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.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: [email protected] Let the subject of the mail be “L & D Programme Lead”.