Learning and Development Specialist/trainer and

**Job Title**:Learning and Development Specialist/Trainer and Facilitator Roster

**Type of Contract**:CST Roster

**Division**:Human Resources Division, Career Management Branch (HRMTC)

**Duty Station**: To be confirmed (Rome HQ, Italy or Remote Working)

**Duration**:To be confirmed

**This vacancy announcement is for a “call of interest” for consultants with expertise in **Learning and Development/Training and Facilitating**.**

**THE ROSTER WILL HAVE A VALIDITY OF TWO YEARS**.**

**INCLUSION IN THE ROSTER DOES NOT GUARANTEE ANY FUTURE CONTRACTUAL RELATION WITH WFP.**

**GENERAL CONDITIONS**:
**BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT**:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

To support in this mission, WFP is seeking individuals to join the Career Management Branch (HRCM), of the Human Resources Division. The work of this branch strongly influences WFP’s approach to people management, and in turn, plays a key role WFP’s overall effectiveness. The individuals will be joining a dynamic team which works on a variety of initiatives including learning and development, career management and development, performance management, WFP’s internal promotion processes, staff engagement and support to diversity and inclusion.

The purpose of this call is to identify suitable qualified and experienced consultants in one or more of the following areas to populate a roster for the following profiles:

- Learning and Development Specialist
- Trainer and Facilitator

Selected applicants will work under the overall guidance of Head of specific workstreams and will be working in close collaboration with other HR Branches, WFP functions and Country Offices.

**ACCOUNTABITLITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Learning and Development Specialist**
- Provide end-to-end guidance and support to WFP learning focal points on the development of learning solutions (e.g. needs analyses, formulation of learning objectives and KPIs, identification and development of appropriate design and delivery mechanism to meet needs of target audience, guidance in development of programs, evaluation of learning outcomes and business impact, etc.)
- Contribute to the development of a toolkit and set of templates and guidance to standardize and harmonize the design and delivery of learning and development initiatives at corporate level
- Promote the appropriate use of new learning technologies to improve the quality and effectiveness of any training initiatives (interactive webinars, mobile learning, virtual reality, simulations, gamification, interactive videos, etc.) and to improve the learners’ experience
- Collect and coordinate inputs on learning and development initiatives across different functional areas/regional and country offices; identify synergies and promote collaboration between different stakeholders on ongoing projects
- Develop in-depth knowledge of WFP’s global learning platform and functionality. Utilize this knowledge to leverage the technology to best effect in developing blended learning solutions
- Assist Functional/Regional partners and stakeholders in procuring the services of external learning design and development vendors with existing Long Term Agreements with WFP to do the detailed design and build of learning programs, performance support tools and other learning solutions
- Conduct needs assessment (functional, cross-functional, leadership, etc.) to map currently available skills and identify potential future skills gaps that would require learning and development interventions at different scale and level (using 70:20:10 approach)
- Develop structured learning and development plans in collaboration with internal stakeholders with clear objectives, prioritization, timeframe and breakdown of the activities required/recommended by job profile

**Trainer and Facilitator**
- Design highly interactive and participatory remote and face-to face training sessions using a variety of group activities and exercises
- Facilitate face-to-face sessions using a participatory and interactive approach (table-top exercises and simulations, group discussions, world cafes, etc.)
- Facilitate remote sessions (training, workshops, team buildings, etc.) using appropriate technology
- Design and facilitate team building workshops (both face2face and remote)
- Design and facilitate team development and team effectiveness initiatives
- Source, curate and create learning materials to support face to face, remote and blended learning interventions
- Gather and analyse participant feedback, produce reports at various levels of analysis
- When needed, support the set-up and organization of trainin