ThaiNGO

Contract type: Regular fixed-term contract (renewable)

Work location: Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Hongson or Tak Province (to be determined)

Language: Thai and Karen. Fluency in the English language is an advantage.

This intermediate learning professional is tasked with partnering with cross-functional specialists to enhance the capacity-building of program support and partnership leading to the design of effective learning processes, contextualizing content, and delivering live and virtual learning events in alignment with a national learning strategy. Further, this learning professional may select, oversee, and evaluate training vendors to provide, develop, and/or deliver training interventions. At this career level, the incumbent generally conducts standard program learning projects independently or supports major initiatives. Normally working within his or her assigned clusters or geography, the learning professional independently carries out a full learning cycle, including needs analysis, design & development, implementation, and evaluation. He or she may coach other program learning professionals.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Acts as an advocate to raise awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks, and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.
• Contextualizes learning solutions for individual FCPs (Frontline Church Partners) and maintains the materials for learning solutions for FCPs based on analysis of identified needs. Further, prepares for and addresses participant inquiries about the subject matter. Actively collaborates with other learning professionals to carry out national learning strategy.
• Delivers formal and informal learning solutions including areas such as child development, child protection, developmental mindset, health interventions, and others. Combines platform delivery and a variety of facilitation skills to create meaningful and engaging group experiences virtually and in-person. Develops and implements activities to contextualize content and reinforce key learnings and assess effectiveness.
• Creates a dynamic learning environment to meet specific learning objectives, guiding participants, in small and medium group settings, through structured learning and interaction using various learning facilitation techniques, adjusting style as necessary for culture and knowledge level.
• May participate in auditing and evaluating existing content together with other cross-functional specialists as needed, assesses needs and results, assists with the development of new learning programs and curriculum, modifies existing learning programs, or recommends changes as appropriate in alignment with the national learning strategy.
• Plans and coordinates logistics for training events and delivers learning opportunities for small and medium groups. May select, oversee, and evaluate training and learning vendors to provide, develop, and/or deliver training for church partners.
• Contextualizes and may deliver assigned content for local church and Compassion ministry culture using different platforms/blended learning (i.e. local, remote, large group, instructive, facilitative, computer-based training, etc.).
• Coordinates and contextualizes learning approach in partnership with cross-functional staff to meet the unique learning needs of partners. Coordinates with subject-matter experts to ensure relevancy and simplifies program concepts for learning transfer, providing insight into emerging learning and development strategies and best practices to enhance the success of assigned learning programs.
• Compiles data to measure learner performance and learning program effectiveness. Collaborates cross-functionally to identify gaps and improvement opportunities. Assesses and reports learner performance and learning transfer to appropriate levels of leadership. Reports on church partner child protection training completions in alignment with ministry expectations and policies.
• Participates in international communities of practice for learning professionals to promote the development of others and apply best practices. Shares best practices with others within the country and across the region.
• May facilitate non-training program events such as team-building, strategic planning, brainstorming, or other group sessions for partners. May coach and provide program learning expertise to support staff and other professionals.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience with adult learning principles and instructional design
• One-two years of experience in module or curriculum development 
• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Social Sciences, Theology, or related field.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Thai-Burma border context, local church setting, community, and social issues
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and digital learning platforms
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Ability to thrive under pressure and perform effectively with minimal supervision

*Equivalent education, training, and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above

Travel Requirements

• May be required to travel up to 40-50% of the normal schedule

**Please submit your updated curriculum vitae (CV) in English HERE**