The UK Government’s Digital Access Programme through the British High Commission in Nairobi, the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports – State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy, ICT Authority of Kenya, in collaboration with the County Governments of Busia and Mandera, and KICTANet are implementing the project titled “Strengthening Digital Communities”. The project is aimed at transforming digital communities in Kenya with a special focus on the Two Counties of Mandera and Busia. This project aligns with the UK Digital Development Strategy (DDS) 2024 -2030, focusing on Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion around digital inclusion for all.
The program aligns with the Kenya Kwanza ambitious Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) enabled by the Government Transformational Digital Agenda (GoTDA) aka “Digital Superhighway” to grow the digital economy and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals especially 4 and 5. The National Government of Kenya in the National Digital Master Plan 2022-2032 aims at training 20 million citizens in digital skills. The project is recruiting potential individuals to undertake specific tasks at different levels.
The Role: National Trainer:
Location: National (with potential travel across regions)
Reports to: Project Manager, Digital Literacy Project
Contract Type: Consultancy
Period: 1 month
Number of positions: 20
Key Responsibilities:
2. Trainer Supervision and Support: Provide guidance, mentorship, and oversight to regional trainers to maintain high-quality training standards; Conduct training-of-trainers (ToT) sessions to equip regional trainers with the necessary skills and knowledge; and, Monitor and evaluate the performance of trainers and provide continuous professional development.
3. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with local and national stakeholders, including educational institutions, government bodies, and community organizations, to promote the digital literacy project; and Ensure alignment with national digital literacy strategies and project objectives.
4. Monitoring and Reporting: Develop and implement monitoring tools to assess the progress and impact of the digital literacy training; Collect feedback from participants and trainers to continuously improve training effectiveness; and, Prepare regular reports for the project management team on training outcomes and challenges.
5. Quality Assurance: Ensure that all training programs adhere to the project’s quality standards and best practices in digital literacy education; and, evaluate training tools and methodologies for continuous improvement.
Key Competencies:
- Leadership and team management skills.
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
- Problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt training materials to different contexts.
- High level of digital literacy and familiarity with e-learning platforms.
Qualifications:
- Holders of a Master’s Degree or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution in the following areas: Information Communication Technology, Computer Science, Business Information Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine learning and AI, Social sciences, Business Studies, Communication and media journalism, Public Health, Agribusiness, and Human Resources.
- Evidence of having worked at least 3 years post-graduation
