Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Overall Role & Responsibility : The role of the Collaboration and Training Specialist is to
facilitate, promote and coordinate partners to effectively address community issues through
collaboration, improve access to resources, and facilitate training opportunities on American
Indian reservations. Primary responsibilities include implementation of partner collaboration
services, high impact projects and integrated training programs, inclusive of assessment, plan of
action development, facilitation, tracking, and day to day operations.
Essential Functions :
Gain a complete understanding of program services and the issues those services
address.
Listen to partners and interact with all levels of program personnel with dignity, respect
and cultural awareness.
Retain and motivate partner programs while recognizing and addressing their concerns
and needs.
Effectively present information in a clear manner, respond to questions, and exhibit
strong partnership building skills.
Implement current and future High Impact projects using logic model and the High
Impact Program Develop Documents
Organize, facilitate and convene focus or collaborative groups on selected reservations
and areas.
Provide leadership and coordination of collaborative services and training with attention
to detail and organization.
Identify and coordinate training with both on and off reservation institutions. Hire and
recruit trainers with a high sense of cultural awareness and adult learning styles.
Determine the training needs of partners and effectively match the training modality to
partner requests.
Track collaborative and training progress and follow up with program partners to ensure
completion of plans of action.
Thoroughly communicate all online training, institutional training and online library
resources to program partners.
Build, develop, and administer incentive and leadership training programs to encourage
reservation self-sufficiency.
Work with project funders.
Secondary Functions :
Participate in service activities, as required.
Monitor, report, and control expenses.
Provide progress reports to Program Manager of High Impact Programs.
Other duties as assigned by VP / Program Manager
Work Conditions :
Monday–Friday 8 : 00 am -4 : 00 pm
Work is performed under the broad direction of the VP / Programs Manager with the
majority of work performed independently.
Extensive travel required.
Education / Experience Required :
Bachelor’s degree preferred with a minimum of three years related experience in
networking, facilitation management or community development.
Work experience on American Indian reservations preferred
Requirements :
Job Skills Required :
Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively in writing and to speak effectively before
groups
Ability to read and interpret budgets and strong general mathematical skills
Strong analytical skills
Strong interpersonal, facilitation and listening skills.
Creative : display original thinking; meet challenges resourcefully; look for and take
advantage of opportunities; present ideas in a manner that gets others’ attention
Business Acumen : Understand business implications of decisions; display orientation to
profitability; demonstrate knowledge of competition; align with strategic goals
Team player : Balance team and individual responsibilities; give and welcome feedback;
contribute to a positive team spirit
Experience with and knowledge of computers, strong skills in the Microsoft Office Suite
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc) and database applications.
Comprehensive knowledge of standard office practices, technology, equipment and
techniques.
Training Specialist • Phoenix, AZ, US