Technical Learning & Development Manager at the Bulb Africa

The Bulb Africa is a platform for African creatives to turn tech ideas into business realities. We run accelerator programs, incubate entrepreneurs and provide training to help them launch, grow and sustain businesses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Learning & Development Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Preamble

• The Technical Learning & Development Manager heads The Bulb Institute (the training arm of The Bulb Africa) and plays a crucial role in designing and driving high-quality learning engagements.
• Broadly, this individual is tasked with maintaining the quality of the curriculum, the quality of delivery, and the quality of outcomes across all training programs.

Role & Responsibilities

• The Technical Learning and Development Manager is a pivotal role at The Bulb Africa, responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and delivery of high-quality technical learning programs.
• This role combines the expertise of an accomplished Learning & Development (L&D) professional with the technical knowledge of a full-stack software engineer.

The main responsibilities
Technical Learning Program Design and Management:

• Define the structure, outcomes, target audience, eligibility criteria, resource needs, and execution strategy for new technical learning programs.
• Revamp existing programs as necessary to ensure their relevance and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with subject-matter experts to design a comprehensive curriculum that covers relevant technical skills and industry practices.
• Engage qualified facilitators and training assistants with expertise in various technical domains. • Provide support and guidance to facilitators to ensure effective delivery of technical training.
• Monitor the learning experience through surveys, assessments, and interactions with learners. • Analyze data to assess program effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Regularly communicate with stakeholders to address their technical learning needs.
• Manage the training calendar/schedule for multiple concurrent technical programs.

Competencies

• Technical Skills (Mandatory):
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on software engineering experience, preferably full-stack and in an agile environment.
• Proficiency in computer science fundamentals, programming paradigms, languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Strong knowledge of databases, data storage, caching, messaging, testing, security, architecture, and DevOps.
• Familiarity with web servers, cloud computing, CI/CD, containerization, networking, project management, and version control. 2. Learning and Development (L&D).

Skills:

• Accomplished Trainer, Facilitator, or L&D professional with expertise in designing, delivering, and evaluating technical training programs.
• Ability to create engaging and effective learning experiences that cater to diverse learning styles and skill levels.
• Strong instructional design skills to develop curriculum, instructional materials, and assessments.
• Understanding of learning frame works and models, ADDIE , SAM.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@thebulb.africa using the Job Title as the subject of the email.