Training Officer

Overview

Devimpact Institute is a research, training and consultancy firm with its head offices in Nairobi, Kenya. We offer technical services to non-governmental organizations, government institutions, research institutions and the private sector. We provide services in the areas of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Management and Analysis, Project Management, GIS, Mobile Data Collection, Agriculture and Rural Development.

Devimpact Institute is looking for a Training Officer. The training officer will support the Training Coordinator in the design, development, delivery and curation of learning solutions

Responsibilities

The Training Officer will be responsible for the following:

Training Content Development

• Develop high quality content for new courses based on clients’ needs and market trends
• Plan and prioritize course content revisions
• Assess, monitor and manage course content quality

Training Management

• Gather clients training expectations for customization of the courses
• Sourcing for trainers, Keynote speakers and other support personnel for successful execution of training programs
• Monitor and provide feedback on the quality of ongoing trainings
• Carry out post training evaluation with the participants
• Plan the training logistics
• Working with trainers to develop individualized and group training programs that address specific skill gaps of participants

Business Development

• Provides market insight and subject matter knowledge to better assess industry trends and respond to customer needs
• Research and scout for new business opportunities
• Develop proposals and quotations for clients
• Managing clients’ logistics
• Maintaining a database of contact information for all attendees of previous conferences in order to send out invitations and reminders about upcoming events
• Keep abreast of training trends, developments and best practices

Additional education

• Degree in M&E, Project Management, Statistics, HR or any other relevant field

Experience

Additional experience

• At least 3 years of demonstrated experience developing innovative curriculum, learning paths and learning solutions
• Excellent and demonstrated experience in training courses content development
• Experience in organizing events such as seminars, workshops or conferences both physical and virtual

Additional skills

• Strong research and analytical skills
• Excellent IT skills especially MS office tools
• Experience with teleconferencing platforms such as Zoom, Teams, google meets etc
• Excellent business development skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work under pressure, to multi- task and prioritize
• Efficient and organized with good attention to details
• Highly motivated and a self-starter
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Outstanding negotiation skills with the ability to resolve issues and address complaints

Terms and conditions

How to Apply

If interested and meet the requisite qualifications, please send your application and your current resume to hr@devimpactinstitute.com before 4th August 2023. Please include the job title in the subject line.