Job Title: Senior Technical Advisor, Instructional Design, and Capacity Strengthening
Location: Abuja
Job Type: full time regular
Main Purpose of the Job
- The Senior Technical Advisor provides technical assistance for MTaPS capacity strengthening and training program in the areas of training strategy, design, and quality assurance:
- Support the strategic development and evaluation of approaches, courses, and products to build the capacity of pharmaceutical management staff in headquarters and in the field.
- Support the design of state-of-the-art approaches and contribute to an overall strategy that reflects MTaPS priorities and pharmaceutical management field realities.
- Support conceptualization and dissemination of MTaPS approaches, courses, and products.
Required Minimum Experience
Required:
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in instructional design and capacity strengthening.
- Track record of applying modern concepts of adult learning required in design and implementation of capacity strengthening and training required.
- Relevant experience in international public health, particularly in managing and organizing capacity strengthening and training programs.
Preferred:
- 2-3 years resident working in LMICs preferred.
- Knowledge of eLearning approaches preferred.
Minimum Knowledge and Skills
- Experience in instructional design and training
- Experience in developing and executing capacity strengthening and implementation for multi-national programs
- Excellent written and spoken skills in English are required.
- Competence in the use of word processing programs required, and experience with spreadsheets and database applications strongly preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills – ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff and consultants.
- Attention to detail and quality with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and manage activities in a time-sensitive environment
- Demonstrated experience working in/with low- and middle-income countries preferred.
- Excellent writing and presentation skills in English are essential.
- Proficiency in French is preferred, as are languages of other USAID-supported countries is preferred.
- Ability to travel internationally and domestically as required.
- Interest in managing and supervising technical staff.
Competencies
Navigating the Environment:
- Perspective, Dealing with ambiguity, Organizational Agility, Political Savvy and Strategic Agility
Ensuring Delivery of Results:
- Functional/Technical skills, Client Focus, Managing through systems, Managing and Measuring work, Negotiating, Information Sharing, Process Management, Priority Setting, Problem Solving and Timely Decision Making
Leading with Credibility:
- Managing others: Building Effective Teams, Conflict Management, Managing Vision and Purpose, Integrity, and Trust, Motivating others, Approachability, and Developing direct reports and others
Qualifications
Required Minimum Education:
- Post-graduate Degree in a field related to International Public Health or Education. Qualification or experience in instructional design, eLearning approaches, and adult education is required.
Preferred:
- Professional Degree or experience in a field related to pharmaceutical management, system strengthening, or graduate training in education or a related field preferred.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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Job Features
Job Category | Design Engineering |