Recruitment Manager (Program Duta Guru)
full-timeAbout
OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE To identify, recruit and select the most promising future STEM leaders in the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MoE) to join the Program Duta Guru or other equivalent leadership development programmes. MISSION FOR THE ROLE With the larger purpose of achieving Program Duta Guru (PDG)’s Vision and Goals, the Recruitment Manager leads the PDG Recruitment Team to ensure effective delivery of PDG by: ● Managing the team to maintain large-scale recruitment strategy and process ● Overseeing and keeping track of the recruitment activities carried out by the recruitment team. ● Managing relationships with stakeholders within the Program Duta Guru ecosystem (including, but not limited to Yayasan PETRONAS, Education Planning and Research Division (EPRD), Ministry of Education Malaysia. This also includes working with stakeholders in the Ministry of Education at federal and regional levels.
Responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESResponsibilities include but are not limited to the following:● Work closely with the Head of Program Duta Guru and Managers across the PDG team toensure the program attains the targeted recruitment numbers and establishes synergywith other functions in TFM to enhance recruitment efficiency for TFM programs.● Collaborate with various teams to manage key projects and initiatives within ProgramDuta Guru, including but not limited to the National Symposium, recruitment and selection for future participants, training events, stakeholder engagement activities, and roadshows.● Work in conjunction with other teams to strengthen the ecosystem by buildingcommunities consisting of stakeholders across all levels in the ecosystem, such as Duta Guru, school leaders, district, state, and federal officials.● Manage manpower resources including contract hiring with the support of the Head ofDuta Guru and Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Recruitment● Directly line manage all members of the Recruitment team and be ultimately accountable for their deliverables:○ Recruitment, Selection and Onboarding■ Overseeing all recruitment projects, including Participants and PembimbingProgram Duta Guru.■ Develop an effective recruitment process for PDG Participants and PembimbingPDG to achieve recruitment targets.■ Supervise recruitment events, campaigns, and marketing strategies to influenceSTEM teachers (e.g., information sessions) and expand outreach through networking (Roadshows) and virtual platforms.■ Manage recruitment content and strategy in collaboration with the MarketingTeam and Design & Training Team to attract high-potential candidates. This includes, but is not limited to, websites, social media, brochures, and recruitmentpitch presentations.■ Oversee tracking systems to analyse and determine the effectiveness ofcampaign strategy and execution.■ Ensure efficient and effective selection processes, including application reviewRegistered as TFM Foundation (919785 P) . A Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri tax exempt organisation and application essay evaluation, which includes facilitating information sessions and the selection process.■ Supervise the applicant tracking system (e.g., Salesforce) and other platformsand tools, especially Google Spreadsheets.■ Identify, build, and manage relationships with key stakeholders, includingprospective applicants, Pembimbing Program Duta Guru (PPDG), PenyelarasSTEM Negeri (PSN), and the Working Committee (WC - Yayasan PETRONAS &MOE).■ Produce reports for various stakeholders, highlighting PDG recruitment progress..○ Participant and Pembimbing Program Duta Guru (PPDG) affairs■ Strongly manage participant affairs and the withdrawal process by workingclosely with the Coaching and Support team.■ Continuously enhance and refine Participant Affairs processes and systems forbetter data and knowledge management purposes.■ Produce reports for various stakeholders, highlighting PDG participant affairsprogress.○ Budget Management and Optimisation■ Manage recruitment costs to ensure they stay within the budget and areoptimised throughout the program's implementation.○ Branding and Communication■ Establish and maintain a strong overall branding and communication strategyfor the program.■ Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure that the strong brand identity ofall involved parties (i.e., Teach For Malaysia, Yayasan PETRONAS, MOE, andPetrosains) is considered in all communication strategies.● Work scope and responsibilities may adapt and change in line with the needs of theprogramme
Requirements
Role-Specific Competencies● At least 3 years experience in marketing/recruitment strategies and selection processes.● At least 4 years working experience in related areas of stakeholder engagement, public sector engagement, and/or recruitment● Managerial experience leading a small team preferred● Tech-savvy: Has knowledge of or willing to learn on how to build, develop, manage and maintain knowledge management systems, analytics dashboards and customer relationships management softwares (including but not limited to Excel or Google Spreadsheets, Salesforce, Power BI, Google Data Studio, and Atlassian Confluence).General Competencies● Passionate about our mission: believes deeply in the importance of inspiring/investing external people in our mission, and has high expectations for how Teach For Malaysia and Program Duta Guru is viewed by external constituents.● Resourcefulness - Leverage on relationships/networks through stakeholder engagements as well as existing materials or references in order to achieve effective and efficient outcomes● Highly adaptable and work effectively in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, deadline-driven, collaborative and dynamic environment● Must be able to travel independently between multiple work sites in other regions, if necessary.● Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred but not requiredLeadership Experience & Team Adaptability● Ability to be adaptable in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, achievement-oriented environment● Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees and stakeholders● Able to think strategically, critically, innovatively, and in a resourceful manner● Able to build and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders● Able to plan strategically on multiple projects that are happening concurrently.● Able to deliver and finish projects in a timely manner with effective outcome.Language & Technical Proficiency● Strong written and verbal skills and excellent proficiency in English and basic proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia● Excellent proficiency in MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel or Google Spreadsheets (formulas,format, dashboard etc.)● Willing and able to readily adopt and utilise any TFM database or technological platform /application (i.e. Google Suites, Confluence, Salesforce, Zoom etc.
Working Arrangements
Hybrid (Office-WFH)
Contact & Details
- Phone
- +603%202026%200700
- Website
- teachformalaysia.org/