Vacancy title:
Digital Skills Trainer

[Type: CONTRACTOR, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Education, Computer & IT, Social Services & Nonprofit, Teachers & Education, Teacher]

Jobs at:
Sightsavers

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, November 15 2026

Duty Station:
NITA Nairobi, NITA Athi River, NITA Mombasa and NITA Kisumu | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 3 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

About the opportunity

Sightsavers is seeking experienced digital skills trainers to support the delivery of our Digital Futures Programme in Kenya.

The Digital Futures Programme aims to improve access to dignified and fulfilling work for persons with disabilities through market-relevant digital skills training, employability development and transition support. Working within our Physical Academy model, trainers will equip learners with practical, industry-relevant skills that help prepare them for employment, internships, apprenticeships, freelance opportunities and further professional development.

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.

Technical areas

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.

About you

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.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please submit via our recruitment portal:

• Your CV.
• Examples previous accessible training materials you have created.
• Academic training certificates / qualifications.
• Complete our online Expression of Interest form (EOI).
• Answer the application questions.

Where required, these documents will be requested during the interview process.

The EOI form will contain your financial proposal, and technical proposal outlining approach and methodology, so you do not need to submit these separately.

Closing date: 15 November 2026

We anticipate that interviews will take place January 2027 onwards. The evaluation process may include a presentation or a short task.

If you are interested in more than one location that we are recruiting for, you do not need to submit separate applications. Simply apply to the advert that is your preferred location and then select the location(s) you would like to be considered during completion of the online application questions.

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