Training Officer

*Note: Every applications fitting the job description will be thoroughly evaluated. Candidate who tries to influence the recruitment process through calls and indirect means will be automatically disqualified*

The Training Officer will be based in Noshki, Balochistan, with the overall responsibility of leading the implementation of the SIF-funded project on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR). The officer will conduct training sessions with communities on various topics, including DRR, climate smart adaptation, health, community development, and hygiene, CBDRM, agriculture and others. Additionally, he/she will organize sensitization sessions to disseminate key messages on DRR, health and hygiene promotion, bio-saline agriculture, CBDRM, and other relevant topics.

Role in the Organization:

Objective 1: Coordination & Information Gaining:

• Represent SIF in community and relevant stakeholders, mobilize and organize available resources to attain project objectives.
• Liaise and ensure access to the community, identify potential beneficiaries, and potential training venues for organizing cash for work activities.

Objective 2: Conduction of Training:

• Develop a training and session plan to train cash for training participants.
• Counselling and motivation to trainees for optimal learning and sensitization.
• Conduct pre and post tests for the cash for training activities.

Objective 3: Documentation:

• Documentation and record keeping of ongoing activities, identify/suggest potential training interventions at grassroots level.
• Documentation of every training session with visuals according to the designed template.
• Pre-test and post-test should be validated with the line manager, and keep it recorded.
• Identify and document the most significant cases (case studies).

Objective 4: Reporting:

• Assist Management with feedback and timely reporting for observation and analysis in field activities and maintaining data base for follow up impact or lesson Learnt.
• Pay regular field monitoring and supporting visits as well ensuring proper implementation of planned activities, especially on job support to individual at workplace.

REQUIREMENTS

Education - University degree in the social sciences or management sciences with technical degree/Diploma/Certification in the training in Career Counselling.

Experience - Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in NGO/INGO with expertise in conducting training sessions.

Languages  - Fluency in English and Urdu. Local Languages is a plus.

Knowledge - Good Computer skills; Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Required skills:

• Effective under pressure, results oriented and proactive with the ability to multi-task.
• Good Interpersonal communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to organise work schedule on regular basis and flexibility; discrete and respectful to confidentiality.
• Good Team player and motivated to work in remote and uncertain environment respecting standard operating procedures as devised and instructed.

Competencies - Respect and promote SIF values and mandate, and report to the line manager any non-respect of SIF’s policies amongst the teams or partners. 

• Address needs and requests in a professional way.
• Always interact with children in presence of their parents or caregivers.
• Always respect beneficiaries’ confidentiality.
• Report any incident or act that causes harm to beneficiaries or to others.
• Aware of child protection/safeguarding concept.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills.
• Rigorous and polite.

This list is not limited; the employee may be required to perform any other task necessary and compatible with its functions.

*SIF reserves the right to check the criminal records according with the current law.

The SIF has a zero-tolerance policy towards any type of fraud, corruption, moral harassment, abuse or violence of any kind whatsoever and more generally any violation of legislation, regulations or its code of conduct.

SIF respects the humanitarian principle of "Do no harm" and ensures child security as a primary consideration.

SIF is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Hiring is subject to donor funding*