Curriculum Development and Training Specialist

Basic Job Summary:

• To lead the pedagogical design and development of all project training curricula: reviewing and infusing Green Hydrogen competencies into selected TVET curricula, designing the Training-of-Trainers and short upskilling/reskilling courses, and preparing the curricula for accreditation by relevant bodies – ensuring all content is competence based, aligned to KNQF, gender-responsive and ready for national roll-out.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Curriculum development and Green Hydrogen infusion
The key tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Translate the project’s skills-gap analysis into a structured GH2 competency framework (technical and soft skills) for the priority disciplines.
• Lead the review and GH2-infusion of the seven selected curricula and develop course schedules and learning materials.
• Design the Training-of-Trainer’s curriculum and the short upskilling / reskilling courses for workers, including e-learning content.
• Support the assessment of ToT trainers on the technical learning outcomes.
• Draft the autonomous full Green Hydrogen syllabus consolidating project lessons and best practice.

Coordination, Facilitation and Quality Assurance

The key tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Embed gender-responsive and inclusive approaches throughout all curricula and materials.
• Coordinate closely with other consortium members on project delivery 
• Report on progress and deliverables to the SERC Project Manager.

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Education, Curriculum Development, Engineering Education or a related technical/pedagogical field.
• A Bachelor’s degree with substantial additional relevant experience may be considered.
• Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies/ Publication:
• Demonstrated record of developing TVET CDACC-accredited occupational standards, curricula and assessment tools.
• Familiarity with the CBET approach and the Kenya National Qualifications Framework
• Publications or examples of accredited curricula are an asset.

Work Experience:

• At least seven (7) years in TVET curriculum design and development within Kenya’s CBET framework.
• Proven experience designing Training-of-Trainers programmes and short professional courses.
• Demonstrated application of gender-responsive and inclusive curriculum approaches.
• Familiarity with renewable energy or green hydrogen is a strong asset.

Competency Level:

• Strong instructional-design and learning-outcome formulation skills.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder-engagement and workshop-management skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English and report-writing ability