Khulisa Management Services is a South African-based firm that provides a wide range of monitoring, evaluation, research, and business intelligence services. Since 1993, we have served over 140 different clients including the governments, local and international donors, corporations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and other service providers.
 
Khulisa is looking for a Training Manager, based in Johannesburg, for a knowledge management/policy project. Experience with open source technology and with international donor programmes (EuropeAid, USAID, DFID) is preferred.
 
Qualifications / Skills / Experience:

• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• A Master's Degree in the Social Sciences, Economics, Public Administration or equivalent domains;
• Knowledge of, and experience in, the area of professional development and training;
• Knowledge of the local context is preferred;
• Experience with Development Co-operation Programmes is preferred;
• Preferably 10 years of relevant professional experience with a minimum of 5 years;
• Experience of the management of professional training related to public research and education domain;
• Ability to create and maintain networks within those fields where stakeholders have identified the need for skills strengthening and preferred means of support e.g. sourcing data, analysis, writing;
• Experience in setting up and managing stakeholder data bases with experience of working on knowledge management and e-platforms would be advantageous;
• Experience within the public and/or civic sectors and working around professional development of high level role players;
• Experience of public (social and economic) policy making processes ;
• Experience of and understanding of learning and application processes in a professional training environment;
• An ability to work collaboratively to support stakeholders in strengthening their capacity in ways that are conducive to the context in which they work is preferred.

Project duration:

The project is scheduled to run for 41 months and is expected to start in September 2013.

 

Location

: Johannesburg

 

Applications: Interested candidates should e-mail a cover letter and current CV/resume to talent@khulisa.com before 14 June 2013

. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.