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Design, manage, and facilitate high-level training and workshops to build capacity and achieve results for the EU-GOJUST III justice reform project

About The Project Office

Established in 2016, UNOPS Philippines supports the government and development partners in advancing sustainable development through services including sustainable procurement, project and grant management, infrastructure, and logistical support. UNOPS projects in the Philippines focus on key areas such as governance, justice, health, and infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on capacity building, community resilience, and accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Role Purpose

The project needs the services of competent and professional Capacity Building Specialists that would bring their expertise from designing training interventions, facilitating complex high-level workshops, and overall managing the training/workshop/conference programs so that expected results are achieved. The Capacity Building Specialists will be working closely with the IDLO as Technical Lead and UNOPS in the development of the activity program design, methods, and requirements. He/she will also provide the overall guidance to ensure that the planning/workshop/consultation process and outputs are properly documented as a reference for all stakeholders. Finally, Capacity Building Specialists may also be expected to provide post-activity insights, reflections and/or reports that could feed into the lessons learning processes of the program and may be used to further improve the interventions.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Under the general supervision of the Senior Project Manager and the guidance of the IDLO as Technical Lead, the Capacity Building Specialist will be responsible for conceptualization, design development, and process management of the identified Training, Workshops, and high-level Multi-stakeholder events as contained in the approved EU-GOJUST3 workplan. Design development would include conduct of preparations/consultation with topic experts/ session holders and recommending appropriate methods/approaches to the delivery of sessions. Process management would include ensuring the preparation, execution, and evaluation, as well as providing guidance to the documentation of the event.

Scope of Professional Services and Deliverables:

Training Design and Development Develop learning design and modules for the training/workshop Prepare educational material and pedagogical methods for online and in-person activities relating to the workshop/training requested Develop a detailed workshop activity design and methodology based on the activity objectives and program that will detail the methods, timeframe, and resource requirements for the program Coordinate and develop with the Key Experts and/or session Resource Persons the detailed topic contents, requirements, and delivery, and finalize the training/workshop program Work with the GoJUST Team to ensure that prework before and during training is in place. Event Delivery and Facilitation Serve as expert topic lead or session resource, as may fit and maybe relevant to the training/workshop Anchor the main facilitation during online and in-person workshops/training, using interactive and engaging facilitation methods to maximize participation. This will include: Planning, Organizing, Coordination, and Delivery for the whole duration of the activity including preparation and/or compilation of all the resource materials, schedule of activities, Power Point presentations, templates, and practical exercises, Face-to-face workshops, Question and answers, Individual and group training exercises Coordination and Logistics Coordinate with UNOPS and IDLO focal point to ensure all logistics/preparations requirements are in place Coordinate daily debriefing with the IDLO/ UNOPS and Resource Persons/ Trainers. Reporting, Documentation, and Evaluation Develop with the support team of GoJUST on the Measurement and Evaluation tools to gauge the progress of participants’ competencies and record participants’ responses and workshop/training lessons, outcomes, and findings Provide guidance to the activity documenter to document/capture the activity process, outputs, and assessments, and review the documentation prepared by the documenter prior to submission Submit a Workshop/Training Summary Report, which shall include highlights of the activity, process notes, and recommendations

Education Requirements

Required

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in development management, education/ pedagogy, social development, politics, law and justice, or related fields with 7 years of relevant experience ORMaster’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 5 years of relevant experience is required

Required

Experience Requirements

Relevant experience is work in designing and delivering high-level and multi-stakeholder training, workshops, consultations, or events in the Philippines setting, preferably involving national and local government agencies, CSOs, and Donors or related areas.

Desired

Experience working in the development sector in the Philippines, particularly working with international organizations, national and local government agencies, the governance and justice sector, peace and development, development programming design, implementation, and M&E is an asset Proven expert-level facilitation of training and capacity building sessions is desirable Experience in developing capacity building programs for government partners, including but not limited to justice and governance programs/ projects is an advantage Experience in integrating gender mainstreaming initiatives in public sector is preferred Experience in providing technical assistance to the public sector in the areas of justice, governance, process improvement, research, strategic development planning and gender-responsive policies, programs, projects, and application of monitoring and evaluation framework is desirable Prior experience in working with SC, DOJ, and DILG is an asset Experience in organizing training, organizational development, and strategic planning is an asset. Proficiency in computer and Google Suite applications is an asset