Deadline: 20 October 2015
The UN Women is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Training Specialist based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Training Specialist will perform the following functions-
- Support the overall planning and design of training courses, manuals and tools and the implementation of the Training Centre’s Strategic Plan.
- Develop training courses and tools in accordance with the Training Centre’s methodology for course design and in line with the priority areas resulting from the needs assessment.
- Supervise the packaging, piloting and roll out of training courses.
- Develop partnerships for curricula development.
- Apply new technologies to the development of online courses and support the consolidation and development of online platforms.
- Participate in the preparation of annual work plans for training/capacity building.
- Support and contribute to the development and implementation of the Centre’s pedagogical and training framework.
- Evaluate the adequacy of existing training tools and make pedagogic adaptions as needed;
- Identify and respond to training needs for UN Women and UN system staff.
- Organize peer review processes for training courses and materials.
- Supervise the editing, translation and packaging of developed course content, as needed;
- Implement pedagogical principles and best practices into developing, implementing and evaluating training programmes.
- Organize pilot testing for each course developed.
- Implement training for gender equality courses using different delivery modalities.
- Monitor delivery of work against plans and report on progress.
- Participate in the preparation of annual work plans for training/capacity building.
- Determine the learning mode (e-learning, face to face, blended).
- Lead the procurement process and supervise the contracted work.
- Define and coordinate the delivery channel.
- Coordinate the translation to other languages and packaging of the new language versions.
- Monitor delivery of work against plans and report on progress.
- In collaborate with Communications Unit, support the widespread promotion of the training courses, manuals and tools.
- Liaise with partners for delivery and replication of the training courses.
- Support the regular evaluation of training courses, manuals and lead revision of materials when necessary.
- Implement pedagogical best practices for packaging, piloting and roll out of courses.
- Support the implementation of online learning activities such as preparing online discussions and coordinating and hosting webinars.
- Create and upload new learning and institutional content to the eLearning platform/virtual campus, including courses modules, materials, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Master degree or equivalent in Education, Gender, Social Sciences, International Development, or other related fields.
- A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the fields of pedagogy, training/capacity development related to Gender and/or Development, Education, or other related areas;
- Experience at the international level is highly desirable;
- Experience in the design and management of e-Learning materials is highly desirable;
- Experience with the UN system is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English is required;
- Knowledge of additional official UN language is desirable.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit UN Women.
