Training Specialist

The overall purpose of the assignment is to contribute to building the capacity of LGED and other government institutions and partners along asset management and resilient infrastructure. Specifically, the Training Specialist will provide specialist inputs to UNOPS NRP-LGED Sub Project in developing and implementing a professional development and capability building programme for LGED.

The TCDS will work collaboratively with the UNOPS Team and the relevant stakeholders (including LGED counterpart) in the delivery of the specific tasks/roles as well as in the overall project implementation.  In addition, he/she will support the Team Leader in strengthening of strategic partnerships with UNOPS, LGED and Donors.

• Provide planning, coordination and technical support to project management relevant to project context;
• Acquire knowledge of the development context in Bangladesh and the main partner Local Government Engineering Department (LGED);
• Review and provide detailed inputs on the project’s Annual Work Plan and Budget; based on the overall work plan, prepare and agree with Team Leader on detailed plan of activities and deliverables;
• Take the lead and work collaboratively with LGED in developing the Professional Development and Capability Building Programme;
• Develop the detailed course design and curriculum including instructional manual and manage the delivery of pilot selected courses in close collaboration with UNOPS team;
• Manage the implementation of the project’s training plan; work collaboratively with the UNOPS team and external consultants (if applicable) in the development of course/workshop/consultation design and delivery; this will include the design and deliver the Trainers’ Training Course on relevant topics with technical inputs from the UNOPS team;
• Conduct meetings/consultations with LGED and key stakeholders to assess relevance and buy-in for long-term sustainable platforms for delivery of relevant courses;
• Conduct meetings and consultations with LGED Committees on post training skills application and monitoring and recommend guidelines for implementation;
• Conduct meetings/consultations and recommend implementable strategy for UNOPS and LGED including  lessons learnt from activity project implementation;
• Monitor the implementation of professional development and capability building programme and prepare progress reports for incorporation in the overall project progress report to donors; provide review and inputs in the project’s progress/M&E reports;
• Develop the process and tools for documenting lessons learned; organize and manage the conduct of lessons learned workshops for the project;
• Provide guidance to UNOPS NRP Team on capacity building plan implementation, particularly on: training/course design development, training management and post training application monitoring;
• Collaborate with the UNOPS team on review of outputs/deliverables and provide specific comments from a capacity building context;
• Perform additional tasks as may be required.

Education

• Master’s/Advanced degree in Education, Social Sciences or other relevant discipline is required.
• Additional years of experience with a Bachelor's degree may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Contract type: ICA Contract level: I-ICA 2
Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Dhaka is a family duty station. 
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.