Training Specialist at International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Specific duties:

• Learning Consultation and Needs Diagnosis
• Partner with senior leaders and internal subject matter experts (SMEs) to surface capability gaps using interviews, performance data, and field insights (Regional Offices).
• Convert ambiguous briefs (from C-suite) into structured learning problems and measurable objectives.
• Strategic Partner and Vendor Collaboration
• Engage with top tier global learning vendors and consulting partners to set up master service agreements in each region of operation.
• Provide strong creative direction, content framing, and quality checks so that vendor outputs reflect internal challenges and internal culture, not generic templates.
• Co-own design reviews, run pilots, and manage iterations to ensure the final product meets CIMMYT’s required standards.
• Ensure vendor content, platforms, and facilitation methods can scale across regions.
• Instructional Design and Content Development
• Use the ADDIE model to design and develop high quality learning content that works for CIMMYT’s operating environment culture and internal use cases.
• Create advanced presentations, guides, learning simulations, and digital learning experiences suitable for science, operations, and engagement chapter audiences.
• Partner with internal experts to integrate field knowledge, research data, and examples from real CIMMYT work.
• Program Deployment, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement
• Deliver programs through digital first and blended formats that scale across countries without heavy staff presence.
• Use learner data, feedback, and manager insight to measure impact and maintain dashboards on skills gains and readiness indicators.
• Deploy programs in partnership with regional team members through a self-service model.

Requirements

• 6 to 8 years of global professional experience professional training design role or L&D specialist role. (minimum 4 years as per CIMMYT Institutional Job Level Guidelines)
• Proven ability to design training from ambiguous briefs without hand holding or heavily predefined frameworks.
• Strong experience working with global consulting vendors to build high stakes leadership programs.
• Instructional design mastery grounded in ADDIE.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem framing ability.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external experts without losing ownership of the final product.