Training and Development Lead

Training and Development Lead

ABOUT UWS

Founded in 2015, UWS Nepal is a dedicated organisation transforming education in Nepal’s most remote and climate-vulnerable communities. We build opportunities from the ground up constructing safe, resilient schools and ensuring access to clean water, sanitation, and quality learning. Through local teachers, mothers’ groups, and strong government partnerships, we break geographical and socio-economic barriers to keep every child in school. Our vision is a future free from education poverty, where children learn, thrive, and lead resilient, empowered communities. Our vision is Zero Education Poverty - a world where every child can reach their full potential through quality education. 

JOB DETAILS

Title: Training and Development Lead

Location / Duty Station: UWS Nepal Country Office

Role Purpose / Summary: The Training and Development Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive teacher training programs in alignment with UWS Nepal’s education strategy. This role ensures the effective delivery of training modules, provides guidance and mentorship to Training and Development Officers, and monitors the impact of training on instructional quality and child safeguarding.

Supervises: Training and Development Officer(s)

Type of Contract: Full Time, Renewable (based on performance review/permanent), Probation Period 3 months

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

● Strategic Leadership

o Develop and implement an annual training and professional development strategy aligned with UWS Nepal’s education priorities, national frameworks, and donor requirements.

o Ensure the integration of UWS Global Standards and Nepal’s national education policies across all training initiatives.

o Identify capacity gaps, emerging trends, and evolving needs in teacher development, and recommend innovative, evidence-based solutions.

o Prepare annual budget forecasts for training activities and ensure effective and accountable management of resources.

● Training Design & Delivery

▪ Curriculum Development

Design and contextualize high-quality training modules across six thematic areas:

o Foundational Literacy: Phonics, vocabulary, reading fluency, and comprehension strategies.

o Foundational Numeracy: Number sense, mathematical operations, problem solving, and reasoning.

o Gender-Responsive Pedagogy: Strategies promoting gender equity and inclusive classroom practices.

o SEL, PBM, IL, LP: Techniques supporting social-emotional learning, positive behaviour management, interactive learning, and lesson planning methodologies.

o Child Protection and Safeguarding: UWS safeguarding policies, risk identification, reporting protocols, and safe learning environment creation.

o Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) / Remedial Learning: Assessment driven grouping and targeted interventions for learners needing support.

o Develop facilitator guides, participant handbooks, digital learning materials, and blended learning resources for all thematic areas.

o Pilot training modules, integrate feedback, and ensure continuous refinement for quality improvement.

o Deliver high-quality, competency-based training sessions for teachers, school leaders, and community educators using effective adult learning methodologies.

● Team Management

o Provide strategic leadership to Training and Development Officers for effective implementation of field-level training programs.

o Conduct regular coaching, mentoring, and performance support to enhance facilitation skills and technical competence of the team.

o Assign clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables to ensure timely achievement of training targets.

o Organize periodic capacity-building workshops to strengthen the training team’s expertise in emerging pedagogical tools and methodologies.

● Monitoring & Evaluation

o Develop and administer pre- and post-training assessment tools to measure teacher competency and professional growth.

o Collaborate with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team to track learning outcomes, analyze training impact, and document progress.

o Prepare quarterly and annual reports on training effectiveness, lessons learned, and recommendations for improvement.

o Use data-driven insights to refine training content, facilitation methods, and resource allocation.

● Stakeholder Engagement

o Coordinate with local and provincial education authorities, partner NGOs, and community stakeholders to ensure alignment with government priorities and educational standards.

o Represent UWS Nepal in national and regional forums, workshops, and networks to share best practices and strengthen sectoral visibility.

o Build strategic partnerships to leverage technical support, resource sharing, and collaborative opportunities in teacher development.

● Child Protection & Safeguarding

o Ensure all training programs and related activities comply with UWS CPS policies, government regulations, and ethical standards.

o Promote strong safeguarding and child protection awareness among teachers, staff, and community educators during all training engagements.

o Maintain confidentiality, uphold data protection standards, and ensure ethical conduct in training delivery, documentation, and reporting.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS

Every individual at UWS needs to be able to:

● Be committed to UWS's vision, mission and values and apply them in their daily behaviour and work.

● Be committed to undertaking UWS’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure everyone who meets UWS is as safe as possible.

QUALIFICATIONS

● Master’s degree in education, Teacher Development, Social Sciences, or related field.

● Minimum 5 years of experience in teacher training, curriculum development, or education program management.

● Proven track record in designing and delivering training programs in rural or low resource settings.

● Strong understanding of foundational literacy and numeracy, gender-responsive pedagogy, and child protection.

● Familiarity with Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) and competency-based training approaches.

● Excellent command of Nepali and English (spoken and written).