Proximity Designs is hiring a
Growing strong into its 8th year, Proximity School has been training and equipping Proximity Designs' nearly 350 person team to better serve customers -- rural farm households. As the in-house talent development center of Proximity Designs, we work towards upskilling and reskilling our workforce by using the latest adult learning pedagogies and expertise of in-house social enterprise leaders.
As the Senior Talent Development Manager, you will manage the training functions (online and in-person) within the Proximity School team ensuring that training facilitation is of high quality, aligned with the latest adult learning pedagogy and consistent with the Proximity School brand. You will also work closely with the Head of Talent Development to lead the Proximity School team into the next phase of its growth, transforming our talent model into one that can develop our fiercely excellent team members who make an impact on the lives of millions of farmers, even in times of uncertainty.
You will be joining Proximity School during a particularly exciting period, as we seek to move on from the online-only learning brought about by the pandemic and back towards delivering most of our training in-person. You will come to Proximity with an appetite for creative and innovative thinking on new ways we can engage staff with their learning and development.
Once You’re Here, You Will:
Help identify ongoing talent development and performance needs within Proximity and propose appropriate innovations/solutions to address them.
Work in collaboration with the Head of Talent Development to develop and execute adult skills building programs; integrating the highest caliber of learning design theory, digital and blended learning models and workforce development approach. You will bring fresh ideas and tailor them for Proximity staff.
Manage internal and external stakeholders to execute quality learning initiatives within Proximity.
Support the Head of Talent Development in coaching and mentoring Proximity School’s three other team members.
Facilitate (online and in-person) core competency skills and manager trainings.
Design e-courses and guide others in designing them too.
Lead updates and modifications to Proximity School learning programs.
Control the quality of training programs through developing skilled training facilitators, utilizing the latest in adult learning pedagogy, and creating consistency between the training experience and Proximity School’s brand.
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In return…
You’ll earn a competitive salary, with medical benefits, and incredible opportunities to develop your career. You can expect an annual impact bonus and an amazing office with talented, forward-thinking people.
And, ultimately, you’ll have the opportunity to change lives in Myanmar for the better, while doing groundbreaking work.
About Proximity
Proximity Designs is tackling globally important issues at the nexus of climate change, deep poverty, food insecurity, inequality and political conflict. We do this by helping hundreds of thousands of rural people care for their soils, grow more food, earn better incomes and build resilience against climate change. We address a critical government and market failure, by designing and delivering products and services needed to make farming families more productive, profitable and environmentally sustainable. We offer our low-income customers a suite of innovative and affordable farm solutions such as micro-irrigation systems, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides, soil health testing kits, on-call crop protection services and farm loans.
Over the past 20 years, we’ve generated USD 782 million in additional income for 1.2 million poor farming households across rural Myanmar. With this income increase, farmers can invest in their future: education for their children, more nutritious food, better healthcare and investments in their farms or other village enterprises.