Training Consultant - Effective Communication and Team Building for Workplace Productivity at Jhpiego Nigeria

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Training Consultant - Effective Communication and Team Building for Workplace Productivity

Job ID: 2023-5119
Location: Nigeria
Employment Status: Consultant
Category: International Positions

Overview

• The creation, collection, and dissemination of knowledge and learning is fundamental to the work of the Jhpiego consortium of projects in Nigeria and considered among its foremost assets.
• To succeed in the implementation of its mandate to promote sustainable development, national and state participation as well as integration through (a) policy dialogue; (b) routine work; and (c) technical and research-based information, knowledge management and learning needs should be a key priority.
• Knowledge/Information Management/Learning is critical, both within the projects in Jhpiego and externally, among staff and in an active exchange with implementation States and other partners.  Since the inception of the organization, many useful practices have been developed to generate, document and share knowledge created with a view to preserving it as the institutional memory. Thus far, the organization has a proactive global website that serves as a coherent framework and a depository of knowledge on the strategies, implementation and utilization of knowledge which over the years has informed decision-making and program planning.  
• The inclusion of the Momentum Country and Global Leadership (MCGL) Projects is a laudable initiative by USAID and as the Jhpiego Portfolio in Nigeria expands, it is imperative that an expanded and wholistic KM working system is put in place to foster cooperation, integration, teamwork and support cutting across all Jhpiego – Nigeria projects while concomitant activities are developed and carried out
• Jhpiego Nigeria’s efforts to strengthen its KM practices is also aligned to the spirit and visions of the various projects which has, as always, emphasized the importance of excellence, continued effective and efficient use of cost-effective ways of harmonizing procedures, practices and improving communication, coordination and cooperation.
• In conducting a KM/Learning training, the team will be drawing on the good practices from the Jhpiego systems and beyond.

Purpose of Assignment

• We live in a world of constant and rapid change. The skills, tools, and processes changes overtime.
• That is why reflection, as a part of the learning culture, is important. Reflection supports meaning-making and sense-making, and as such, it helps guide actions toward organizational goals which enables employees to explore their and other’s thinking as they experiment with solutions, adjust actions, and reframe problems.
• This training requires the service of a consultant to lead the session on “Reflective Thinking and Team Building for workplace productivity” at the training

Objectives
The overarching objective is to make effective use of the knowledge available in and across the projects/initiatives and grants.  Which includes: 

• Collection and retention of knowledge as institutional memory, including countering its potential loss due to staff mobility and attrition
• Identification of knowledge assets that drive the Jhpiego Portfolio in Nigeria’s healthy competitive performance
• Timely and open access to knowledge to enable high performance, efficient work processes, support system and cross-sectoral/cross-divisional synergies
• Systematic exchange of knowledge to inform decision-making processes in support of the individual project KM objectives.

Deliverables

• Deliver a session on Reflective thinking and Team Building for workplace productivity to participants of the training

Required Qualifications

• First Degree in Psychology, Business Management, Sociology etc)
• Master’s degree Masters of Art (MA) Communication and Language Arts 
• PHD will be an added advantage and/or professional certification in related field is an added advantage,
• At least 12 years working experience in related field,
• Extensive consultancy experience.

Salary
N100,000 Per Day

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online