Our vision is for all children in Malaysia to be empowered to be leaders of their own learning, theirfuture and future of Malaysia. TFM defines student leadership in four competencies that align with the Malaysian Education Blueprint, which are: Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Communication,Resilience, and Entrepreneurship.
As the student leadership team, we will focus on empowering Student Leadership and Student Voice in and outside of the classroom, and enabling students to drive locally-led community solutions through research and development of localised Student Leadership Development Framework and tools, training teachers and students in leadership development competencies, and support students to run community change initiatives.
The Student Leadership Project Lead is responsible for ensuring the effective execution of our flagship student leadership projects, developing systems to measure the impact of these projects, and supporting the development of TFM’s student leadership strategy.
Duties and responsibilities for the role include, but are not limited to, the following:-
Plan, manage, and execute Student Leadership projects
● Plan and design sustainable Student Leadership projects to help the team achieve
strategic goals and student vision
● Collaborate with other team members to carry out student recruitment, student training,student alumni engagement and (if applicable) mentors and volunteers management relevant to the project
● Engage with stakeholders such as TFM’s partners, Fellows, students, schools, and
teachers
● Carry out and manage project delivery with integrity, vigilance and accountability
● Oversee the collection of progress updates and outcomes of Student Leadership projects
● Produce impact reports for the Student Leadership projects
Innovate and adapt Student Leadership modules to students’ needs
● Collaborate with other team members to update and improve current Student Leadership
modules based on diverse students’ needs
● Support onboarding and training of students with leadership modules
● Support the measure of impact of the leadership modules
Elevate student voice in the hearts and minds of the public:
● Create opportunities and platforms for student voice to be heard within and outside the organisation
● Update student database using survey methods to track students progress and
achievements
● Collaborate with other team members to keep student alumni engaged in Teach For
Malaysia’s mission and leadership movement
Requirements
Role-Specific Competencies
● Excellent project management skills (Organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail)
● Basic knowledge of programme design
● Ability to develop strong relationships and partnership with external stakeholders, teachers, students and volunteers
● Clear and confident communicator
Years of experience & qualification
● Associate - Fresh graduates with strong leadership experience will be considered
● Senior Associate - At least 2 years working experience with students and projects (E.g. Led or participated on a camp committee, run workshops, or events) preferred
● Bachelor's Degree preferred
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
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.)