Digital Skills Trainer

• Organisation: Sightsavers
• Location: Kenya
• Contract: Consultancy
• Deadline: 15 November 2026

Call for expression of interest: Digital Skills Trainer (Consultancy) x4 - 2 per location

Locations: NITA Nairobi, NITA Athi River, NITA Kisumu or NITA Mombasa, Kenya

Contract type: Individual Consultant / Contracted Trainer

Duration: 9 months (22 days training days per month)

Expected start date: 1 March 2027

Responsibilities

Purpose

Reporting to the Programme Manager, Digital Futures, Kenya, you will design and deliver engaging, practical and accessible face-to-face training for persons with disabilities. You will support learners throughout their journey, from skills development and assessment through to portfolio building and career preparation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing lesson plans, learning materials and practical exercises.

• Delivering high-quality, learner-centred training sessions.

• Supporting learners through assessments, projects and portfolio development.

• Preparing learners for relevant industry certifications where applicable.

• Monitoring learner progress and providing feedback and coaching.

• Maintaining accurate records and submitting programme reports.

• Promoting inclusive and accessible learning environments for all participants.

Trainers will be engaged for one or more of the below technical areas:

• Software Development

• Data Analysis and Visualisation

• Cloud Computing

• Cybersecurity

• Artificial Intelligence

• Other market-relevant digital disciplines

Deliverables

The successful consultant will be responsible for delivering:

• Inception report, workplan and training delivery plan.

• Accessible training materials and practical learning resources.

• Attendance and assessment records.

• Periodic learner progress reports.

• Learner assignments, portfolios and project outputs.

• Final consultancy report and handover documentation.

Skills and Experience

We are looking for experienced professionals who combine strong technical expertise with a passion for developing others.

You will have:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant technical field.

• Professional experience in the Training Areas as stipulated in the ToR .

• Experience delivering practical training to adults, graduates or early-career professionals.

• Experience designing learning materials, practical exercises and assessments.

• Excellent communication, facilitation and coaching skills.

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience supporting persons with disabilities or applying inclusive learning approaches.

• Relevant industry certifications (where applicable).

• Extensive professional experience within the proposed technical field.

• Experience creating accessible training materials.

• Experience supporting diverse learner groups.

• Experience working with persons with disabilities or applying inclusive learning approaches is highly desirable.

• Strong facilitation, communication, coaching and learner support skills.

• Fluency in Kiswahili or other local languages would be an advantage

All digital trainers will be expected to attend quarterly planning meetings in our Sightsavers Nairobi office.

This is a highly varied and involved consultancy position, and the above is not an exhaustive list of deliverables or required professional skills. Please see the Terms of Reference for full details.