Community Mobilisation, Student Mobilisation Project Coordinator (Senior Associate)

Role: Community Mobilisation, Student Mobilisation Project Coordinator (Senior Associate)

Start Date: Immediate

Employment Type: Full-Time, 1-Year Contract (Renewable)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE

Our vision is for all children in Malaysia to be empowered to be leaders of their own learning, their future and the future of Malaysia. TFM defines student leadership in four competencies that align with the Malaysian Education Blueprint: social emotional learning (SEL), communication, resilience, and entrepreneurship. 

As the Student Mobilisation 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.

MISSION FOR THE ROLE

The Student Mobilisation Project Coordinator 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

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 volunteer management relevant to the project
• Engage with stakeholders such as TFM’s partners, Fellows, students, schools,  teachers, community leaders, and volunteers 
• 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 team members and student leaders to update and improve current Student Leadership modules based on diverse students’ needs 
• Support onboarding and training of students with leadership modules, either in-person or virtually 
• Support the measure of the impact of the leadership modules 

Elevate student voice in the hearts and minds of the public:

• Create opportunities and platforms for student voices 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. 

KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Growth in Student Leadership competencies (SCoRE - Social Emotional, Communication, Resilience, Entrepreneurship) – Increase the percentage of students who develop leadership competencies at the end of project delivery
• Growth in students’ confidence in applying leadership competencies  – Increase the percentage of students who are confident in applying leadership competencies learned
• A community of student leaders formed - Through Student Leadership modules and journey, a community of student leaders is established to sustain the efforts of student leadership impact and continue to elevate student voice.
• Foster sustainable impact – Increase the number of quality student projects that are sustained through the end of the project cycle 

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Role-Specific Competencies

• Excellent project management skills (Organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail)
• Basic knowledge of programme design
• Ability to develop strong relationships and partnerships with external stakeholders, teachers, students and volunteers
• Clear and confident communicator
• Able to work independently while collaboratively creating impact with team members 

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.)