Capacity Development and Training Specialist

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Description

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• 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;

• 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.

• 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).

• 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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