Agriculture Learning Advisor
Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
We
are Africa’s leading training and consultancy center since 2003, offering
technical consultancy and training services designed for individual and
organizations 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 and sanitation sectors.
Responsibilities
Training and curriculum Development
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Design and develop training programs
(outsourced or in-house)
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Creation or modification of required
training modules
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Choose appropriate training methods
per case (simulations, mentoring, on the job training, professional development
classes etc.)
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Use accepted education principles and
track new training methods and techniques
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Design and prepare educational aids
and materials
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Determine additional training
strategies based on data or observation
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Perform any other duties as may be
assigned from time to time.
Business Development
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Preparing proposal and responding to
related EOI and RFPs
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Following up new business
opportunities and setting up meetings
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Planning and preparing presentations
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Communicating new product
developments to prospective clients
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Overseeing the development of
marketing literature
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Writing reports
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Providing management with feedback
Key responsibilities in consultancy work
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To provide scientific support in
implementing various research projects
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Implementing field surveys,
collecting and processing secondary data, developing research reports, policy
briefs, communication materials, and presentations on research
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Implement farm household, market and
consumer surveys, and collect and manage secondary data
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Facilitate focus group discussions
and key informant interviews in selected areas
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Data entry, cleaning and management
of survey data
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Managing electronic surveys:
programming of tablets (for example with CSPro, ODK), retrieving and assembling
the data, cleaning and organizing
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Locate, assemble and analyze
secondary data relevant for specific research
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Conduct statistical and econometric
analysis of survey and other data using STATA, SPSS or other standard
statistical software
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Conduct literature reviews and assist
in preparing strategy documents, research reports and policy briefs to
strengthen research and publication efforts
Requirements
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Masters degree in Science in
agricultural economics/Agribusiness management, Public health, Horticulture,
Agronomy or related field, from a recognized university or any other relevant
degree with bias in quantitative and qualitative analysis, from an accredited
university;
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At least Three (3) years of
progressive experience in Research and Capacity Building in a reputable
organization.
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Good computer literacy and knowledge
of multiple statistical and/or qualitative software packages such as SPSS, SAS,
STATA, R Studio, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Word.
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Experience conducting field research
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GIS experience is an added advantage.
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Experience in conducting field
surveys and analysis of farm household and market survey data
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Conversant with designing of
questionnaires in CAPI using CSpro and/or ODK
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Good interpersonal skills, integrity,
honesty and self-motivation
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Strong written, verbal,
organizational and Interpersonal skills,
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Have at least one publication in a
revered journal
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Have attended a ToT course within the
last two years
Humanitarian Learning Advisor
Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
We are Africa’s leading training and
consultancy center since 2003, offering technical consultancy and training
services designed for individual and organizations 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 and sanitation sectors.
We seek to recruit an aggressive,
confident, fluent, mature and keen to detail Humanitarian Trainee& Learning
advisor to manage all communications, both internally and externally on full
time basis.
Responsibilities
Training and curriculum Development
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Identify the Humanitarian training
needs, plan and implement training that meets these needs.
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Coach, train, and mentor Humanitarian
Officers with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging
knowledge within the Humanitarian team and providing professional development
guidance in conjunction with the Training Manager.
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Facilitation of international
trainings workshops in Humanitarian and Disaster to our corporate and NGOs
clients.
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Establish a publishable Statistics
and Humanitarian and Disaster Management course catalog to include target audiences,
learning objectives, and maintenance.
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Develop consistent curriculum
framework for all trainings in alignment with strategic goals, and education
credits where applicable.
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Utilize a variety of media to
maximize training effectiveness.
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Develop and maintain training
compliance database to track course completion for target audiences, as
dictated by regulatory requirements.
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Complete pre- and post-course work
that includes, but is not limited to: pre-course assessments, grading and
processing final exams, updating attendance records, and reporting course or
student issues.
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Provide feedback and suggestions on
course design and materials to support any areas that need improvement.
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Review all course curriculums on a
regular basis to be prepared to conduct any course assigned on short-notice.
Business Development
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Preparing proposal and responding to
related EOI and RFPs
·
Following up new business
opportunities and setting up meetings
·
Planning and preparing presentations
·
Communicating new product developments
to prospective clients
·
Overseeing the development of
marketing literature
·
Writing reports
·
Providing management with feedback
Requirements
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Masters degree in Public Health,
Bachelor degree in Sociology, Social Work, Public Health, International Development,
or another relevant field,
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Sound knowledge and field experience
of humanitarian relief issues and a commitment to humanitarian relief.
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Good computer literacy and knowledge
of multiple statistical and/or qualitative software packages such as SPSS, SAS,
STATA, R Studio, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Word.
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Demonstrable competence in and
enthusiasm for practical training methods.
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A sound appreciation of the range of
personal and technical issues facing relief workers such as health,
International law, quality standard, gender etc.
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GIS experience is an added advantage.
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Computer literacy in MS Office is
essential
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The logical framework approach and
other strategic planning approaches;
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Humanitarian Disaster Management
methods and approaches including quantitative, qualitative and participatory;
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Planning and implementation of
Humanitarian and Disaster management systems;
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Facilitating learning-oriented
analysis sessions of Humanitarian and Disaster management data with multiple
stakeholders;
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Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a
humanitarian training environment with a focus on Adult Learning.
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Knowledge of statistics is highly
preferred.
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Must be able to deliver under strict
deadlines and handle pressure effectively.
How to Apply
Female candidates are highly encouraged
to apply. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Interested candidates should only send
their CVs (with 3 referees) hr@indepthresearch.org on or before 1st December 2018.
