Country: Morocco
Closing date: 21 Jul 2016
Position: Training Facilitator - Morocco
Division: Program Management
Location: Morocco, Rabat
Status: Consultant
On October 7, 2016, Morocco will be holding Parliamentary elections, the second national elections since King Mohammed VI introduced political and social reforms in 2011 intended to improve accountability of, and representation in political institutions. Constitutional revisions reflected a broad commitment towards improving parity between men and women; a recognition for the role of civil society in governance, and a greater acknowledgement of basic civil and human rights. The upcoming national elections represent a prime opportunity to broaden the inclusion of marginalized groups, including women, youth, and illiterate persons, who have traditionally been sidelined from meaningful political participation and representation.
IFES has been working in Morocco since 2015, first conducting a technical assessment of the Municipal and Regional elections and then providing technical assistance to the National Human Rights Council, Conseil National des Droits de l’Homme (CNDH), to strengthen the electoral process through legislative reform and advocate for concrete amendments in the electoral laws.
In advance of the October 2016 national elections, IFES will provide assistance to electoral stakeholders on building professional capacity, expertise and knowledge of electoral trainers for the next elections and beyond. The Training Specialist will provide support to pollworker trainers on training strategies, policies and programs and will advise on how to develop in-house training capabilities to assist persons with disabilities during elections. S/he will assist the trainers in customizing, planning, delivering and evaluating training workshops.
IFES will provide assistance to electoral stakeholders on building the professional capacity, expertise and knowledge of pollworker trainers for the next elections and beyond through an IFES training facilitator. The training facilitator will assist IFES training specialist in the delivery of his tasks. S/he will support the IFES training specialist in devising training strategies, policies and programs; in customizing, planning, organizing, and in delivering and evaluating training workshops.
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Program Manager, and in close coordination with the IFES training Specialist, the training facilitator will assist the IFES trainer and will support the delivery of results and carry out/achieve the following duties, including but not limited to the following:
• In coordination with the IFES training specialist and the CNDH training department, Identify training needs of trainers of pollworkers;
• Assist in developing training programs based on the identified needs;
• Plan and organize training workshops with the CNDH
• Make all administrative and logistical preparations for the workshops (venue identification and selection, list of participants, etc) in close coordination with the CNDH Logistics Coordinator
• Customize, develop and deliver workshops for pollworker trainers under the leadership of the IFES Training Specialist;
• Evaluate the impact of the training on participants through the distribution and processing of pre- and post-training questionnaires;
• Assist in developing training content on aspects of trainings such as how to facilitate access of persons with disabilities on Election Day, the components of the legal framework related to disability rights and accommodations for voting, setting up an accessible polling site;
• Assist in the development of training manuals related to assisting persons with disabilities during elections.
Qualifications:
• University Degree;
• Proven track-record in electoral training;
• Mastery of adult education techniques such as BRIDGE;
• Proven experience in working on training of election administrators and facilitators;
• Experience in the organization of elections at the national level is an asset;
• Excellent writing skills ;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in Arabic or French; English is an asset.
How to apply:
How to Apply:
You must go to http://www.ifes.org to the Careers section and apply online. Applications are only accepted in this way. Make sure you upload all papers together (e.g. resume, cover letter, application, etc). Resumes will only be reviewed and accepted for consideration if submitted through our Careers page.