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­­­­­VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Community Partners International (CPI) is a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering vulnerable communities in Asia to meet their essential health, humanitarian and development needs. Founded by U.S. doctors in 1998, the organization has grown to serve more than one million people each year. Community Partners International focuses on helping communities affected by conflict, violence, and displacement, in remote and hard-to-reach contexts, and marginalized by poverty and exclusion.

The Local Empowerment and Resilience Network (LEARN) Activity is a 5-year, USAID-assisted project that aims to empower citizens and communities in southeast Myanmar by developing and strengthening collaboration between civil society, ethnic service providers, and local administration/community-established governance structures to increase local agency, encourage social cohesion, and address community needs and concerns.

CPI is currently seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Technical Manager (Enhanced Learning Specialist) for the LEARN Activity. The Technical Manager will have overall responsibility for designing and overseeing interventions to design, create, deliver, and maintain instructional content in a hybrid learning environment for diverse audiences. This position collaborates with stakeholders and subject matter experts to assess learning needs, design and implement content, and review learning outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of innovative methodologies and approaches to in-person, virtual, and hybrid trainings and peer-learning sessions.

  • Establish LEARN’s online learning platforms

    • Lead procurement and maintenance of a secure and effective online learning platform

    • Develop and maintain course templates, standards, and quality assurance procedures for e-learning modules and virtual learning activities

    • Manage a portfolio of e-learning modules and virtual learning activities that integrate audio and video, job aids, scenarios, and case studies

    • Create engaging knowledge checks, simulations, and assessments based on learning objectives

  • Support and strengthen in-person and online communities of practice for local organizations in southeast Myanmar

  • Convene learning events including conferences

• Work with subject matter experts and local stakeholders to define learning objectives and target audiences, identify appropriate learning solutions, select content, and create evaluation measures.

• Provide guidance on the best use of digital technologies to enhance participant engagement and learning

• Establish and apply high-quality standards for the content of all LEARN-assisted knowledge sharing platforms and peer-learning sessions

• Collate internal and external resources that are high-quality and evidence-based for LEARN’s knowledge sharing platforms, and commission additional resources as required from consultants and external producers

• Manage learning evaluation systems and ensure that user performance data and feedback are integrated into QI processes

• Contribute to capacity assessment and strengthening initiatives for local partners to use technology safely and securely for learning activities

• Ensure that gender, inclusive development, and diversity, equity, and inclusion principles are effectively integrated into technical and operational activities related to learning activities

• Contribute to project reporting, work planning, budgeting, and deliverables related to learning activities, as required

• Provide inputs for the preparation of briefs, presentations, knowledge sharing platforms, and other informational materials related to learning activities, as required

• Other tasks as delegated/assigned by the Technical Director

Regular Responsibilities

• Establish, strengthen, and sustain good working relationships/coordination with USAID, consortium partners, local implementing partners, other donors and agencies, and other project stakeholders

• Represent CPI and the LEARN project in key technical working groups and coordination bodies

• Facilitate the learning objectives of LEARN, including any assessments, surveys and research, in coordination with the project’s MEAL and technical teams

• Ensure that relevant information is shared/communicated across LEARN project teams, CPI departments, consortium members, and local implementing partners

• Ensure that all project activities and expenditures related to Enhanced Learning are in line with CPI’s and USAID’s policies, priorities, and standard procedures.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Master’s degree in education, information technology, public health, public administration, development studies, or other relevant field

• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in implementing and/or designing trainings and capacity building activities, with an emphasis on using blended learning and innovative technologies

• Knowledge of principles of learning including adult learning, participatory methods, instructional design, and related topics

• Experience in e-learning, webinar production, and face-to-face facilitation

• Adept at identifying and framing problems, setting priorities, and making critical assessments

• Ability to confidently engage with stakeholders at all levels to define needs and expectations, collaborate on projects, and communicate results

• Fluent in written and spoken English and Burmese

• Able to work well in a multicultural setting

• Able to establish realistic priorities in a time sensitive environment and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail

• Flexibility to allow for travel, variable working hours, and some modifications of tasks and responsibilities as team and project needs change

Preferred skills:

• Prior experience working with USAID or for a USAID grantee, and familiarity with USAID rules and regulations

• Prior experience working with ethnic service providers and CSOs in southeast Myanmar

• Experience using authoring tools (e.g. Lectora, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, Adobe Creative Suite)

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

All interested and qualified candidates are requested to send an Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae to:Email: recruitment@cpintl.org

• The closing date for application will be on 2 November’2022, (Wednesday),17:00pm Thailand Standard Time.

• Please clearly mention the Position and Location you are applying for in the email Subject Line.

CPI’s Value

• At CPI, we believe that all people have right to live their live free from sexual violence and recognized that there are unequal power dynamics across the organization. CPI does not tolerate discrimination and harassment under any circumstances and will take disciplinary action, which may include dismissal, against any worker who discriminates or harasses any worker. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, at all times (both during work hours and outside work hours). Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training. All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.

• CPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability.

Note to Candidate

• Candidates are required to declare in advance that should there be any relative or family member currently being employed in CPI. Failure to do so can lead to termination of the employment contract even after successful selection.

• Because of the large volume of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Contract and position are contingent upon successful award of the project and final approval by the donor.

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)