Terms of Reference
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Title | Training Consultant (Consultant post for ASEAN Cybersecurity Skilling Programme) |
Directly Report to | Project Specialist for ASEAN Cybersecurity Skilling Programme |
Term of Employment | This position is a consultancy based for a period of four months starting from 1 May 2022 – 31 July 2022. |
BACKGROUND
Three decades after ASEAN was established, ASEAN Leaders recognised that: there remained inadequate shared prosperity, ASEAN awareness and contact among people of ASEAN. It was of this concern that ASEAN Leaders established the ASEAN Foundation during ASEAN’s 30th Anniversary Commemorative Summit in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 15 December 1997.
After its establishment, the ASEAN Foundation has been tasked to support ASEAN’s community building efforts by promoting greater awareness of the ASEAN identity, human resource development, people-to-people interaction, and close collaboration among the business sector, civil society, academia and other stakeholders in ASEAN.
We continue to complement ASEAN priorities. To date, we work to strengthen the ASEAN Community by having more digital skills and employability programmes. In this regard, the ASEAN Cybersecurity Skilling Programme, in partnership with Microsoft, was conceived to enhance the capacities of five hundred sixty (560) ASEAN teachers, non-profit trainers, facilitators, educators, youth job seekers, and fresh graduates as trainers across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines, and Vietnam to build a digital ecosystem for the ASEAN Community on Cybersecurity.
Through this project, ASEAN teachers, non-profit trainers, facilitators, educators, youth job seekers, and fresh graduates ASEAN will be empowered through training to deliver cybersecurity knowledge and information to 30,000 end beneficiaries across ASEAN.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Consultant will facilitate the training of 560 participants in 7 targeted ASEAN Countries (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia). He/she will based the training in the module that will be developed and embedded to the Future Ready ASEAN Platform (https://futurereadyasean.org). The said module will be made available in the local languages of our target ASEAN-Member States. The ASEAN Foundation will collaboratively work with the Training Consultant and NGOs/local implementing partners to roll out a total of 14 Trainers’ Workshops.
Targeted ASEAN Countries | No. of Training of Trainers workshops |
The Philippines | 3 Workshops |
Indonesia | 3 workshops |
Singapore | 1 workshop |
Thailand | 2 workshops |
Malaysia | 2 workshops |
Viet Nam | 2 workshops |
Cambodia | 1 workshop |
The Training Facilitator shall lead/supervise all the workshops in the above mentioned countries and collaborate with our local partners. The post is based at the ASEAN Foundation in Jakarta, Indonesia but the Consultant will be working full-time remotely.
The ASEAN Foundation is looking for someone who has expertise in the field of Cybersecurity. The ideal candidate should have experience with training participants at all levels, coming from different backgrounds. He/she should be an innovative member, have strong personal skills as well as being diplomatic and friendly. Furthermore, he/she is expected to complement and tailor fit his/her trainings with the toolkit/module that our module developer will create.
FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP
Develop and maintain effective, collaborative relationships with the following:
Internal (within post)
- Head of Programme
- Project Specialist for ASEAN Capacity Development for Cybersecurity Programme
- Module Developer and Website Developer
External (outside post)
- Main contacts of Microsoft for the ASEAN Development Programme for Cybersecurity with ASEAN Foundation
- Potential higher education institutions, civil society organizations, and not-for-profit organisations
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the guidance of the Head of Programme of the ASEAN Foundation, the Project Specialist for ASEAN Capacity Development for Cybersecurity Programme will supervise the Training Consultant. He/she will undertake the following assignments:
No. | Output | Deliverables | Deadline | Notes |
1 | Lesson plan | The lesson plan should complement the module that will be created by the module and website developer for the Training of Trainers (ToT) | 9 May 2022 | Lesson plans that will be used for the training shall be reviewed by ASEAN Foundation and its partner, Micorsoft |
2 |
Implement, manage, and deliver Deliver a 10-hour training for |
Progress report of ToT | 23 May 2022 | During this period, the Training Consultant is advised to collaborate with our module developer and local partners that will provide them with necessary support to implement the trainings. |
3 | Cont. of training | Progress report of ToT | 24 June 2022 | During this period, the Training Consultant is advised to collaborate with our module developer and local partners that will provide them with necessary support to implement the trainings. |
4 | Cont. of training | Progress report of ToT | 29 July 2022 | During this period, the Training Consultant is advised to collaborate with our module developer and local partners that will provide them with necessary support to implement the trainings. |
5 | Develop final narrative report | Final narrative report | 30 July 2022 | During this period, the Training Consultant is advised to collaborate with our module developer and local partners that will provide them with necessary support to implement the trainings. |
DUTY STATION AND DURATION OF ASSIGNMENTS
The duration of consultancy will be from 1 May to 31 July 2022 and can be done remotely.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All information pertaining to this assignment belongs to the ASEAN Foundation, with which the consultant may come into contact with the performance of his/her duties under his/her assignment shall remain the property of the ASEAN Foundation and Microsoft who shall have exclusive rights over their use. Except for purposes of this assignment, the information shall not be disclosed to the public nor used in whatever manner without written permission of the ASEAN Foundation in line with the national and international Copyright Laws applicable.
PERSON QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT), Computer Science (CS) Information Systems, or any related studies
- At least 5 years of working experience (including internship experience) in related field
- Strong experience in providing teaching or training related to Cybersecurity
- Strong experience in training digital skills especially computer science for adults/youths both in-person and online training
- Experience in providing training in South East Asia region is a plus
Desirable
- Exposure to Microsoft’s Cybersecurity resources through formal education or through training and courses
Technical Skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skill
- Excellent communication skills, responding to user needs in a prompt, courteous manner
- Strong attention to details
- Proficient in writing and speaking in English
- Teaching skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of another ASEAN language other than Bahasa Indonesia
RENUMERATION
A lump sum fees will be provided commensurate with the qualification and experience
APPLICATION INQUIRY
All interested applicants are required to submit CV, Portfolio specifically outlining their experiences in training and/or teaching Cybersecurity courses AND price proposal application by 25 March 2022 to [email protected], with CC to [email protected] and [email protected], with the subject: [TRAINING CONSULTANT] - ASEAN CYBERSECURITY SKILLING PROGRAMME. All inquiries pertaining to this application is addressed to [email protected]
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