Training Facilitator

Job description - Training Facilitator

Organisation: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Vietnam

The Woolcock Institute is lung health research organisation, based at Sydney University, Australia (http://www.woolcock.org.au/). The Institute has operated in Vietnam since 2009, we undertake large and important operational and epidemiological and clinical research projects in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Program in 11 Provinces, including Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Woolcock also runs training in epidemiological and operational research methods for Vietnamese doctors and public health workers.

Currently the Woolcock directly employs 50 full-time staff in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Ca Mau. We are substantially expanding our organization, as we prepare for the implementation of a major new public health study in 2017. We are recruiting a highly motivated and experienced Project Officer to participate in a sub project of an integrated health-sector strategy to combat COPD and asthma in Vietnam (V-CAPS) in 4 provinces Hanoi, HCM, Ca Mau and Thanh Hoa.

Location: Based in Hanoi

Duration: 3 working days in total (1.5 preparation day, 1 day in person workshop and extended time spent on training material preparation and 0.5 for reporting).

Roles: To facilitate internal discussion to improve communication with research participants and deliver training on basis of counselling.

Report to: Woolcock Operation Manager that oversees capacity building activity, and the Country Director

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Discuss with Woolcock team to learn situation, the needs and the plan for the course to design the training content to fit specific objectives.
• Participate in discussions to identify gaps and training needs on communication and counselling in particular
• Develop a training syllabus based on the need raised by Woolcock staff in order to improve communication skills with research participants and partners
• Provide active counselling and guidance to solve communication issues raised from participants
• Communicate and report any issues occurred in implementation timely with the Operation Manager
• Provide a report with recommendations for staff capacity building in this field

Key attributes:

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Rich knowledge and experiences in communication skills
• Strong organizational management skills
• A motivator with good listening skills
• Preferred having knowledge on research
• Focused, but flexible approach
• Willing to work under pressure
• Ability to pay close attention to details
• Fluency in English and Vietnamese will be an advantage

Qualifications

• Higher education in Public Health or health-related field OR University degree in Social Work, Psychology or social science related field
• At least 10 years of working experience in the field of public health, social work or related fields interacting with human subjects
• Some level of experience in quantitative and qualitative research
• At least 4 years of working experience in the field of capacity building, training of trainers or group facilitation

Application Procedure

For interested applicants, please send a cover letter together with a CV (with the name and contact details of at least two senior referees) in English (both CV and cover letter) and proposed work plan with training syllabus, no later than 20th July 2019 by submitting the application form in the link as follows:

https://airtable.com/shrEHhrmyayGTWOjs

Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until 20th July 2019, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.