Ethiopia: Capacity Development/ Instructional Design Specialist

Sep 14, 2014 | International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Capacity Development / Instructional Design Specialist to enhance ILRI’s contribution to the capacity development and learning aspects of several of its CGIAR Research Programs (CRP) and programs.

ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. www.ilri.org.

CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.www.cgiar.org.

The Position: The assignment involves working closely with ILRI’s Head of Capacity Development, research leaders and our research-for-development partners to promote “better lives through livestock” through a range of capacity development / instructional design activities, including:

• Contribute to ILRI’s mission and livestock agenda by creating blended learning courses based on Adult Learning Theory (ALT) and sound Instructional design principles and practices.
• Review and refine training materials, prepare lesson plans, and produce online/e-learning modules.
• Create Outlines, Storyboards, Scripts, Job Aids, Activities, Assessments, and other deliverables for a variety of broad range of learning needs.
• Define technology requirements and process standards for training activities.
• Assist in the creation of learning systems that can capitalize (ideally in almost real-time) on the learning and experience taking place in different parts – geographically and thematically – of the CRPs, and disseminate widely after adapting based on capacity development and learning theory best practices.
• Contribute to ongoing research on various aspects of capacity development / instructional design and their application to ILRI’s mandate.
• Make learning (including social learning) explicit and embedded into the research process, so that capacities (including the capacity to innovate) are enhanced.
• Support a ‘Learning Hub’ that will handle both the data flow and analysis of our learning data, along with a broader dissemination strategy.
• Converting research outputs and tools into training media and a strategy to ensure effective dissemination and uptake among our research team and target beneficiaries.
• Support the implementation of multi stakeholder platforms, including support in setting up and facilitation of such platforms, and contribution to related research activities.

Post location: This position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, or one of ILRI’s regional offices (Hanoi, New Delhi, Ouagadougou or Harare). There will be an induction period at ILRI’s headquarters in Nairobi prior to taking up the post at the duty station.

Position level: This is an Internationally-recruited position, job grade 4C.

Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.

Benefits: ILRI offers a competitive international and salary and benefits package which includes 15% Pension, Medical insurance, Life insurance and allowances for: Education, Housing, Relocation, Home leave, Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public holidays.

*Benefits are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship.

Applications: Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae: a list of publications and names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience should be included in the curriculum vitae. The position title and reference number: IDS/CDU/08/2014 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter.

All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com by 30 September 2014.