Training Officer

• Position: Training Officer

• Location: Nairobi, Kenya

• Application Deadline: Friday, 14th November 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organisation that provides assistance to people affected by conflicts, epidemics, and natural or human-made disasters and excluded from healthcare. We provide this assistance without discrimination, irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political affiliation.

MSF Eastern Africa is the regional institutional office of MSF. It focuses on representation and networking, recruiting and supporting staff from the region, communications and fundraising, as well as working on other dossiers of importance to MSF such as Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (DEI), Data Protection, mutualization, training, medical operational support, and environmental health.

The Training Officer is responsible for designing, delivering, and coordinating impactful learning programmes that strengthen staff capacity across MSF Eastern Africa, both at HQ and in the field. These include EDI & Safeguarding, Training of Trainers (ToT), soft skills development, and other emerging needs.
The role ensures training initiatives align with organisational priorities, foster professional growth, and promote a safe, inclusive, and effective workplace.

This position is hierarchically and functionally accountable to the Training & Learning Unit Lead, with a functional link to the EDI & Safeguarding Unit.

Technical and Operational Responsibilities

General Training and Development

• Design, develop, and deliver training programmes using adult learning principles and participatory approaches.

• Create and adapt training materials, resources, and methodologies to meet learning objectives.

• Facilitate engaging workshops and training sessions that strengthen staff capacity and confidence.

• Support induction and onboarding programmes for new staff.

• Conduct and contribute to Learning Needs Analyses (LNA) in collaboration with L&D, HR, managers, and staff.

• Translate identified needs into targeted, practical training interventions.

• Support the development and implementation of the annual training calendar.

• Mentor and coach internal trainers and facilitators, building organisational training capacity.

• Develop and apply tools to measure training effectiveness and learning impact, including follow-up evaluations.

• Collect and analyse feedback to improve training programmes continuously.

• Document and report on training activities, outcomes, and lessons learned.

• Share best practices and contribute actively to MSF’s global learning and development community.

• Ensure all training aligns with MSF policies, compliance standards, and organisational values.

EDI & Safeguarding Training

• Work with the EDI & Safeguarding Unit to design and deliver training that promotes a strong EDI & safeguarding culture.

• Develop and implement sensitisation tools and training strategies to prevent and detect abuse, neglect, and inappropriate behaviour.

• Create and adapt EDI & safeguarding-related training content (in-person and online), including:

  • General awareness and capacity-building sessions

  • Train-the-trainer programmes for EDI/Safeguarding focal persons/champions

• Ensure rollout and briefing of the Code of Conduct during staff onboarding.

• Coordinate and validate an annual calendar of awareness-raising activities.

• Regularly review and update training methodologies based on lessons learned and feedback.

• Collect and analyse data on safeguarding training progress and propose evidence-based improvements.

Other Responsibilities

• Recognize, respond, and document any form of abuse or inappropriate behavior and alert the safeguarding unit of any suspected potential abuse.

• Proactively participate in the individual performance management process including objective setting, performance monitoring and performance evaluation.

Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in Education, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Social Sciences, or related fields.

• A Training of Trainers (ToT) qualification.

• An Instructional Design qualification will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in training facilitation, curriculum design, and organizational learning.

• Experience in safeguarding and/or EDI/Anti-Racism training and awareness-building.

• Demonstrated experience in delivering training in complex, multicultural organizations.

• Familiarity with humanitarian or non-profit contexts, preferably MSF or a similar organization.

Competencies:

Technical Competencies

• Strong facilitation, presentation, and coaching skills.

• Skilled in designing training using adult learning methodologies and participatory techniques.

• Strong organisational, planning, and project management skills.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to measure learning impact.

Behavioral/General Competencies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

• Results and quality orientation, ensuring learning initiatives are purposeful, well-delivered, and aligned with organisational priorities.

• Teamwork and collaboration.

• Flexibility and adaptability, responding positively to evolving needs, contexts, and priorities.

• Commitment to MSF values and principles, including equity, diversity, inclusion, and safeguarding in all aspects of work.

• An open-ended full-time employment contract through MSF East Africa Section Office in Nairobi, Kenya.

• An annual salary of EUR 23,296 at HQ Grade 7 based on a full-time appointment.

• Social benefits package; allowances ranging between EUR 188 to 295/month based on individual & administrative status.

• Other benefits include: 25 days of annual leave, employer pension contribution, and medical insurance cover (staff and family) based on MSF EA terms/conditions.

• This vacancy is open only for applicants with the right to live and work in Kenya.

• If you recognize yourself in this profile, we welcome you to apply directly through the APPLY NOW button below

• Applicants are required to upload a Letter of Motivation + Curriculum Vitae (in English) in PDF format as one combined document.

• Closing date for applications: Friday, 14th November 2025.

• If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact [email protected] before the vacancy closing date. Kindly use this email only for technical issues related to your application, for example, if you do not receive an automated response or encounter problems uploading documents. Applications sent directly to this email will not be considered.

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MSF is an equal-opportunity employer and does not charge any application or recruitment fee.
MSF values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, race, color or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.

Lately, MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such, MSF is by choice an association. Each individual applying for MSF roles does so out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.