Organization

Sightsavers

Locations: NITA Nairobi, NITA Athi River, NITA Kisumu or NITA Mombasa, Kenya

Contract type: Individual Consultant / Contracted Trainer

Duration: 9 months (22 days training days per month)

Purpose

Reporting to the Programme Manager, Digital Futures, Kenya, you will design and deliver engaging, practical and accessible face-to-face training for persons with disabilities. You will support learners throughout their journey, from skills development and assessment through to portfolio building and career preparation.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Preparing lesson plans, learning materials and practical exercises.
• Delivering high-quality, learner-centred training sessions.
• Supporting learners through assessments, projects and portfolio development.
• Preparing learners for relevant industry certifications where applicable.
• Monitoring learner progress and providing feedback and coaching.
• Maintaining accurate records and submitting programme reports.
• Promoting inclusive and accessible learning environments for all participants.

Trainers will be engaged for one or more of the below technical areas:

• Software Development
• Data Analysis and Visualisation
• Cloud Computing
• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence
• Other market-relevant digital disciplines

Deliverables

The Successful Consultant Will Be Responsible For Delivering

• Inception report, workplan and training delivery plan.
• Accessible training materials and practical learning resources.
• Attendance and assessment records.
• Periodic learner progress reports.
• Learner assignments, portfolios and project outputs.
• Final consultancy report and handover documentation.

Skills And Experience

We are looking for experienced professionals who combine strong technical expertise with a passion for developing others.

You Will Have

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant technical field.
• Professional experience in the Training Areas as stipulated in the ToR.
• Experience delivering practical training to adults, graduates or early-career professionals.
• Experience designing learning materials, practical exercises and assessments.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and coaching skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Qualifications And Experience

• Experience supporting persons with disabilities or applying inclusive learning approaches.
• Relevant industry certifications (where applicable).
• Extensive professional experience within the proposed technical field.
• Experience creating accessible training materials.
• Experience supporting diverse learner groups.
• Experience working with persons with disabilities or applying inclusive learning approaches is highly desirable.
• Strong facilitation, communication, coaching and learner support skills.
• Fluency in Kiswahili or other local languages would be an advantage

All digital trainers will be expected to attend quarterly planning meetings in our Sightsavers Nairobi office.

This is a highly varied and involved consultancy position, and the above is not an exhaustive list of deliverables or required professional skills. Please see the Terms of Reference for full details.

Job details

Type

Consultancy

Career category

Program/Project Management

Years of experience

3-4 years

Theme

Education

• Preparing lesson plans, learning materials and practical exercises.
• Delivering high-quality, learner-centred training sessions.
• Supporting learners through assessments, projects and portfolio development.
• Preparing learners for relevant industry certifications where applicable.
• Monitoring learner progress and providing feedback and coaching.
• Maintaining accurate records and submitting programme reports.
• Promoting inclusive and accessible learning environments for all participants.
• Delivering training in one or more technical areas, including software development, data analysis and visualisation, cloud computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence or other market-relevant digital disciplines.
• Delivering an inception report, workplan and training delivery plan, accessible training materials and practical learning resources, attendance and assessment records, periodic learner progress reports, learner assignments, portfolios and project outputs, and a final consultancy report and handover documentation.

• Strong technical expertise in one or more of the proposed digital training areas.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and coaching skills.
• Strong learner support skills.
• Ability to design learning materials, practical exercises and assessments.
• Ability to deliver practical, learner-centred training to adults, graduates or early-career professionals.
• Ability to create accessible training materials and promote inclusive learning environments.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Fluency in Kiswahili or other local languages is an advantage.

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant technical field.
• Professional experience in the Training Areas as stipulated in the ToR.
• Experience delivering practical training to adults, graduates or early-career professionals.
• Experience designing learning materials, practical exercises and assessments.
• Experience supporting persons with disabilities or applying inclusive learning approaches is highly desirable.
• Relevant industry certifications, where applicable.
• Extensive professional experience within the proposed technical field.
• Experience creating accessible training materials and supporting diverse learner groups.