About the role
Institutional Learning & Development Ambassadors are experienced professionals who help ministries, public agencies, project implementation units and other institutions recognise where capability gaps hold back their work, and point them to useful learning resources. The role suits people with standing in a professional network who want to support better capacity development in their country or sector.
For Risalat, ambassadors bring an informed view of what institutions really need. That keeps our programmes, diagnostics and free tools grounded in real challenges rather than assumptions. The role is a knowledge and learning connection, never an undisclosed sales role, and it is built on transparency about any employer or procurement responsibilities you hold.
Responsibilities
- Share publicly available Risalat knowledge resources, free tools and diagnostics with professional networks where they are relevant.
- Listen for recurring capability challenges in your country or sector and summarise them without sharing confidential information.
- Suggest relevant learning diagnostics or capacity-development options when colleagues ask for them.
- Make introductions only with the informed permission of everyone involved.
- Keep a short, factual record of conversations and introductions agreed with Risalat.
- Give feedback on how useful Risalat programmes and resources are for institutions you know.
- Flag emerging reforms, regulations or donor-financed initiatives that create new learning needs.
- Follow Risalat's ethics guidance and disclose any situation that could create a conflict of interest.
Outputs and success measures
- Short, anonymised observations on regional or sector learning needs.
- Professional discussions and introductions made with informed permission.
- Feedback from institutions on the relevance of resources and programmes.
- Suggestions for new topics, cities or formats based on real demand.
- A clear record of activity that shows relevance, not registration quotas.
What we are looking for
Essential
- Experience in institutional learning, public service, international development or a professional association.
- A credible professional network in at least one country or sector.
- Sound judgement and a strong understanding of conflicts of interest.
- Clear written and spoken English.
- Ability to describe practical learning needs simply and accurately.
- Willingness to disclose employer restrictions and any procurement authority you hold.
Desirable
- Experience with World Bank, AfDB, ADB, EU or UN financed projects.
- Knowledge of national training institutes or civil service learning systems.
- Additional languages used in your region, such as French, Arabic, Portuguese or Russian.
Tools and skills
What you gain
- Wider exposure to capacity-development practice across countries and sectors.
- A professional connection with Risalat's multidisciplinary team of trainers and consultants.
- Recognition as a contributor where you agree to be named.
- The chance to shape programmes so they answer the needs you see.
How we work
Collaboration is flexible and non-exclusive. Most contact happens online, at times that suit you and your existing commitments. Any assignment, deliverable or fee is agreed in writing before work begins, and you remain free to keep your current employment within your employer's rules.
Assignments, working hours, fees, deliverables and location are agreed in writing before work begins. This listing does not guarantee selection, paid work or a minimum number of assignments. Applicants employed elsewhere must comply with employer policies and disclose conflicts of interest.
Selection process
- Apply online with your background, country or sector and a short motivation statement.
- We review relevance, demonstrated work and any disclosed restrictions.
- A short call to agree expectations, ethics and the scope of collaboration.
- A written agreement before any assignment starts.
We assess every application on relevance, demonstrated work and current project needs.
Ethics and independence
- Institutional ambassadors are knowledge and learning connectors, not undisclosed sales agents. They never seek confidential procurement information, influence tender decisions, promise selection or receive payments tied to decisions they control.
- Please disclose any public employment, procurement authority and outside-work restrictions that apply to you.
- Programme reviewers give independent technical feedback, not purchased endorsements.
- Volunteer research is always optional, lawful and never replaces paid client work.
- Contributors obtain permission before using employer titles, logos, recordings, confidential cases or institutional affiliations.
Questions
Is this a sales role?
No. Ambassadors share knowledge and learning resources. They never seek confidential procurement information, influence tenders or receive payments tied to decisions they control.
Can I keep my current job?
Yes, provided your employer's rules allow outside collaboration. We ask you to disclose any restrictions when you apply.
Is there a target for registrations?
No. We look at relevance and useful feedback, not registration numbers.