Indepth
Research Services
Position:
Instructional Designer Consultant
Description: We are an international training and
consultancy organization offering technical training and education services
designed for individuals, and organizations working in the agriculture, climate
change and environment; disaster management; education; food and nutrition;
health; humanitarian relief; logistics and telecommunication; recovery and
reconstruction; safety and security; water sanitation and hygiene sectors
.
The
goal is to facilitate learners in acquiring knowledge, skills and competencies
in an effective and appealing manner.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Create
engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances
retention and transfer
- Work
with subject matter experts and identify target audience’s training
needs
- State
instructional end goals and create content that matches them
- Visualize
instructional graphics, the user interface and the finished product
- Conduct
instructional research and analysis on learners and contexts
- Apply
tested instructional design theories, practice and methods
- Provide
exercises and activities that enhance the learning process
- Create
supporting material/media (audio, video, simulations, role plays, games
etc)
- Decide
on the criteria used to judge learner’s performance and develop assessment
instruments
- Maintain
project documentation and course folders
Requirements
- Proven
working experience in instructional design
- Excellent
knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models
- Lesson
and curriculum planning skills
- Basic
HTML and Flash programming knowledge
- Solid
knowledge of course development software and at least one Learning
Management System
- Visual
design skills (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator) and ability to
storyboard
- Ability
to write effective copy, instructional text, audio scripts/video scripts
- BS
or MA degree in instructional design, educational technology or similar
Position: Learning Advisor;
Monitoring & Evaluation
Description: We
are an international training and consultancy organization offering technical
training and education services designed for individuals, and organizations
working in the agriculture, climate change and environment; disaster
management; education; food and nutrition; health; humanitarian relief;
logistics and telecommunication; recovery and reconstruction; safety and
security; water sanitation and hygiene sectors.
Duties
and Responsibilities
- Accomplishes
sales objectives by implementing the institute’s learning promotion
programs.
- Analyzing
the market or markets where the IRES operate.
- Customer
Relationship and stakeholder Management
- making
presentations to organizations
- writing
technical publications
- preparing
reports
- developing
and maintaining a set of client contacts
- Course
content development
- maintaining
awareness of developments in your area of specialization
- attending
conferences and workshops related to monitoring & evaluation
- advertising
and marketing services
Educational
requirements
- An
undergraduate degree in project management or related fields
- Membership
in the Monitoring & Evaluation Society of Kenya
- A
Master’s degree and possession of additional qualifications will be an
added advantage
- Business
English will be a prerequisite.
- Excellent
IT skills (internet, email, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Job
experience
- Minimum
of five years’ experience in Monitoring & Evaluation
- Experience
in customer centric roles.
- Project
Management skills required.
- Planning
Execution skills required.
- Market
research & analysis experience is desirable.
Competencies
- Good
judgement and business sense abilities.
- Negotiation
skills.
- Excellent
communication with ability to effectively articulate the company strategy
and other opportunities
- A
good appreciation of Monitoring and Evaluation developments locally and in
the region
Salary: Starting KES
40,000-50,000 Dependant on experience and academic qualifications.
Application
procedure:
If you meet the above criteria, please send your application to hr@indepthresearch.org on or before the 11th September 2016.
Note: Use the job title as the subject line in your application email.
