Senior Manager, Learning Management

About the role

An international NGO, recruited through Summit Recruitment & Search Africa, is looking for a Learning Management Senior Manager based in Nairobi. The role oversees the design, coordination and continuous improvement of learning processes across the organization and its partners, helping staff, partners and stakeholders build the knowledge and skills needed to deliver the mission, while capturing and sharing learning to strengthen organizational effectiveness.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement an organizational learning framework supporting strategy, program delivery and staff development.
• Work with program teams to identify capacity-building needs and design inclusive, scalable and culturally responsive learning interventions.
• Integrate innovation and appropriate technologies (e.g. AI tools) to improve learning design, delivery and accessibility.
• Capture and share lessons learned, best practices and case studies across teams, partners and communities of practice.
• Coordinate training workshops, peer learning sessions and mentoring initiatives.
• Collaborate with MEL teams so data and evidence inform learning agendas and adaptive management.
• Partner with HR, Program, Comms and MEL leads to align learning with performance and organizational goals.
• Champion a culture of reflection, innovation and continuous learning, and maintain relationships with external learning partners.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in education, Organizational Development, International Development or a related field (Master's preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in organizational learning, capacity building or knowledge management in the non-profit or international development sector.
• Experience in youth development, women's empowerment or community-based programs.
• Familiarity with donor reporting requirements and evidence-based programming.

Required skills

• Strong facilitation skills and experience leading participatory training and reflection sessions.
• Understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate clearly to diverse audiences.
• Project management and organizational skills, and experience designing both in-person and virtual learning approaches.