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Consultant (Effective Documentation and Report Writing)

TechnoServe Nigeria - Abuja, Lagos and Kano


Posted: Oct 22nd, 2018

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TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries.


Responsibilities

The services to be provided by the Consultant will focus on communication. The Consultant will develop the training module and materials that will address effective documentation, report writing and train the project team during the workshop. The ideal Consultant will possess significant expertise in  the field of report writing and providing customized learning solutions in the development sector.

The objectives of the training are listed as follows:

  • To support the project team in increasing their capacity on writing project reports and proper documentation.
  • The Consultant  will  be  tasked to provide interactive training courses to enhance and strengthen the capacity of the project implementation team. 
  • Equip trainees with the requisite tools  needed for skillful and effective documentation and reports.
  • Document  and  share  observations  regarding gaps and  issues  that  need  further development.

By  the end of the training the participants should able to:

  • Prepare documents that are logical and  sequential.
  • Understand  the  value  of  keeping  daily  records  of  project  activities as  they occur  and reflect on them in real time in order to ensure that all critical information is captured. 
  • Demonstrate their improved report  writing skills through an assessment conducted at the end of the workshop. 

SCOPE OF WORK

The Consultant will work very closely with the project team to: 

  • Develop a training curriculum, which will target theoretical learnings on report writing as well as case studies and videos.
  • Recommend effective training strategies and tools that will serve as references after the training. 
  • SPECIFIC TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Facilitate a 2 - day comprehensive workshop in three locations – Lagos, Kano and Abuja. 
  • Prepare a training manual.
  • Evaluate the project team pre and post training. 

  • Minimum: B.Sc/B.A
    Experience: 3-5 year(s)
    Location: Abuja, Lagos and Kano
    Job Type: Contract
    Salary: Negotiable
    Expires: 29-10-2018

    General Requirements

    • Advanced knowledge and experience in writing proposals and reports.
    • Proven record of conducting training and capacity building workshop sessions.
    • Excellent writing and communication skills.
    • Advanced facilitation and training skills.
    • Consultant ( s ) should demonstrate evidence of strong  analytical leadership and business relationship skills in addition to being excellent communicators.
    • Consultants who have experience developing similar training guides for NGOs or government agencies in the past will have an added advantage.