Teach For Malaysia requires a highly strategic individual with expertise in team development, leadership development, teacher training and/or adult learning theory and practice to lead the Fellowship's efforts to empower Fellows to be excellent teachers and leaders. The Head of Training and Support will pursue the visions for student learning and Fellow development, look to realise ambitious, feasible, and measurable goals, and develop and maintain a sustainable team culture that values personal development and the meeting of goals.
1. Ensure the excellence of the Fellowship Programme:
● Design, set, and align the Training and Support team on the programmatic strategy,
including but not limited to programmatic direction, goals, priorities, team structure, and budget
● Monitor and evaluate programmatic impact against delivery of the Fellowship programme
● Communicate strategic updates to Fellows and mitigate Fellow issues in ways that
establish and maintain trust towards the programme and organisation
● Collaborate with the Fellowship Leadership Board to ensure programmatic strategy and
implementation is relevant to Fellows' context and needs
2. Managing the Training and Support team:
● Support the training and coaching team to ensure the design of training and coaching
structures are aligned to programmatic outcomes and frameworks
● Support the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Senior Associate to ensure effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning are conducted such that programmatic outcomes are achieved, and the programme is continuously improving
● Build a team that is creative, collaborative, collegial and visionary in ensuring we are delivering a high-quality leadership development programme
Foster a sustainable and collaborative team culture in alignment with TFM’s core values and with a focus on transformational student impact
● Through facilitative line management and team leadership, maintain and embed the ways of working and culture to ensure the Training and Support team’s visions and goals are met
3. Stakeholder engagement (with internal and external stakeholders):
● Be a strong brand ambassador of the Fellowship programme and the organisation
● As part of the Fellowship Leadership Team, collaborate with the Head of Fellowship,
Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Talent Acquisition Manager, and Alumni Manager to
ensure an aligned approach and engagement towards all stakeholders before, during, and
beyond the 2-year programme
● Develop collaborative and effective relationships with stakeholders from the Ministry of Education at all levels (federal, state, district, and school) and private stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of the programme
● Build lasting partnerships with key leaders and organisations in the education community to gain support and resources to accelerate student and Fellow impact
● Engage internal and external stakeholders (staff, participants, students and parents, school and government leaders, and organisational supporters) to foster broad investment and conviction in the vision and goals of the organisation
● Engage as an organisation leader, supporting the organisation to achieve it's long and short term strategies and aspirations
Requirements
1. Role-Specific Competencies
● Experience in leadership roles and managing teams across different portfolios
● Experience in designing and implementing programme strategy
● Ability to speak in Malay or desire to learn required
2. Years of experience & qualification
● At least 7 years experience in any field
● Bachelor's Degree in any field
● Other preferred experiences include:
● Leadership experience in the educational sector
● More than 2 years of working experience as a professional teacher
3. Leadership Experience & Team Adaptability
● Ability to be adaptable in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, achievement-oriented environment
● Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees and stakeholders
● Able to think strategically, critically, innovatively, and in a resourceful manner
● Able to build and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
4. Language & Technical Proficiency
● Strong written and verbal skills and excellent proficiency in English and basic proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia
● Excellent proficiency in MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel
● Willing and able to readily adopt and utilise any TFM database or technological platform/application (i.e. Google Suites, Confluence, Salesforce, Zoom, etc.)