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In the end of 2007, Rare signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Environmental Culture Promotion Association and established Pride training center at Southwest Forestry University in Kunming, Yunnan, to conduct Pride training program in China.
Position Overview
China Training Manager will methodically build capacity in the regions to improve human performance with the ultimate goal of improving impact of Pride campaigns. This entails employing a set of tools to assess, select, develop, and improve learning strategies for an internal audience of Pride Program Managers and Regional Teams and an external audience of Campaign Managers and Lead Agencies. This position achieves standards of quality in the delivery of Pride, while supporting Rare’s goals to scale.
Working in close collaboration with the China Vice President, China Director, and the Cross-Regional Training Management Team, China Training Manager will oversee the regional learning strategies of the Pride training program:
2-Year Cohort Capacity-Building Strategy:
- Develop a comprehensive learning strategy for each cohort.
- Work with the regional team to deliver a 2-year Masters-accredited course.
- Provide direct program and team oversight during training phases.
Technical Lead/Expert on Regional Training Projects:
- Function as the team expert on the curriculum, including a comprehensive knowledge on the objectives, content, tools, deliverables, methodologies, grading processes, etc.
- Serve as team expert in the areas of adult education, session development, facilitation, and classroom management.
- Draw on a strong training toolkit to conduct needs assessments, plan learning strategies, develop customized training, ensure learner-centered methodologies, employ innovative and pedagogically-sound teaching/learning tools, train trainers, design workshops, and manage highly-varied content.
- Articulate and regularly communicate to the team the training methodologies, tools, and standards.
- Manage classroom by setting and administering the teaching schedule.
- Manage classroom by attending all university sessions and linking topics/tools/objectives/gaps/skills gaps/etc.
- Lead team in managing coursework, assignments, timelines, workloads, grading processes, UTEP relations with regionally-assigned professor, local university relations, etc.
- Ensure world-class standards in all areas related to training development and implementation in the regions.
- Develop mechanisms for training evaluation (and adaptive management during learning phases).
- Teach select course sessions.
- Review and approve all customized lessons/coursework (relevant objectives, pedagogically sound, time, etc.)
- Coordinate with team coordinator on classroom set-up, training materials, equipment, etc.
- Coordinate the regional team to provide collective feedback to GP on Pride tools, deliverables, processes, etc.
- Report on progress/impact of training activities in team calls. Communicate training activities and reports with key external partners/stakeholders. Share final outcomes and ‘lessons learned’ with other regions.
- Manage the training budgets, as outlined in cohort CPP.
- Serve as technical expert for the design of all new workshops, staff training, alumni training, etc.
Staff Training:
- Create and implement the vision for regional staff training, ensuring that programmatic teams and individuals have the necessary skills and resources to implement and scale cohorts of Pride campaigns.
- Assess staff and team learning needs, and make recommendations to Regional Vice President for training strategies.
- Conduct training of trainers in preparation of university phases.
- Orient the team on new Pride content, processes, and technologies.
- Use training phases to build capacity in Pride topics and training facilitation.
Cross-Regional Training Management Team:
- Improve the Pride curriculum.
- Streamline training tools and processes.
- Systematize staff training.
- Foster cross-regional learning.
- Serve as ‘Learning Experts’ to the rest of the organization.
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Create supplementary learning tools/methods to ensure mastery of new Pride skills.
- Identify and/or manage subject matter experts (objectives and teaching methods).
- Impart technical support to ensure skills development during field phases (distance learning, training refresher emails, etc.).
- Conduct periodic site visits to assess participant skills as they relate to the learning strategy and training objectives.
- Leverage training resources for the professional development of Pride team members.
- Identify cutting-edge tools and resources to enhance staff capacity on relevant topics.
- Support the coaching, mentoring, and distance support of Pride Program Managers.
- Create mechanisms to recognize professional achievements and team milestones.
Required Qualifications (Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities)
- Education and/or experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in fields of adult education, instructional design, training facilitation, and/or community development.
- Minimum of 3 years experience teaching, training, or coaching experience.
- Demonstrated skills in the principles of adult education, multi-modal learning, curriculum development, and instructional design.
- Excellent facilitation and communication skills.
- Excellent project and team management skills.
- Understanding of conservation, environment and/or biodiversity issues a plus.
- Ability to thrive in team environments. Ability to build/manage relationships across geographical distances.
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