Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in management, Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Social Sciences, Mass Communication, or any other related field.
• Proven experience in (8+ years) in Training and Development.
• Experience in running a Training Institution will be an added advantage.
• Excellent business development, marketing, and research skills.
• Effective project management and coordination skills.

Responsibilities 

• Efficiently plan and coordinate all the activities of the Academy.
• Coordinate the implementation of the Strategic Plans/Initiatives of the Academy.
• Design, develop, and refine high-quality training content (course materials, training modules, case studies, and presentation slides) for open- enrolment and bespoke training programs.
• Actively pursue new client leads and business opportunities, acquire at least 30% of the unit’s new client acquisition target.
• Provide Leadership oversight in respect of all open enrolment and bespoke training engagements.
• Coordinate training programs, preparation of budgets, venue sourcing, liaising with clients, identifying facilitators.
• Work with clients to identify training gaps and develop training plans to bridge skills gap.
• Generate creative ideas on additional service offerings on an ongoing basis.
• Identify and close out on Strategic Training Partnerships.
• Ensure that the activities of the Academy are in compliance with the Standard Operating Procedure.
• Follow-up on receivables with clients and the team to ensure that the Unit achieves a monthly recovery target of 80%.
• Market training programs to existing and new prospects, achieve a minimum of 20% of the unit’s target for acquiring new training clients.
• Coordinate the preparation of the annual DCSL Academy Training Calendar.
• Review all Proposals for Bespoke Training, Strategy Sessions and Retreats and actively follow up on these.
• Monitor and ensure invoices are issued in timely manner for all training programmes.
• Ensure quality assurance on all training engagements.
• Provide timely and quality feedback on all training programmes.
• Review training reports for bespoke training and Strategy Sessions.
• All other tasks as may be assigned.