Parenting Lead

We are seeking a dedicated and visionary individual to join our team as Parenting Lead. Reporting to the Head of Family Development, you will represent the organisation as a trusted authority in the field of Parenting, and develop relevant, strategic and impactful Parenting programmes and initiatives that address the needs of parents and families.

Key Responsibilities:
1. Parenting Programme Development
• Develop programmes and initiatives that are aligned to the organisation’s strategic goals based on constituents’ needs, and organisation’s philosophy, values and culture (orthodoxy)
• Ensure all developed content is evidence-based, and well balanced between high reach and high impact programmes, working closely with the Research team
• Collaborate with Programme Delivery & Communications teams to ensure new programmes and initiatives are relevant, reliable and reproducible including support material, such as images, videos, collaterals etc
• Collaborate with Programme Delivery team to implement and test effectiveness of new programme contents, refining as needed incorporating constituents’ feedback from various sources (evaluation forms, etc.)
• Maintain an up-to-date archive of curriculum content iterations for future reference

2. Parenting Programme Enhancement/Improvement
• Regularly review and improve existing programme content based on internal and constituents’ feedback to ensure that content is relevant, meets constituents’ needs and aligns to the organisation’s philosophy, values and culture (orthodoxy).
• Evaluate and recommend viable programme variations as required to meet the unique and diverse needs of the constituents while maintaining the essence of the programme

3. Parenting Expertise-Building
• Stay up-to-date on the latest parenting news and trends on various channels, i.e. news, social media, etc. to identify opportunities in collaboration with PR team and recommend angles for FOFM to express a stand to build the organisation’s presence as a Parenting expert authority
• Engage regularly with Focus on the Family USA and other Focus offices’ Parenting spokespersons to build expertise on relevant issues and ensure responses are in line with the organisation’s philosophy, values and culture (orthodoxy)
• Continuously build expertise in parenting issues and best practices, especially on current issues (e.g. relevant training courses and forums, engage specialists and counsellors)

4. Strategic Partnerships
• Identify, engage and develop relationships with like-minded organisations and individuals and other relevant stakeholders to support the organisation’s business strategy and identify opportunities to creatively and impactfully meet constituents’ needs in the areas of parenting, e.g. collaborations, forums, campaigns
• Maintain an ongoing collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development/LPPKN and other government authorities to remain relevant, informed and to support our mutual priorities

5. Spokesperson Duties, Training & Deputation
• Represent the organisation to the media and public as an authority & expert in speaking on Parenting related issues, guided by the Spokesperson Policy
• Deliver programmes training effectively using a wide range of learning methods
• Deliver speaking engagements, as assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant field. Master’s degree in Counseling or Psychology-related fields would be an advantage.
• A minimum of seven years’ working experience preferably in a training environment with demonstrated ability to engage medium to large crowds
• Demonstrated expertise speaking on the areas of parenting
• Parent of primary school child(ren) or older
• High proficiency in English, both verbal and written
• High oral fluency in Bahasa Malaysia and/or Chinese is highly desirable

Full time

Please contact the organisation to find out more

Focus on the Family Malaysia (FOFM) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1997 dedicated to helping families thrive. We provide relevant, reliable and reproducible programmes, trusted resources, and family counselling services to strengthen
relationships in the areas of marriage, parenting and youth. We continue to partner with individuals and like-minded organisations to advocate for families and reach out to the wider community. Our mission is to nurture, support, and protect time
honoured values and the institution of the family, and witness enriched families and communities nationwide.

Please email your cv to [email protected]