Senior Human Resource Development Officer (GMG/SEG 1)

Key Responsibilities

• Assists the Director, HRM&D in developing medium and long term training plans for the Ministry, by utilizing knowledge of specified training needs and effectiveness of such methods as individual training, group instruction, lectures, demonstrations, conferences, meetings and workshops; 
• Assists the Director, HRM&D to develop training aids, such as training handbooks and reference works; 
• Ensures that all members of staff are apprised of training opportunities and that each supervisor receives information that is relevant to the development of employees;
• Co-ordinates the education support programme by: 
  • Evaluating applications to ensure that career objectives of employees and the Ministry’s goals as stated in the Corporate Plan are aligned; 
  • Preparing applications for presentation to the Career Development Committee consideration;
  • Providing career counselling to employees to assist in identifying realistic career objectives and in determining required qualifications and training; 
• Assists the Director HRM&D to organize planned annual training programmes by:
  • Determining the contents of some in-house training courses; 
  • Scheduling training courses; 
  • Selecting the most appropriate training methodology; 
  • Identifying resource persons as session leaders; 
  • Finding replacement whenever resource persons are absent; 
  • Securing appropriate venues for sessions; 
  • Making alternative arrangements for changes in venue; 
  • Securing equipment and material required for courses; 
  • Arranging with Division Heads for the release of staff to attend training programmes; 
• Processes nominations for training courses offered by MIND and other local and overseas institution; 
• Conducts training sessions covering specified areas such as those concerned with new employee orientation, on the job training; 
• Evaluates trainees to measure impact on job performance and evaluates and monitors training programmes to ascertain the effectiveness of each programme in meeting objectives by: 
  • Conducting course evaluation at the end of each course; 
  • Conducting ongoing post course evaluation to assess improvement in job performance and programme results/outcomes; 
• Participates in the development of the Budget/Corporate Plan for the Branch;
• Prepares monthly/annual report on training programmes, education programmes and scholarship programmes to be used in ongoing staff developmental programmes;
• Produces information on individual members of staff or groups, as required by the Director HRM&D; 
• Updates records and compiles statistical reports to evaluate performance of instructors;
• Ensures that proper programmes documentation, record keeping and materials inventory are completed and kept current; 
• Develops resource base of training opportunities and teaching materials and equipment for the Unit, and provides a system of dissemination; 
• Makes administrative arrangements for staff who participate in training programmes;
• Attends meetings to obtain information useful to staff training; 
• Performs any other related duties that may be assigned by the Supervisor from time to time. 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Excellent oral and written communication skills 
• Good interpersonal skills 
• Excellent customer relations and quality focus skills 
• Good planning and organizing skills 
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills 
• Excellent time management skills 
• Excellent leadership skills 
• Sound knowledge of new and diverse training trends 
• Sound knowledge in the development of educational material and the conduct of educational programmes 

Minimum Required Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Studies, Human Resource Development/ Management, Public Sector Management, Public/Business Administration, Adult Education or a related discipline; 
• Diploma in Teaching along with the Certificate in Train the Trainer Course;
• Three (3) years’ work experience in a similar capacity and at a supervisory level;
• Experience in creating training modules for delivery.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Persons who previously applied need not to re-apply.