Job Title: Capacity Building Specialist
Location: Rivers, Nigeria
Employer: RTI International
RTI International is implementing a five year USAID funded Leadership, Advocacy, Empowerment, and Development (LEAD) project in Nigeria, a project aimed at improving governance and service delivery at the local government level.
Job Description: The Capacity Building Specialist will work with all the units for organization and implementation of LEAD State, LGA and Civil Society Capacity Building/ Training activities, workshops, conferences, and stakeholder meetings.
Responsibilities:
• Lead on all LEAD technical training/capacity building activities
• Oversee all logistical and coordination activities necessary for the conduct of LEAD capacity building and program events and activities.
• In collaboration with technical units, responsible for coordinating the design, organization and implementation of LEAD LGA and civil society capacity building! training activities, workshops, conferences, and stakeholder meetings;
• Coordinate the development of training modules, curriculum and workshop materials in collaboration of technical units
• Work closely with LGA Coordinators and technical staff to ensure implementation of activities are completed according stated timelines;
• Coordinate logistical arrangements for all field based program activities and events,
• Ensure monitoring is consistent with required results and provide written and verbal feedback to program management staff as needed.
• Facilitate collaboration with other USG assisted programs when training needs or activities overlap,
• Ensure that training and capacity building deliverables sufficiently and accurately meet the program training needs and respond to project indicators.
• Develop innovative training approaches that would meet program capacity building deliverables and demonstrate that learning has taken place.
• Overall responsibility for documenting all conducted capacity building activities and events.
• Coordinate post training mentoring and followup activities with technical units,
• Report and document impact of training/capacity building activities for knowledge management and M&E usage.
Requirements:
• Bachelors degree and 10 years or MA degree plus 6 years experience.
• Degree in Political Science, Public Administration, International Relations, Development Studies or related fields.
• Excellent coordination, organizational, and managerial skills.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Excellent team player who works well independently.
This position is open to residents of Nigeria only.
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