Overview
The Capacity Development and Localization Technical Specialist will lead and contribute to capacity development and localization initiatives for the Global SLSC Cluster, ensuring effective and sustainable support to affected people.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead global capacity development initiatives.
- Coordinate capacity assessment and develop competency frameworks.
- Contribute to the development, revision, and utilization of Cluster training packages.
- Lead the Global Cluster's Capacity Development Working Group.
- Organize, monitor, and evaluate capacity development activities.
- Deploy to conduct training and provide remote technical guidance.
- Ensure cross-cutting commitments are integrated into capacity building activities.
- Report and advise on capacity development and localization matters.
- Work to implement localizing capacity building initiatives.
- Lead in the development and revision of key localization resources.
- Support arrangements that promote local leadership.
- Promote and facilitate the engagement of diversified entities.
- Represent the Cluster and relevant standards.
- Document good practices and engage in events.
- Advise on the relevance and timeliness to update minimum standards.
- Lead the design of knowledge management and knowledge sharing.
- Undertake field missions and duty travel.
- Contribute to accurate reporting.
- Keep abreast of international policy development.
Required Experience
- Seven years of relevant professional experience with a Master's degree; or nine years of relevant professional experience with a University degree.
- Experience designing, implementing and evaluating humanitarian capacity building programs.
- Proven expertise in multiple humanitarian settings and adapting capacity building to learner needs.
- Expertise in adult learning and instructional design.
- Demonstrated and long-standing experience in capacity building programmes.
- Experience in a wide variety of Shelter, CCCM, and HLP contexts and site typologies.
- Experience working with local and national actors on localization initiatives is an advantage.
- Experience as a camp manager and/or site coordinator is a plus.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Humanitarian Affairs, Civil Protection, Disaster Management, Social Sciences; Development Studies, Political Science, International Relations or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or University degree in the above fields.
- Coursework or certification on adult learning and training design is advantageous.
- Certification of Sphere training, protection training including Gender Based Violence, CCCM/Shelter is advantageous.
- Training of Trainers (ToT) is advantageous.
