Learning and Development Programme Lead at a Rapidly Growing Social Enterprise - Corporate Headhunters

Corporate Headhunters - Our client is a rapidly growing social enterprise, with a mission to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job creation engine for unemployed youths in Nigeria. They offer a suite of services to rural, smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Learning and Development Programme Lead

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The L & D Programme Lead will be responsible for shaping and executing our Learning and Development strategy across the organization

Responsibilities

• Refine our training strategy across very different stakeholder groups – Full-time employees, contract staff and farmer members.
• Develop needs assessment framework, customized to each individual’s needs – both functional and soft skills gaps.
• Create new, relevant content to address the specific competencies.
• Source relevant content and course material from external providers.
• Prepare a targeted course curriculum designed to address individual needs.
• Evaluate, select and manage an appropriate Learning Management Platform (LMS).
• Track and report training impact on work performance.
• Drive constant improvement across modules.

Other Responsibilities:

• Own, plan and execute critical L&D projects within the organization
• Manage training development and delivery across the organization
• Develop training schedule and ensure execution stays within schedule, budget and other constraints.
• Closely monitor key metrics with effective tracking and preparation of relevant reports.
• Lead and manage team of direct and non-direct reports.
• Prepare reports and supporting documents and provide regular updates to management team.
• Consult with the leadership team to guide and influence long term strategic thinking

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Mass Communications, Education, Development or a related discipline (Master’s degree and /or Project Management Certification is preferred)
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word & Excel)
• Strong project coordination skills coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Obsessive attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills: Fluent oral and written English.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and work through others
• Positive attitude towards work
• Ability to take ownership, work in a fast-paced environment and relate with people from different backgrounds.

Remuneration
Salary and benefits are competitive, commensurate with experience.

Application Closing Date
24th January, 2020.