Capacity Building Advisor at the Centre for Community Development and Research Network (CCDRN)

Centre for Community Development and Research Network (CCDRN) is a local Non-governmental organization (NGO) in Nigeria with its head office in Kaduna. CCDRN partners with communities, philanthropists, government and donors to provide sustainable community development services in the areas of conflict resolution, peace building, economic empowerment, agriculture, health, education as well as governance. With funding from humanitarian donors for programs to engage in several interventions including but not limited to food assistance, livelihoods, cash transfers and capacity building of humanitarian response actors.

We seek to recruit the services of qualified personnel to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Capacity Building Advisor

Location: Kaduna

Summary of Role

• The Capacity Building Advisor will be based at Kaduna office and function under the guidance and supervision of the Executive Director & Head of Program.
• S/he will lead the training and capacity building activities under the project and coordinate with the overall Project Team to accomplish the training objectives of project.

Essential Functions

• Training Strategy and Planning and roll-out
• Lead development of capacity building strategy for CCDRN activities detailing the approach, processes at each level, methodologies and quality assurance mechanism
• Facilitate development of the training plan including budget and logistics requirements as per timelines detailed in the project work-plan
• Undertake Training Needs Assessment, as and when needed
• Lead development and finalization of training material in consultation with subject matter experts and other team members, as required
• Lead in organizing the ToTs for block capacity building personnel and the master trainers
• Create an effective monitoring mechanism for tracking training progress and coverage of trainees and a training evaluation system
• Establish a quality assurance mechanism and ensure compliance as per established norms
• Facilitate documentation of the training activities
• Prepare, present and submit training reports as per project requirements
• Undertake other tasks, as assigned by the supervisor, for accomplishment of the project objectives.

Minimum Requirements
Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of experience or Master’s Degree and 3 years’ experience or PhD and 1 year of experience.
• Innovation- Develops new, better or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or initiatives that result in improvement of CCDRN’s performance and meeting objectives, results.
• Accountability-Holds self and others accountable for all work activities, research and personal actions and decisions; follows through on commitments and focuses on those activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high quality results for CCDRN’s success.
• Service Excellence-Knowledge of and ability to put into action donors/partners service concepts, processes and techniques to access internal and/or external client needs and expectations and meet or exceed those needs and expectations through providing excellent service directly or indirectly
• Effective Communication (Oral and Written)- Understands effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience; and receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors
• Planning and Organizing- Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed upon strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; and monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary.
• Interpersonal Relationships- Knowledge of and the ability to effectively interact within and across Divisions, Departments/Sub-offices in a constructive and collaborative manner.
• Success Factors – Ideally s/he will have previous experience in working in large-scale emergency programs in insecure and conflict-affected contexts, including remote management and capacity development.

Application Closing Date
20th January, 2020