ILRI Vacancy. Learning And Development Specialist Job

ILRI Vacancy. Learning And Development Specialist Job

ILRI seeks to recruit a Learning and Development Specialist. The main purpose of this new role is to link performance management and learning and development interventions to the achievement of ILRI’s goals and research development impacts.

We are looking for a young, talented professional with the enthusiasm and commitment to take up this role and grow it into a ‘centre of service excellence’. This requires the systematic identification of training needs, agreement on priorities and comprehensive evaluation of all investments in learning and development.

This position would be ideal for an experienced generalist looking to further develop their skills and experience in developing international best practice standards in training, development and performance management whilst also keeping abreast of other HR areas. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in problem solving and identification and implementation of creative solutions to achieve human resource management goals.

The successful candidate will work closely with supervisors and staff and be responsible for:

* Designing and developing appropriate tools and systems that encompass all phases of the training cycle.

* Developing the performance management system and providing guidance on the development of appropriate key result areas and indicators for individuals and teams.

* Facilitating the review of annual appraisals and identification of individual’ and departments’ training, learning and development needs.

* Facilitating the identification of departmental priorities and agreeing departments’ annual learning and development plans and budget.

* Developing an annual group training and development plan for soft skills training including appraisal, performance management, supervisory and coaching skills.

* Developing and delivering in-house training interventions including group induction training and providing guidance on individual induction training.

* Promoting learning and development opportunities to staff.

* Managing competitive staff development opportunities and programs including promotion, assessment and communication of initiatives

* Maintaining comprehensive records of all institute-funded learning and development activities

* Evaluating investments in learning and development from user, department and institute perspectives.

* Preparing regular training analysis reports and evaluating returns on investment.

* Assisting with planning and scheduling of leadership development programmes.

Preferred Skills:

* A first degree in any relevant field.

* Post graduate qualification in Human Resource Management.

* Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in a busy HR function and at least 2 years in performance management, training and development.

* Must work within deadlines and have the drive to initiate and develop staff performance capacities and be a responsive and energetic team player.

* Experience in using the training cycle to plan, develop, deliver and evaluate training programmes.

* Experience in developing and enhancing performance management and appraisal systems.

* A track record in the application and development of new and established tools and methods to evaluate learning and development interventions.

* Have fluent command of English with good written and oral communication skills.

* Be I.T. literate and have knowledge of and expertise in use of presentation media tools.

* Have a positive ‘can do’ attitude, creative flair and the drive and talent to excel in this role.

Only candidates who possess the above skills and qualities should apply. Personal qualities and attitude will outweigh experience.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is open to Kenyan nationals only. The Initial appointment will be for two years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. ILRI offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package.

JOB LEVEL AND SALARY: This position is job Grade 3A, with a starting gross salary of KES 157,000 per month. This is exclusive of other benefits provided within ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff Scheme.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone, and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about your professional qualifications and experience (but not related to the applicant) together with a short cover letter summarizing your major achievement(s) in talent management and development and the creative solutions you implemented to solve challenging problems. Applications should be addressed to the Human Resources Director should be emailed to: recruit-ilri-Ken@cgiar.org by 5 October 2010 and the Reference: “LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST: LDS/HRDT/09/10” must be clearly indicated in the email subject line. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

To find out more about ILRI, visit our website at www.ilri.org

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualifed candidates, particularly women, are encouraged to apply.

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