ActionAid Denmark’s training department, Training for Change, is seeking three motivated and innovative Global Platform Managers, to manage our youth training and innovation centres in the MENA region, Nicaragua and Myanmar. We want to change the world. Do you?
ActionAid DenmarkActionAid Denmark (AADK) fights poverty by promoting the political empowerment of the world’s poor. AADK supports long-term development work, education programmes and campaigns as well as cross border exchange of experience and knowledge between people.
TheTeam
We develop trainings for professionals in the NGO-field, youth from ActionAid’s global youth network Activista, volunteers from high income countries, youth from ActionAid’s partner organizations in low and middle income countries and passionate young people inspired to change their community for the better. As an employee in Training for Change, you will be part of a team of approximately 40 colleagues around the world. Please learn more here.
About Global Platforms The fundamental aim of the Global Platforms (GP) is to empower young people to create positive social change. The GPs are founded on experiential and participatory learning techniques that have evolved from the Danish folk high school system and ActionAid Denmark’s (AADK) focus on empowerment and social change. The GPs are a natural extension of AADK’s strong experience providing formal and non-formal training using participatory methods in high, middle and low income countries. The first GPs were in Tanzania and Denmark in 2009, but have since grown to include the MENA region (trainings have been conducted in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria), El Salvador/Nicaragua, Nepal, Myanmar and Kenya (Nanyuki and Nairobi). AADK will expand the scale of the GPs with feasibility assessments planned for Asia, South America, West Africa and the USA. The GPs create social change through training, capacity support, mentoring, networking, cultural exchange and incubation of young people with innovative ideas. And through supporting ActionAid (AA) staff and partners to access new thinking and approaches to facilitating social change within their programmes. The training element is central to the work and the outreach of the Global Platforms, however, the GPs are more than just youth training centres, they are spaces for innovation, incubation, creativity, solidarity, cultural exchange and growth in a myriad of ways.
The Position, Responsibilities and Tasks
Staff supervision, Responsibility for managing 6-8 trainers at the Global Platform and support staff; including recruitment, professional development, daily communication, setting workplans, monitoring training performance and curriculum development, problem solving and conflict resolution. Developing innovative long term strategies for the Global Platform in close coordination with the AAI regional programme, supervising the development of training curriculums and logistics, weekly coordination with the Head of International Global Platforms and the AAI director.
Financial Responsibility Making yearly budgets Monthly monitoring of expenses and income Ensuring the accountability of the platform Ensuring the accuracy of financial and narrative reports. The Head of International Global Platforms has the ultimate responsibility for collecting, validating and reporting financial aspects in connection to the Global Platforms.
Training and course development Supervisory responsibility for the development of Terms of References, training manuals, course scripts and detailed evaluations of each course. Contributing to the development of Training for Change’s methodologies and ensuring that all staff members are being challenged professionally and are familiar with new pedagogical approaches and methods. Responsibility for developing innovative new concepts for youth engagement at the Global Platform in accordance with local and regional needs including, but not limited to, networking activities, incubation projects, debating events, workshops, social events, etc.
Qualifications
Financial Broad experience with financial management, budgeting and accounting.
Administration You have previous experience in project management, organization, administration and human resource management. You are experienced with planning and team coordination; and you have the desire and will to take a challenging and exciting job with a high degree of self-leadership and room for initiative.
Communication You will be a diplomatic and skilled communicator having to negotiate partner agreements with ActionAid International and manage day to day relations with strategic partners and trainers
Education and training knowledge Experience with teaching and planning courses. Experience with participatory education and informal didactic methods are a must. Knowledge of and experience with, new and creative media, such as video, web, graphic design, theatre etc.
Regional and Activism knowledge Local knowledge of the cultures, religions, politics and issues confronting young people is a great advantage as well as is the ability to integrate with and support the activist networks. In depth knowledge about globalization and development politics.
Language English is the language of ActionAid, so an excellent level of English (written and spoken) is a requirement. Arabic is required for the MENA Global Platform, Spanish is required for the Nicaragua Global Platform. Trainings in MENA are conducted mainly in Arabic and in Nicaragua in Spanish.
Personally You are creative and have an entrepreneur’s spirit, highly creative and initiating daily leader. You enjoy working in an energetic environment full of ideas, and you are able to focus and prioritize in a sometimes hectic every working life. You are committed, responsible and open-minded and you are able to handle stressful situations.
AADK offers
For all 3 managers: A contract of 2 years A salary under the teams of Action Aid International currently of DKK 17.785 a month, plus pension 10% Relocation and shipment allowance if applicable Contract start:MENA, JordanAs soon as possible, preferably 15th of October. Nicaragua 1st of December Myanmar1st of May 2013
Applications
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