Title / Position: Training Assistant
Location: Nairobi
Department or Business Unit: Samasource
Employment Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Mid LevelLocation: Nairobi
Department or Business Unit: Samasource
Employment Type: Full Time
The Company: Samasource is a social enterprise that provides dignified, internet-based work to people living in poverty.
We build technology that helps
leverage the brain power of the poor so they can lift themselves out of poverty
by providing valuable services to companies around the world.
We are a dynamic and growing team
with a big vision--to reduce worldwide poverty and its effects through
technology. We need the best people to help us achieve it.
We like to move fast and get things
done. If you join us, you’ll be able to make an immediate impact, connect with
some of the brightest people in the fields of social enterprise, impact
sourcing, and tech.
Samasource is supported by major
corporate and philanthropic funders including eBay, Google, Cisco, and the
Rockefeller and Ford Foundations.
Job Description:
The Samasource Training Assistant will closely work with the Training Manager and help him/her provide standard or specialized teaching, technical training or counseling in a designated area.
Job Description:
The Samasource Training Assistant will closely work with the Training Manager and help him/her provide standard or specialized teaching, technical training or counseling in a designated area.
The Training Assistant will also
prepare the new employees for their job through the laid down procedures for
induction.
The Training Assistant in
collaboration with the manager will organize trainings in different areas and
provide specialized education.
Training Assistant will perform in a
wide range of fields, and the job not limited to handling specific training
tasks but also monitoring training administrative aspects.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Conduct Induction training for all new
employees.
- Analyzing work streams and assessing the
training and development needs required to deliver to expected standards
and within required time limits.
- Planning training interventions to
continuously develop staff.
- Sourcing and compiling training material and
keeping training material up-to-date.
- Conducting training sessions according to the
training plan.
- Collaborating with line managers/team leaders
to identify training needs for individuals and teams.
- Compiling and sending reports to the Training
and Quality Manager and relevant stakeholders
- Mentoring new and existing staff to ensure
that they have the right knowledge and skills to perform excellently in
their roles.
- Keeping up-to-date with current and new
clients’ requirements and translating them into training initiatives.
Qualifications required:
- A degree or diploma preferably in people
development or related field.
Skills required:
- Excellent communication skills in both English
and Swahili
- Good analysis and reporting skills.
- Ability to break down complex information into
simple concepts.
- Great attention to detail
- Planning and organizing skills
- Ability to build relationships with people
from diverse backgrounds
- Fully computer literate.
Experience required:
- Two years of work experience in an adult
training environment.
- Experience in content development.