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Job Title:   Intersectional Training Manager  

Organisation: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from health care. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.

Job Summary:   This position is in charge of guaranteeing timely and efficient planning, organizing, overseeing administrative and logistical aspects for MSF’s intersectional, international and local training activities hosted by MSF-Support Unit in Kampala (SUKA).

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Plan and Organize the Intersectional training hosting activities.

Lead a Team of Training Officers mandated to organize Learning & Development (L&D) events and ensuring proper and smooth implementation of on-site and off site trainings hosted in Kampala by;

• Serving as a focal person for all training host requests and giving administrative support to all MSF sections. i.e. Collect yearly technical needs to ensure the deployment of training activities in the best conditions, support the requesting section Headquarters with all the necessary information related to hosting trainings.
• Managing the international training activities Calendar according to the Training dates, the specific requests and the organisational constraints, planning the Location allocation and the bookings.
• Providing adequate training venue options, required equipment and services for the international Training hosting activities like: Organizing and supervising all on-site logistical related activities (Airport pick up/ training
• sites set up/ tickets changes/ medical emergencies/ briefs err UMW and ensuring the availability of all required equipment (Public Address System and visualisation systems, translation, vehicles, mobile hospital etc.) for a seamless roll out of trainings.
• Managing the International training activity budget together with the final budget holder and finance department. i.e Yearly budget forecast, monthly budget follow up and following up on billing and rebilling process.
• Participating in peer to peer technical exchanges with Headquarter and regional missions on tools and process optimization linked to the organization of learning activities. E.g event planning and tools for budgetizaton.

Manage Training hosting team

• Forecast and plan the team’s workload/ task allocation throughout the year.
• Set objectives, provide guidance and appraise individual team member performance.
• Collaborate with HR to manage the team’s career development.
• Oversee the team’s well-being and efficiency (work life balance, leave management etc.)

Support with the organization of In-house training activities for SUKA

Support the Personnel Development Manager (PDM)/HR team and other mission referents by organizing training venues and logistical items for face-to-face internal trainings according to MSF’s standards and procedures. Specifically, coordinate with the PDM, the Coordinators and the Technical Referents for practical organization of the following events :

• Internal workshops
• Regional workshops
• Yearly themed events

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Education: Bachelors in Business Administration, Accounting & Finance or Human Resource. Additional training in ToT is an added advantage.
• Experience: At least two years’ work experience in a similar function. Experience in team management and coordinating of learning activities a plus, and good Knowledge of MSF is a strong asset
• Skills: Excellent organizational skills, Good interpersonal communication skills, Stakeholder coordination skills, Multitasking skills.
• Competences: People Management, Adult learning principles & learning styles, Public speaking/Presentation, Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel).
• Language: Fluent in English and French is an added advantage.

How to Apply:

All candidates should submit their application letters and updated CVs in a single PDF/WORD document via Email to: msfch-kampala-recruitment@geneva.msf.org

Deadline: 26th January 2025 by 5pm

Note: No monetary, goods, or service offers will be tolerated during the recruitment process.

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