About Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh)
Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss child relief agency. The Foundation has been helping children in need for over 50 years, defending their rights regardless of their race, creed, or political affiliation. In over 30 countries, Tdh protects children against exploitation, and violence, improves children’s and their mother’s health, and provides emergency psychological and material support in humanitarian crises.
General description of the position:
The Training and Capacity Building Supervisor will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering training programs for CSO partners to enhance their technical and operational competencies. The role will focus on child protection, GBV prevention and response, education programming, and organizational development. The Supervisor will work closely with consortium partners, government agencies, and humanitarian actors to ensure effective knowledge transfer and sustainable capacity strengthening.
Organisation : Terre des hommes – Nigeria
Position: Training and Capacity Building Supervisor (SDC Funded Project)
Location: Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Advert Closing date: 14th October 2025.
Main Responsibilities:
Training Development and Implementation
- Conduct training needs assessments in collaboration with CSO partners to identify capacity gaps.
- Develop training plans and materials tailored to the needs of CSOs in CP, GBV, EiE, and organizational management.
- Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and mentoring programs to enhance the technical and operational capacity of CSOs.
- Ensure training methodologies are participatory, inclusive, and adapted to the local context.
- Support the institutionalization of training materials within CSO structures to enhance sustainability.
Capacity Strengthening and Technical Support
- Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship to CSO staff to reinforce training outcomes.
- Guide CSOs in developing and implementing policies on child protection, safeguarding, financial management, and human resources.
- Support CSOs in establishing internal training systems to ensure continuous learning.
- Promote best practices and innovative approaches in capacity building.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity Building Activities
- Develop and implement tools to measure training impact and effectiveness.
- Conduct post-training evaluations and follow-ups to assess skill application and retention.
- Maintain training records, participant feedback, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.
- Contribute to reporting requirements by providing data on capacity-building activities.
Coordination and Partnership Engagement
- Collaborate with consortium partners, government stakeholders, and humanitarian actors to align training efforts with national standards.
- Represent Tdh in relevant sectoral working groups and coordination platforms on capacity building.
- Foster linkages between CSOs and institutional training providers to strengthen long-term capacity.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in education, Social Work, Organizational Development, or related field.
- At least 4 years of experience in training and capacity building within the humanitarian or development sector.
- Expertise in designing and facilitating training on CP, GBV, EiE, and organizational strengthening.
- Experience working with local organizations and building their technical and operational capacities.
- Strong understanding of the humanitarian coordination system, particularly in Nigeria.
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Proven ability to develop training curricula, manuals, and learning tools.
- Strong reporting and analytical skills.
- Fluency in English required; knowledge of Hausa or Kanuri is an asset.
Core Competencies
- Strong leadership and teamwork skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to adapt training approaches to diverse learning needs.
- Commitment to localization and community-driven capacity strengthening.
- High level of professionalism, ethics, and accountability.
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should go to: https://forms.gle/1Dsg1XqpvbzAKwiA7 to Apply.
