Ibadan Business School (RC: 972642) was incorporated on the 17th day of August, 2011 under the Company and Allied Matters Act 1990 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with the primary objective of promoting the growth and advancement of business education within and outside Africa. The School is also licensed by the Centre for Management Development (CMD) of Nigeria- the operational arm of the Nigerian Council for Management Development (NCMD) which is the statutory body charged with the responsibility of regulating the standards of Training and Development Institutions in Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Training Coordinator
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Summary
- The Training Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the effective planning, coordination, delivery, documentation, and evaluation of training and consultancy programmes.
- The officer will work closely with management, faculty members, external facilitators, clients, participants, and programme-support teams to ensure that every programme is delivered professionally, on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standard.
- The successful candidate will also contribute to curriculum development, research, proposal preparation, client engagement, marketing, virtual learning, faculty coordination, and the continuous improvement of the School’s programmes and services.
Key Responsibilities
Training and Programme Planning:
- Plan and coordinate the logistics, schedules, budgets, materials, venues, technology, facilitators, and other requirements for training and consultancy programmes.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive implementation checklists for each programme.
- Prepare cost-effective programme budgets and ensure the prudent use of approved financial and material resources.
- Ensure that all programme requirements are available, functional, and in good condition before commencement.
- Coordinate physical, hybrid, and virtual training programmes from inception to completion.
Programme Coordination and Delivery:
- Coordinate assigned training programmes and ensure that all activities are implemented according to approved schedules.
- Attend promptly to the academic, administrative, and logistical needs of participants and facilitators.
- Coordinate participant registration, attendance, documentation, assessment, and certification processes.
- Ensure that training materials are obtained from facilitators, reviewed, printed or uploaded, and properly packaged before programme commencement.
- Deliver selected training modules and presentations within areas of professional competence.
- Maintain high standards of participant experience and satisfaction throughout each programme.
Curriculum, Content, and Programme Development:
- Coordinate the development, adaptation, documentation, and review of training manuals, case studies, presentations, assessment tools, lesson plans, and other learning materials.
- Participate in the research, design, development, and delivery of new training programmes.
- Review existing programmes regularly to ensure that their content remains current, practical, competitive, and responsive to market needs.
- Work with subject-matter experts to ensure the accuracy, relevance, and quality of instructional content.
- Ensure consistency and standardisation across training materials and delivery methods.
- Facilitate the continuous improvement of programme content based on participant feedback, market trends, and emerging professional requirements.
Faculty and Facilitator Management:
- Identify and recommend competent subject-matter experts and external facilitators for the School’s programmes.
- Manage correspondence with faculty members regarding programme schedules, learning materials, professional fees, and terms of engagement.
- Participate in the negotiation of professional fees and engagement terms with external facilitators.
- Monitor and evaluate facilitator performance and recommend areas for improvement.
- Maintain an updated database of qualified faculty members, facilitators, consultants, and resource persons.
Research and Knowledge Development:
- Conduct regular research on topics relevant to the School’s training and consultancy programmes.
- Identify emerging trends, policies, practices, technologies, and professional developments that can strengthen programme content.
- Prepare and present research findings to management and faculty members.
- Document and submit research outputs, programme-development ideas, and recommendations regularly.
- Generate relevant data, evidence, and background information to support programme design and proposal development.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:
- Conduct and document pre-programme surveys, needs assessments, and participants’ knowledge-level assessments.
- Coordinate post-programme evaluations and analyse participant, facilitator, supervisor, and client feedback.
- Monitor participants’ attendance, engagement, learning outcomes, and performance.
- Monitor the quality and effectiveness of programme delivery.
- Prepare and submit comprehensive training and consultancy reports immediately after programme completion.
- Maintain accurate records of programme outcomes, participant results, evaluation findings, and recommendations.
- Track the impact of training programmes and recommend measures for improving future delivery.
Academic and Training Records Management:
- Maintain complete and accurate records of participants, attendance, assessments, results, certificates, programme materials, and reports.
- Ensure that academic records and relevant programme documents are properly filed, secured, and submitted to the appropriate authorities when required.
- Establish efficient systems for both electronic and physical programme documentation.
- Protect the confidentiality and integrity of participants’ and clients’ information.
Virtual Learning Management:
- Support the development and management of the School’s online and technology-enabled learning programmes.
- Coordinate the migration of course content to virtual learning platforms.
- Work with academic, administrative, and ICT teams to develop online learning resources, including videos, presentations, assessments, screencasts, and interactive materials.
- Coordinate the production and delivery of digital learning resources to ensure quality, timeliness, and consistency.
- Evaluate emerging e-learning tools, platforms, and methods and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Provide technical and administrative coordination for virtual classes, online assessments, and digital participant engagement.
Proposal and Business Development:
- Contribute to the preparation of competitive technical and financial proposals for training and consultancy assignments.
- Respond promptly to Expressions of Interest, Requests for Proposals, and other business opportunities.
- Generate data, research findings, programme concepts, budgets, and supporting information for proposals.
- Defend and justify developed proposals before clients when required.
- Provide technical support to the marketing and business-development teams.
- Research potential clients, markets, funding opportunities, and viable income streams.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of growth strategies for the School.
Marketing and Client Relationship Management:
- Support the marketing of the School’s programmes and services to public-sector institutions, development partners, private-sector organisations, MSMEs, NGOs, and other prospective clients.
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with existing and prospective clients.
- Identify the training and consultancy needs of clients and propose appropriate solutions.
- Analyse market trends and identify new or underserved client segments.
- Support client retention, repeat business, and the expansion of the School’s customer base.
- Maintain close engagement with key decision-makers in client organisations.
- Promote the School’s programmes and services in a professional, persuasive, and commercially responsible manner.
Team and People Management:
- Support the recruitment, orientation, supervision, and development of programme-support staff.
- Identify the training and capacity-development needs of team members.
- Assign responsibilities and monitor the performance of staff supporting training activities.
- Promote teamwork, accountability, professionalism, innovation, and continuous learning.
Other Responsibilities:
- Participate actively in institutional meetings, programme reviews, planning sessions, and business-development activities.
- Support other academic, administrative, research, and consultancy assignments as directed by management.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the School’s management or authorised representatives.
Academic Qualifications
Applicants should possess:
- A PhD Degree in Education, Training and Development, Business Administration, Management, Human Resource Management, Development Studies, Public Administration, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Social Sciences, or another relevant discipline.
- Candidates with a Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline may be considered where they possess substantial and demonstrable professional experience in training management, programme coordination, curriculum development, consulting, executive education, or institutional capacity building.
Required Professional Experience:
- Applicants with a PhD should have a minimum of five years’ relevant post-qualification experience.
- Applicants with a Master’s degree should have a minimum of eight years’ substantial and progressively responsible experience in training, programme coordination, consulting, executive education, learning and development, or a related field.
- Previous experience in a business school, management-development institution, consulting firm, university, professional training organisation, development programme, or corporate learning environment will be an advantage.
- Demonstrable experience in coordinating both physical and virtual training programmes is required.
- Experience in proposal development, client engagement, facilitation, curriculum development, monitoring and evaluation, and report writing is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed CV, a cover letter stating their suitability for the role, and copies of relevant academic and professional credentials to: jobs.evergreenrecruitment@gmail.com using "Application for Training Coordinator" as the subject of the email.