Lead Male Training Manager

Lead Male Training Manager

IMpower United is seeking a positive and energetic team member to help build and grow our Sexual Violence Prevention Center! 

Organization Profile

IMpower United (IU) is a global sexual violence prevention organization. Our goal is to end sexual violence around the world by training local adults from high risk communities to deliver IMpower, our internationally acclaimed gender diverse sexual violence prevention intervention and recovery system. IMpower teaches girls to say no effectively, set boundaries and defend themselves in an attack and trains boys to challenge rape culture, practice consent and intervene in attacks. Trans and gender diverse youth select classes to attend that are most relevant to their lived experiences. 

Stanford University, Johns Hopkins and University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) researchers have found that IMpower drops the incidence of rape by 46 - 80% wherever it is taught. These findings have led to endorsements from the World Health Organization, the CDC, UNICEF and the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. IU is partnering with UNL and Tribal leaders on a 4-year Grand Challenges grant to build a Sexual Violence Prevention Center on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. This project requires dedicated and passionate staff to carry out our mission of teaching every child in Pine Ridge and fulfilling commitments to children of other Tribal communities across the USA and Canada. If you’re coming out of the COVID era looking for meaningful, life altering work we may be just what you’re looking for. This position is transformative, inspiring and profoundly impactful. Do consider challenging yourself and join us as we teach thousands of children to protect themselves and others from the scourge of sexual violence.

Position Summary 

It is a requirement of this IU team member to live in Pine Ridge in order to work extensively on our boys’ curricula and physically lead intensive men’s only trainings. To learn more about Pine Ridge visit: https://www.re-member.org/pine-ridge-reservation This position will require working on some evenings/weekends. This position will also require some travel.

Due to the sensitive nature of this male-focused work, it is bona fide occupational qualification that the candidate hired in to this be male. Please note that there are other positions for Women as well as individuals who identify as Trans or Gender Diverse including Two Spirit.  

IU’s Lead Male Training Manager will help ensure that IU programs for boys and young men are delivered consistently with exceptional quality. These curricula, named Empowerment Self Defense (ESD), Sources of Strength (SOS) and Your Moment of Truth (YMOT) acknowledges that boys experience physical and sexual violence in very high numbers and are not merely the conduit to making life safer for girls. SOS and YMOT help boys understand and practice empathy, reshape negative gender norms, practice consent, and learn intervention skills when witnessing violence against others. SOS and YMOT combine with our Empowerment Self Defense programming to complete the prevention portion of the IMpower System.

The   Lead Male Training Manager will be responsible for training and managing a small team of male Instructors who will teach across the Pine Ridge reservation and prepare trainings for new instructors from other tribes and native communities. This individual will play an important role in maintaining high standards for research, design, adaptation, and the delivery of IMpower. 

This position will require working on some evenings/weekends given these will be likely times convenient for project partners/participants. This position will also require some travel.

This position also plays an important role in the IU / UNL / Tribal management team and will report to the Center Director and IU’s Director of Programming.

Primary Responsibilities

• Complete a comprehensive study of the IMpower system 
• Plan, lead and manage full-day IMpower intensive trainings of up to 4 weeks to train new male instructors
• Monitor, support and manage new IMpower instructors as they begin teaching the 12 hour IMpower class curriculums, start 12 step groups and vet network referral operations
• Work with tribal members to culturally adapt and contextualize IMpower for local communities
• Work effectively and comfortably in a variety of IU professional program administrator duties
• Liaise and coordinate with Lead female Training Manager in all phases of IMpower implementation and adaptation 
• Liaise with local gender-based violence organizations, stakeholders, government sources and schools 
• Utilize internal and external research monitoring and evaluation to inform and update IU boys’ curricula 
• Collect and oversee data collection 
• Engage with and learn from other organizations and networks working with men and boys to promote gender equity and reduce violence
• Work with the SVPC Partnership team to help inform the organization’s overall strategy and approaches

Qualifications

• It is a bona fide occupational qualification that the candidate hired is male. 
• The ideal candidate should have a personal and educational background that has created a base of understanding that is applicable in this role. This will be a combination of university level degree and / or at least 3 years of professional experience in public health and/or education
• Significant experience training trainers and facilitating educational workshops
• Experience in national or international development work, preferably with a focus on gender based violence / sexual violence prevention/aftercare programs
• Knowledge of and interest in research relating to gender equity, gender based violence,
• Experience working specifically with boys and young men 
• Experience and strong understanding of positive youth development and adolescent behavior change, with an emphasis on non-traditional / experiential education
• A proven ability to develop and apply monitoring and evaluation plans to determine program results and monitor impact 
• Excellent program planning and team management skills / experience
• Superior writing skills, including technical writing experience
• Excellent verbal communication and relational skills, especially in a cross-cultural environment

Cultural Fit 

In order to thrive at IU, a candidate must: 

• Respect for learning and experiencing new cultures
• Thrive in an independent environment with minimal supervision 
• Be able to work productively and effectively while managing multiple priorities at once
• Maintain an attitude of empathy and flexibility in communities experiencing high levels of generational trauma and oppression
• Have a strong make-it-work attitude in managing shifting timeframes, schedule changes and challenges to best laid plans
• Have a sense of humor and a resilient spirit for life on the rez
• Sieze opportunities to solve new challenges autonomously 
• Have a commitment to personal professional development, adding new skills whenever necessary 
• An inner readiness to respond mindfully to challenges

Skills

• Able to perform and manage a variety of professional program administrator duties
• Skilled in the use of technology tools and platforms ie Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Zoom, Skype, Dropbox, Google, social media
• Critical Thinking - Able to observe and synthesize the pros and cons of a situation and use learnings to implement a best course of action
• Organizational - Able to juggle competing priorities, interests, trainings, schedules, timelines and work-related arrangements 
• Tenacity - Able to not give up and find ways around, over, under, through 
• Effective Communicator - both verbally and in writing
• Ability to manage a team

Background (not all required)

• Multicultural - raised in other countries or cultures 
• Previous experience working with tribal communities and/or extensive knowledge of Native American cultures, traditions, and histories
• Social justice work - committed to equity and human rights
• Gender studies - fantastic background to have for this work 
• Coaching/teaching - in formal or informal settings 
• Community organizing - for behavior change, social cause
• International development - classes, studies, experience
• Negotiating and storytelling skills - with youth and adults
• Volunteering - we like to see a history of this 
• Survivor - knowledge of assault, abuse, childhood trauma
• Veteran - served in armed forces 
• 12 Step - understanding the nature and processes of 12 Step programs
• Data collection/research - experience designing, organizing, conducting, analyzing and summarizing research
• Servant leadership - understanding the interplay of humility and leadership 

Application Instructions

• Send your resume and a cover letter by Friday, November 11th 2022 to info@impowerunited.org with the subject line “Lead Male Training Manager.”
• In your cover letter, please explain what interests you about this position and why you think you would be a good fit for it. Please also indicate where you found the job description (Google, LinkedIn, etc.).
• Note that we will be conducting rolling interviews as we are looking to hire the right candidate as soon as possible. 

 IU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position.

Application Instructions

• Send your resume and a cover letter by Friday, November 11th 2022 to info@impowerunited.org with the subject line “Lead Male Training Manager.”
• In your cover letter, please explain what interests you about this position and why you think you would be a good fit for it. Please also indicate where you found the job description (Google, LinkedIn, etc.).
• Note that we will be conducting rolling interviews as we are looking to hire the right candidate as soon as possible. 

 IU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position.