Officer - Course Facilitation

In close coordination with the trainer/coordinator and the Manager, IRRI Education, the position will effectively coordinate and facilitate short and long-term courses, project-based capacity development to be provided to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring efficient transfer of knowledge and skills. Specifically, this will include planning, drafting, organizing short and long courses, and initiating systematic feedback processes, trainee-learning outcomes, including collection, collation, and reporting of the pre- and post-training assessments in order to track the effectiveness of all the courses implemented by IE, and will draft the end of training report. The officer is also expected to work with the IE Pipeline generation team to ensure a robust pipeline for short courses. 

This position will be based at the IRRI Headquarters, Los Baños, Philippines and may only be filled by permanent citizens of the Philippines.

• Plan, draft, finalize, implement and facilitate assigned short courses, project-based capacity development projects and initiate systematic feedback processes in order to track the effectiveness of the courses implemented through IE.
• Prepare different reports, including training completion reports. M&E reports and weekly course reports and updates on the status of courses including issues and concerns and proposed actions and actions taken.
• Prepare the training program and participant materials for all assigned courses, including overseeing field set ups to ensure smooth flow of course activities
• Design and apply monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks and tools that correspond with the goals and training programs; evaluate the effectiveness, relevance, and quality of training activities, materials, delivery methods, and results; and produce evidence-based recommendations to inform decision-making, improve training design, and boost capacity-building efforts. 
• Develop and document clear and standardized SOPs to guide planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of capacity-building programs. The SOPs should ensure consistency, quality, and accountability across all training-related activities. They should support institutional learning and staff efficiency through clear step-by-step protocols for training design, participant selection, logistics, documentation, and evaluation.
• Identify possible resource persons for the implementation.
• Meet with resource persons to update on feedback and participant progress.
• Coordinate with internal and external resource persons, farmer groups, partner organizations and other relevant stakeholders for efficient organization of trainings
• Maintain open and timely communication with relevant IRRI key units to guarantee ease in the logistical arrangements.
• Work closely with training organizers, facilitators, content developers, and other stakeholders to establish clear M&E framework, indicators, and data collection methods; collaborate with participants, trainers, and partner organization to gather feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, and assessments; coordinate pre- and post-training evaluations to measure learning gains, application of knowledge, and satisfaction; and engage with program leads and management to discuss findings, trends, and improvements for future training cycles.
• Collaborate with program leads, trainers, coordinators, and administrative teams involved in delivering capacity-building programs to collect detailed information on existing practices.
• Process and organize course implementation and trainee-learning outcomes, including collection, collation and reporting of the pre- and post-training evaluations.
• Systematically collect files and records and keep track of course activity programs for ease of access, storage and retrieval of information
• Ensure all course materials are compiled and shared with relevant stakeholders for each of the courses implemented; prepare and submit reports for submission to the relevant stakeholders; and coordinate in sending relevant letters to stakeholders
• Develop and administer (e.g., feedback forms, assessments, observation checklists); analyze training data and prepare detailed reports on learning outcomes and participant feedback; create visual summaries (dashboards, infographics, presentations) for internal and external stakeholders; monitor implementation of post-training action plans and conduct follow-up surveys to assess knowledge retention and impact; ensure timely documentation and sharing of lessons learned and best practices for institutional learning.
• Produce comprehensive SOP documents for each phase of the training process, needs assessment, course design, coordination, delivery, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.

• BS in Agriculture, Development Communication, or any related field with relevant work experience in training/workshop coordination and facilitation, and implementing training courses for various stakeholders, including professionals, students, farmers, among others. 

Mandatory

• Has strong oral and written communication skills
• Has strong interpersonal skills and is able to work in teams
• Has good organizational skills

Preferred

• Has worked in a cross-cultural setting
• Has worked with farmer organizations
• Have worked with an international organization  

IRRI offers a highly extensive employee benefits package inclusive of globally-covered medical insurance, retirement plan, life and accident insurance and other allowances.

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Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
This position will remain open until filled.