Call for expression of interest: Digital Skills Trainer (Consultancy) x4 - 2 per location
Locations: NITA Nairobi, NITA Athi River, NITA Kisumu or NITA Mombasa, Kenya
Contract type: Individual Consultant / Contracted Trainer
Duration: 9 months (22 days training days per month)
Expected start date: 1 March 2027
Responsibilities
Purpose
Reporting to the Programme Manager, Digital Futures, Kenya, you will design and deliver engaging, practical and accessible face-to-face training for persons with disabilities. You will support learners throughout their journey, from skills development and assessment through to portfolio building and career preparation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing lesson plans, learning materials and practical exercises.
- Delivering high-quality, learner-centred training sessions.
- Supporting learners through assessments, projects and portfolio development.
- Preparing learners for relevant industry certifications where applicable.
- Monitoring learner progress and providing feedback and coaching.
- Maintaining accurate records and submitting programme reports.
- Promoting inclusive and accessible learning environments for all participants.
Trainers will be engaged for one or more of the below technical areas:
- Software Development
- Data Analysis and Visualisation
- Cloud Computing
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Other market-relevant digital disciplines
Deliverables
The successful consultant will be responsible for delivering:
- Inception report, workplan and training delivery plan.
- Accessible training materials and practical learning resources.
- Attendance and assessment records.
- Periodic learner progress reports.
- Learner assignments, portfolios and project outputs.
- Final consultancy report and handover documentation.
Skills and Experience
We are looking for experienced professionals who combine strong technical expertise with a passion for developing others.
You will have:
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant technical field.
- Professional experience in the Training Areas as stipulated in the ToR.
- Experience delivering practical training to adults, graduates or early-career professionals.
- Experience designing learning materials, practical exercises and assessments.
- Excellent communication, facilitation and coaching skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience supporting persons with disabilities or applying inclusive learning approaches.
- Relevant industry certifications (where applicable).
- Extensive professional experience within the proposed technical field.
- Experience creating accessible training materials.
- Experience supporting diverse learner groups.
- Experience working with persons with disabilities or applying inclusive learning approaches is highly desirable.
- Strong facilitation, communication, coaching and learner support skills.
- Fluency in Kiswahili or other local languages would be an advantage
All digital trainers will be expected to attend quarterly planning meetings in our Sightsavers Nairobi office.
This is a highly varied and involved consultancy position, and the above is not an exhaustive list of deliverables or required professional skills. Please see the Terms of Reference for full details.