Community Trainer (Expression of interest)

As the Regional Internet Registry for the Asia Pacific, we work for the good of the Internet and the 4.7 billion people who use it across the globe.
 
We’re an open, member-based Not-For-Profit and are responsible for distributing and managing Internet number resources (IP addresses and AS numbers) in 56 economies. These number resources are the building blocks for the Internet to operate and grow.
 
We also provide dedicated ongoing support to our 8,000+ members across Asia Pacific, and are invested in building essential technical skills in our region. We deliver training and technical assistance in multiple formats. We also develop and support open forums for Internet policy development, produce insightful research, and offer grants and fellowships. As an APNIC Community Trainer you’ll play a key role in supporting the delivery of one of APNIC’s key missions, supporting Internet development in the Asia Pacific Region through the provision of vendor neutral Internet operations training.
 
Our trainings and workshops are run across the Asia Pacific Region and due to increased community demand we have expanded our Community Trainer Program to allow us to provide more training and technical assistance at a local level!  Our goal is to have at least one Community Trainer per Economy APNIC serves.  

As a Community Trainer you’ll act as volunteer, local champion in your local economy or region contributing awareness of local operational issues and facilitating interactive discussion among participants to address local needs.
 
In the role you’ll get the opportunity to:

• Provide training and technical assistance on behalf of APNIC, using approved materials and equipment
• Share your real-world experiences with fellow Internet engineers
• Add a local perspective to APNIC’s training
• Validate existing or new training content, and suggest, develop and deliver relevant operational content
• Grow the skills and knowledge of the local engineers in your community

 
As a Community Trainer the frequency of opportunities to participate may vary from monthly to quarterly or less, and acceptance of invitations will be at your discretion. In order to be set up for success, we’ll expect you to have:
 

• A passion for and experience in network operations / security or similar
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage participants
• Ability to communicate technical concepts in a clear and easy-to-understand manner
• Being active in your local network/operations community

 
We don’t expect you to be an expert in everything and place a strong emphasis on learning and development.   So whilst it would be nice if your background included the below, we’ll support you to grow and learn them.
 

• Previous training delivery experience

This is YOUR opportunity to become a trusted partner of the Internet community, building your profile among your peers and helping to grow your fellow internet engineers through knowledge sharing and mentorship.  In addition we offer:

• A daily honorarium as a token of appreciation, with other expenses covered
• Opportunities for professional development to enhance audience engagement and trainer effectiveness
• A respectful and inclusive culture where you’ll work as part of and alongside highly talented, passionate and diverse teams working towards a common goal

Applications are open all year round and if you are shortlisted our recruitment process is an interview followed by a presentation and demonstration on a technical topic.
 
If you have an enquiry about the above advertised position please email hr@apnic.net with a subject title ‘Community Trainer.’