Director,Training and Curriculum Design 2 O Stay Current on Best Practices in Leadership Development Field, As It Relates to Pursuing Health Equity and Social Justice
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Director,Training and Curriculum Fu Design Location: New York, NY, USA; travel to East and Southern Africa Start Date: February 15, 2016 Global Health Corps Global Health Corps (GHC) mobilizes a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. GHC believes young leaders with diverse backgrounds and a deep commitment to collaboration, innovation, and social justice are going to revolutionize how the world tackles its toughest health challenges. We strongly believe our GHC community is the new breed of leaders that the world desperately needs. Through a competitive recruitment process, we identify daring and innovative university graduates and early- to mid-career professionals from around the world and pair them with amazing partner organizations and government agencies in the US, East Africa, and Southern Africa. Our fellows spend a year in their placement devoting their unstoppable energy to making the world a healthier place for all people, everywhere. Whether they are working with a small grassroots organization like HIPS in Washington, DC to ensure sex workers have access to critical health services, or with the Ministry of Health in Zambia researching patient use of HIV testing and counseling, each fellow plays an essential role in the health equity movement. Fellows come together five times a year for additional training, community building, leadership development, and mentorship to become audacious, resilient, and highly-networked changemakers. Each one of our community members has the capacity to change the world – and many already are – and we are grateful to work closely with them to amplify their impact. Since its founding in 2009, GHC has supported nearly 600 fellows working at various levels of the health system, across issue areas and across continents, and our community gets stronger every year. For more information, visit our website or find us on Facebook and Twitter. The Work GHC’s leadership development curriculum is based on a set of leadership practices as well as a framework that integrates professional development, intellectual exploration, and interior formation as it relates to conducting service work. The launch of the fellowship year starts at Yale University where the entire cohort of fellows comes for a two week Training Institute. The goal of this initial training is to engage fellows in critical thinking and reflection about their roles as current and future leaders and practitioners, as well as to provide intellectual frameworks for approaching challenges they will face in the field. Throughout the rest of the year, fellows come together quarterly at the country or regional level, and reconvene as a full group at the end of the fellowship year. These times together provide fellows with additional leadership and professional development skills building and opportunities to collaborate and share learnings. The aim of the training curricula is create an arc that encompasses the entire career span of GHC community members. This starts with the formative fellowship year and subsequently builds upon this experience post-fellowship with a training approach that is guided by GHC’s curricula framework, leadership practices and program areas. GHC is building out a vibrant program beyond the fellowship year to support our community of changemakers throughout their careers around the world. Using a variety of learning formats and approaches, the goal is to create programming that provides opportunities for professional and personal growth as well as collectively creating impact as a community. The Candidate GHC is seeking a Director of Training and Curriculum Design to join our growing global team in the New York office. The past six years have been full of exciting and rapid growth for GHC and we are seeking a mid-level professional to oversee the leadership and professional development training of our fellows throughout their fellowship year, as well as the continued learning of our 600+ community members post- fellowship. The goal of this position is to design and deliver curricula that cultivates innovative, collaborative and systems-thinking skills and practices needed to make real change in global health. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic, global and fast-paced start-up environment where we are passionate about developing effective leaders, care deeply for our greater mission of health equity, and work hard to achieve results. S/he will bring a solution-oriented and client service mindset, demonstrating excellent attention to detail and a value for collaboration across a range of teams, cultures, and time zones. Responsibilities Fellowship Year Curriculum Design and Development Oversee and refine design and development of fellowship curricula for five intensive trainings, including the two-week Training Institute at Yale University, quarterly retreats at country level, mid- year retreats regionally and end of year retreat with all the fellows. Utilize engaging, dynamic adult education learning approaches that incorporate best practice leadership and professional development approaches. Function in a collaborative fashion, incorporating input and feedback from fellows and GHC staff in curricula design. Create and prepare all materials, ie multimedia, presentations, readings, assignments, etc. Global Health Corps | Director,Training and Curriculum Design 2 o Stay current on best practices in leadership development field, as it relates to pursuing health equity and social justice. Post-fellowship Curriculum Design and Development Work with alumni program team to design new training curricula for post-fellowship global community of 600+ members. Identify and implement various training approaches to reach audiences globally, including three annual in-person leadership summits in East and Southern Africa and the US. Explore and build relationships with universities, individuals, and organizations to augment GHC’s training curricula. Capitalize on community expertise to develop and deliver training across geographies. Ensure alignment of training with expressed leaderships and professional growth opportunities of community members. Training Management and Delivery Coordinate all trainings with GHC team, particularly Country Managers in East and Southern Africa and US. Ensure staff are properly prepared to deliver training, including preparation of supplemental trainer materials and review of content and format of training with facilitators. Participate in majority of trainings across East and Southern Africa and the US; coordinate staff participation that aligns with training needs as well. Coordinate logistics for trainings and manage team to execute event management. Assessment and Data Analysis Coordinate with the Senior Vice President of Programs and Chief of Staff, and Impact and Learning Manager to set goals and metrics for training curricula. Work with Impact and Learning Manager to continuously evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the curriculum. Iterate on training design and delivery and be flexible to changing needs based on assessment results. Qualifications 5-7 years of training or curriculum design experience, preferably with a focus on leadership development Experience planning and executing large-scale events Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa, preferably in East or Southern Africa Demonstrated experience designing new curricula as well as fine-tuning existing trainings Experience using alternative models of teaching and learning and can “think outside the box”, understanding of adult models of learning Demonstrated experience with human centered design, especially in an education context Global Health Corps | Director,Training and Curriculum Design 3 Strategic; ability to conceptualize and plan for growth of fellowship class size as well as geographical expansion Strong public speaker and facilitator; experience facilitating training workshops to a variety of size groups (ie 20-250+) in different settings (ie non-classroom) Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills – tracking deadlines, coordinating concurrent trainings across 5+ countries, while maintaining high quality standards Experience managing complex projects with multiple deadlines Strong work ethic, resourcefulness and high level of professionalism Experience working with young professionals (ie <30 years) preferred Demonstrated commitment to social justice and passion for global health equity, understanding of models of social justice Ability to travel 25% of the time in East and Southern Africa How to Apply Please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with the subject line "Director of Training and Curriculum Design." Due to the high volume of applications, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for applying! The GHC Team Global Health Corps | Director,Training and Curriculum Design 4 .