Sr. Consultant And Trainer

About the Company

HST is a knowledge company that provides services to clients across various industries.

HST endeavors to help its clients solve their business growth, operational, people, financial, tax, governance, risk, learning and compliance challenges with locally relevant solutions. As a local professional service firm, HST offers best practices that fully consider its clients’ unique circumstances and the social, political and economic environment they are operating in.

Through its Learning Solutions Department, HST offers training programs, face-to-face and online, tailored to the specific needs of its clients and target groups and designed to address the skill gaps that are identified through appropriate training need assessments.

HST’s Learning Solutions Department is powered by highly qualified and best in class trainers and human capital experts who are well experienced in adult training techniques and are attuned to the local business environment. The firm’s professionals are supported by up-to- date knowledge and modern technology which allows them to efficiently provide solutions to clients’ issues that matters most.

Training is a profession which requires passion and an appreciation of the tools, strategies, and delivery systems which make training events effective and memorable in the minds of the target group. Making a training experience effective and memorable requires more than developing a training content and using a beautifully designed PowerPoint presentation. It requires careful planning and involves identifying the skills and knowledge gaps that need to be filled through the training program, identifying the learning objectives that must be met and, implementing strategies which will lead trainees through a process of self-learning and a sense of self-discovery.

HST would like to recruit professionals who possess personal attributes and experience as trainers and have an open mind to learning new methods of training delivery.

Responsibilities

• Conducting training needs assessments for potential corporate customers to identify skill and knowledge gaps;
• Preparing, reviewing and adapting training materials (both face-to-face and online trainings), developing relevant case studies and activities that reflect local and sector-specific issues and enrich the training experience;
• Overseeing the production of handouts, instructional materials, aids and manuals;
• Planning and coordinating training events organized by the firm;
• Participating in training delivery;
• Monitoring the learning experiences of trainees and the feedback obtained from client organizations;
• Participating (when appropriate) in post-training assessments to ensure incorporation of taught skills and techniques into employees’ work behavior;
• Participating in the periodic evaluation of ongoing programs of the firm to ensure that they stay relevant to changes in the environment and the requirements of clients;
• Staying abreast of new trends and tools in employee development issues.

Qualification

• At least Master’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or related fields.
• Member or student (completed at least 6 papers) of ACCA.
• At least 3 years teaching experience at university level. Two-three years adult training delivery experience in corporate settings is an added advantage. Practical experience in Accounting, audit, financial management, etc is an added advantage.
• Ability and experience in translation from English to Amharic (to other local languages of Oromiffa and/or Somali will be an added advantage).
• Well-developed interpersonal skills. Ability to get along well with diverse personalities; tactful, mature, and flexible.
• Ability to simplify complex concepts and models to fit the requirements of a variety of audiences.
• General exposure to instructional design theory and learning principles will be an advantage.
• Result-and-profit-oriented, with the ability to balance other business considerations.
• Computer literacy and with deep passion for day-to-day personal development through extensive reading, training and continuous client engagements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills Required:

• Accounting / Finance