Training Consultant - GIS and Mobile Technologies at Devimpact Institute

Training Responsibilities

• Design and improve new training courses and modules in expertise areas;
• Apply appropriate training approaches to facilitate high quality training sessions;
• Design and improve the training materials, tools and training methods;
• Advice on content and process arrangements needed to optimize quality delivery of the training;
• Keep track of the participant’s learning curve during the training;
• Provide post training support to the participants;
• Develop proposals to acquire new training assignments.

Minimum Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Master’s degree or higher qualification in GIS, Information Technology, Computer Science or any other related degree;
• Advanced GIS skills and proven experience with geospatial data and analysis (through ArcGIS, QGIS, R, and/or Python) and dashboard management skills, particularly with PowerBI;
• Proven experience in using mobile data collection tools, such as ODK, CommCare, KoBoToolbox, SurveyCTO, EpiCollect, ONA etc;
• Advanced skills in MS office applications, in particular Excel and PowerPoint;
• At least 5 years of proven work experience in the above mentioned expertise areas;
• Proven experience in carrying out consultancy assignments and facilitating training in the expertise areas mentioned above;
• Familiar with learner-centered training methods and participatory training techniques;
• High level of enthusiasm and confidence in interaction with diverse groups of people (various ages, backgrounds, nationalities);
• Experience with the development sector (NGOs), Government Institutions, financial sector or research institutions.