept in the women to enable learning to occur and to foster empowerment
• Helping women to feel ownership over the process; engaging the women and helping them to be open to positive change
• Hagar’s social program uses a student-centred training methodology, traditional methods of training will not be used
2 Main Duties:
Accountability: Specific Activities:
Task 1 Providing training services and implementation of the training program (60%)
Providing training
services for women
beneficiaries
• Facilitate different training courses in personal development, life skills, job readiness soft skills, as well as other short courses using creative art and learner-centred methods that provide learners with choice, challenge and the opportunity to work together
• Responsibility to ensure that resources, logistics are in place for training sessions/activities
• Responsible for completing training completion report, incorporating learning outcome assessment of learners and their feedback of
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supporting women
beneficiaries
• Monitor students progress towards meeting their stated goals through ongoing observations, informal discussions, student reflection, peer feedback and formal assessment
• Provide feedback to students when necessary to improve their progress in the training and also during job placement
Supporting training
system development • Assist in continuous revision and adaptation of curriculum, training
materials and tools to respond to the needs of learners
• Support in conducting learning need assessment, new course design, materials and training tools development and piloting
Supporting training
logistics and staffing • Responsible for communicating annual, quarter and monthly
training calendar to concerned staff and partners
• Responsible for training expenses advance and reconciliation for each course
• Responsible for the preparations and purchases of training materials and equipment
• Mobilize and manage trainers and training volunteers according to the training implementation plan and expected outputs
Supporting
partnership and
capacity building
plans
• Coordinate and network with external training partners to enhance the provision for trainings to relevant targeted groups
• Support in identifying prospective partners and specialists to facilitate activities related to capacity building in adult and creative training methodologies
Task 2 Providing supports for Capacity Building (CB) program (30%)
Supporting Capacity
Building program
design and
implementation
• Support in Capacity Building need assessment with partners and Hagar staff, including development and refinement of assessment tools, implementation of the assessment and synthetisation of the needs assessment outcomes to inform CB activity design
• Support in mobilizing CB specialist according to the implementation plan and expected outputs
• Support in logistical preparations when conducting CB activities at provincial levels, including logistical arrangements for Hagar personnel, counter partners and beneficiaries
• Support in training expenses advance and reconciliation after the completion of CB activities
• Support in collecting participants feedback on the relevancy and quality of CB activities upon CB activity completion
Task 3 Providing general program and office support (10%)
General support for
program/office
activities
• Translation/interpretation as needed for program
• Perform any other related tasks delegated by line mangers for
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3 Personal Profile Required:
Experience • Experience working with NGOs and vulnerable groups
• Experience in community based training/facilitation and capacity building using art based and learner-centred approaches
• Experience working with people from backgrounds of trauma and violence desirable
• Proven experience in working with people from diverse backgrounds (e.g economic, social, cultural), government partners (women’s union, ministry of labours and social affairs, ministry of public security) and social enterprise partners
Education &
Training
• Background/Education in Social Work or related field
• Teacher or Facilitation training
• Training in curriculum development and implementation
Skills • Curricular development and adult training
• Excellent skills working with disadvantaged clients
• Excellent coordination, organizing, networking skills
• Advanced fluency in written/spoken English is an asset
• Microsoft Word/Excel/Access
• Proven ability to be a team player
Personal
Qualities
• Values excellence
• Takes initiative
• Creative thinker and doer
• Humility and kindness
• Accepting and consideration of others
• Values each person as a unique individual
• Passion for life-long learning
• Values education as a path to empowerment
• Excellent work ethic
• Responds constructively to direction and feedback
Interested candidates shall submit 01 updated CV in English, 01 cover letter in English addressing how your qualifications and experience match this position, and all related degrees and training certificates in English and Vietnamese to Ms Diep Hoang Thi Hong, Administration Assistant of Hagar International in Vietnam, at diep.hoangthihong@hagarinternational.org
Deadline for submission is before 5:30 pm, June 28th, 2013 We are sorry that due to the large amount of applications documents we may receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the screening interview