Job Title: Training and Organizational
Learning Manager
Learning Manager
Organisation: United States Peace Corps (PC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Peace
Corps Uganda, Director of Programming and Training
Corps Uganda, Director of Programming and Training
About PC:
Peace Corps
(PC) is an agency of the United States Government, which brings American
volunteer development workers to assist Uganda in capacity building and
technical assistance activities in Health, Education and Community Economic
Development. There are about 160 Volunteers assigned to non-government
organizations, government entities, clinics, colleges and schools. Peace Corps
also aims to build cultural understanding between Americans and Ugandans.
All positions require excellent command of English, both spoken and written;
native ability in spoken and written in at least one widely spoken Ugandan
language. The positions require extensive travel.
(PC) is an agency of the United States Government, which brings American
volunteer development workers to assist Uganda in capacity building and
technical assistance activities in Health, Education and Community Economic
Development. There are about 160 Volunteers assigned to non-government
organizations, government entities, clinics, colleges and schools. Peace Corps
also aims to build cultural understanding between Americans and Ugandans.
All positions require excellent command of English, both spoken and written;
native ability in spoken and written in at least one widely spoken Ugandan
language. The positions require extensive travel.
Job Summary: The
Training and Organizational Learning Manager will primarily create, manage and
coordinate systems and staff and volunteers where innovative and effective
international level training and organizational learning flourishes. This
involve planning, systems and administrative management of all training events
for all Volunteer groups and ensure a systemic approach to incorporate
learning into the organizational culture for Peace Corps Uganda.
Training and Organizational Learning Manager will primarily create, manage and
coordinate systems and staff and volunteers where innovative and effective
international level training and organizational learning flourishes. This
involve planning, systems and administrative management of all training events
for all Volunteer groups and ensure a systemic approach to incorporate
learning into the organizational culture for Peace Corps Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Steers the training and programming team and
other staff in designing and delivering all training programs and
curricula that meets learners’ needs for technical, cross-cultural,
language, health, safety and security incorporating international
headquarters and Uganda requirements for Volunteers, staff, trainees and
homestay families. - Works with senior staff to develop skills, set
resources, and time to ensure quality of holistic organizational processes
to disseminate and adopt new learning by staff and Volunteers. - Develop strategies to create and sustain a
continuous learning-organization culture for Peace Corps staff in their
daily execution of duties. - Develops and acquires new training and
organizational learning methods from a variety of local and international
development sources and implements those methods in collaboration with
staff under the leadership and guidance of the Country Director, Director
of Programming and Training Director of Management and Operations to
improve and enhance training programs and to contribute to the learning
culture of the organization. - Oversees, coordinates and manages the training
unit staff, and temporary training contractors. - Creates and manages training budgets.
- Guides and collaborates in the preparation of
training assessment criteria for trainees and trainers, including
performance appraisal for all learners.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a
Master’s Degree in any discipline, preferably in Education, Adult
Education, Business Administration, or Organizational Behavior; or the
equivalent in experience. - At least eight years’ experience in
progressively more complex roles in training and/ or organizational
management preferably with international, cross-cultural organization. - Significant experience in managing a training
unit including hiring part-time trainers, conducting training needs
assessments, creating budgets, designing and evaluating complex multi-week
trainings and deliver learning sessions that include international
audiences or participants. - Demonstrated leadership ability to strategize
needs of learning organization and implement change for increased
organizational effectiveness. - Professional training and organizational
development experience with excellent command of verbal and written
English. - Possess the ability to work independently with
little or no supervision; good organization and time management skills;
willingness to take initiative; teamwork skills; strong service attitude;
personal integrity and strong interest in Uganda’s development.
How to Apply:
All
applications should be sent electronically via E-mail.
applications should be sent electronically via E-mail.
Please
attach a Word formatted letter of interest and resume and names and contact
information for three references
to: [email protected]. Also, please clearly indicate the
position applied for on the subject line of the cover email: “Training and
Organizational Learning Manager. “All submitted documents become the
property of the Peace Corps and will not be returned. You will be
contacted ONLY if you are deemed qualified and invited for an interview. If
called for an interview, you will be expected to bring a reference letter from your
area Local Council (LC1).
attach a Word formatted letter of interest and resume and names and contact
information for three references
to: [email protected]. Also, please clearly indicate the
position applied for on the subject line of the cover email: “Training and
Organizational Learning Manager. “All submitted documents become the
property of the Peace Corps and will not be returned. You will be
contacted ONLY if you are deemed qualified and invited for an interview. If
called for an interview, you will be expected to bring a reference letter from your
area Local Council (LC1).
Deadline: 10th February, 2014
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