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Capacity Development and Training Specialist

Food and Agriculture Organization

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Under the general oversight of the Director, Office of Emergencies and Resilience and the direct supervision of the OER Management Support and Compliance Team Leader, the Consultant will work in close collaboration with the various experts in the Office and other Capacity Development and Training Consultants.

Technical Focus: 

The Consultant will contribute to strengthening the capacities of FAO personnel and partners through the design and delivery of adult learning programmes in support of the FAO Strategic Framework Programme Priority Areas of Agriculture and Food Emergencies and Resilient Agri-food systems. More specifically, the consultant will work with other OER capacity development personnel and FAO subject matter specialists to design and structure a range of online and in person (face to face) training events primarily targeting FAO personnel to strengthen capacity for a range of functions in support of emergency and resilience programming, ensuring principles of adult and participatory learning are applied, innovative techniques used, blended approaches introduced. 

The Organization is already engaged in the use of contemporary methods for development and delivery of interactive, largely simulation-based trainings focused on emergency response preparedness.  The Consultant will join a team committed to training approaches that build on internal FAO expertise by developing the skills of internal facilitators to lead self-directed learning, peer-to-peer reflection and self-assessment.

Tasks and responsibilities:

Two roles are being sought under this vacancy; the first role is at a strategic level and is aimed at the creation and management of a range of high quality learning and development initiatives; the second is focused on the facilitation and management of specific training programmes.  

Learning and Development Advisor:

  • Identifies new L&D programs on an ongoing basis to support changing strategic objectives, including development of learning strategies and action plans;
  • Leads overall design process for development of (largely virtual) training modules, ensuring the applications of trends, tools and technology that support learning and development for a wide range of FAO personnel;
  • Develops learning objectives framework, capacity needs assessment to inform design of training based on competencies and identified needs; 
  • Leads design process for new trainings across a range of formats and virtual/online modalities and advises on relevant and appropriate approaches for a range of training needs and training modalities, matched to learning objectives; 
  • Formulates impact measurement framework to be built into design and delivery of training and capacity development initiatives;
Training Advisor:
  • Manages/supports training delivery process including scheduling, liaison with FAO field offices, planning and logistics, facilitation team selection and briefing;
  • Co-leads delivery of range of trainings, the majority of which will be online/virtual sessions;
  • Oversees development of simulation scripts and injects packages;
  • Manages table-top simulation exercises;
  • Ensures metrics for trainings are gathered, analyzed and presented;
  • Develops or refines internal process guidance related to simulations and other training formats;
  • Engages with relevant internal and external stakeholders to identify new trainings needs and opportunities.
Candidates Will Be Assessed Against The Following:

Minimum Requirements:

  • University degree in a subject related to the work of the Organization;
  • For consultancy at category A:  at least 12 years of professional experience in leading and developing training events for international organizations operating in humanitarian and/or development contexts with specific experience in developing organizational normative guidance and designing processes related to emergency preparedness and response;
  • For the consultancy at category B: at least 5 years of professional experience in developing training for international organizations operating in humanitarian and/or development contexts;
  • For the consultancy at category C: at least 1 year of professional experience in emergency preparedness and response programming/operations, systems and tools with a focus on strengthening institutional, team and individual capacities to prepare to respond to emergencies;
  • Working knowledge (level C) of English or French and limited knowledge (level B) of any other official language of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Russian).
Technical/Functional Skills:
  • Experience in developing and running online/virtual and simulation-based trainings in humanitarian contexts;
  • Experience in coaching and mentoring approaches;
  • Practical experience in developing humanitarian team capacities in resource-limited contexts; 
  • Work experience in instructional design (assessing training needs, writing training/learning objectives, designing training, running table-top simulations, evaluating training, assessing participant learning);
  • Ability to coordinate and facilitate multi-day trainings with large multi-cultural groups;
  • Experience with peer-to-peer learning and self-assessment;
  • Work experience with an international humanitarian or development organization;
  • Experience designing and delivering field programmes is desirable;
  • Strong communication and presentation skills;
  • Ability to work both with minimal supervision and as part of a team;
  • Ability to deliver outputs by agreed deadlines, sometimes at very short notice;
  • Ability to establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds.

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