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NAPO SME Application: Moving & Home Staging

Introduction and Instructions

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
NAPO Education's goal is to develop job-specific classes and provide a path of education for new and veteran Professional Organizers and Productivity Consultants. Annually NAPO Education develops Specialist Certificate Programs (a course of study) to help our Professional members gain additional credibility within a growing industry, and to show their clients that they are dedicated to professional development. For each new Specialist Certificate Program, NAPO Education develops a new and unique set of classes. 

We are seeking instructors to develop content and deliver brand-new on-demand classes for the upcoming Specialist Certificate in Moving & Home Staging. This certificate will be designed to help Professional Organizers and Productivity Consultants add Moving and Staging to their existing businesses as an additional source of revenue. Please see details below for qualifications, compensation, and general timeline. 


Application Deadline: Monday, November 8, 2021 by 11:59pm (PST)

QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for the position, you must: 
  • Be a subject-matter expert (SME) in the class topic for which you are applying.
  • Be a NAPO member with Professional status*
  • Have at least 3 years of organizing and/or productivity experience.
  • Be able to develop content collaboratively with a team of subject matter experts. 
  • Available to develop the class between January 2022 and September 2022.
  • Expected release date: September 2022 
  • Responsible, good communication skills, and adheres to a timeline
  • An effective presenter in a webinar format without a live audience
  • Able to work well with others. You will be working with a SME Team to collaboratively develop the certificate and course content. 
*Non-NAPO members with extensive experience in a related field will also be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
To be considered for the position, you must have demonstrated expertise in Moving, Home Staging, Real Estate, and/or Interior Design. Examples of demonstrated experience are as follows:
  • Certifications (preferred, not required) 
    • Certified Home Stager (accepted by IAHSP) 
    • Licensed Real Estate Agent
    • Certified Move Manager
    • ASID Certified Interior Designer
    • Project Manager (PMP) experienced in Moving and/or Home Staging
  • Certified Professional Organizer (CPO) (preferred, not required)
  • Additional examples of demonstrated expertise:
    • Delivered an educational session at a professional conference
    • Wrote a book, article, blog, chapter, etc. 
    • Podcast speaker on a related topic
    • Delivered a webinar or course on the above topics. 
    • Other training experience in this area

COMPENSATION
NAPO Subject Matter Experts will be paid a total of $2,300 for their content contributions throughout the process of certificate and course development. Payments will be broken up as follows:
  • Initial up-front payment of $300
  • Final payment of $2,000 upon completion


HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT
  • Answer all questions completely. Don't leave anything blank. The best applications are ones that clearly tell us about your experiences, expertise, and ability to fulfill the course developer role.
  • Submit a video. As a subject matter expert, you will be responsible for collaboratively developing the content for the certificate and courses. We want to hear about your experience as it relates to this topic. As NAPO seeks to be a premier provider of industry education, original perspectives and approaches to course topics are appreciated. 
  • Remember: The audience is professional. You are applying to develop a class to “train the trainer,” NOT for the general public. NAPO University courses are designed to teach Professional Organizers and/ or Productivity Consultants skills and techniques to better serve their clients.