Consultant – Learning Designer – Sustainable Finance and/or Landscape Finance

The main objective of the learning designer is to create effective, engaging and accessible online and blended learning experiences that help learners acquire specific competencies. The role focuses on assessing learner needs, designing competency-based curricula and experiences, and developing content and e-learning material/products in collaboration with subject matter experts.

Planning and analysis:

• Support the course development coordinator with course scoping and initiation; collaborate with subject matter experts and project staff to develop course concept notes.
• Lead training needs analysis; and collaborate with subject matter experts to define learner profiles, learning gaps and desired competencies.
• Define clear, measurable, and competence-based learning objectives and course outcomes, applying relevant learning theories to enhance learning.
• Analyse the learning context considering available technology, language, time constraints and access.

Course design:

• Develop a comprehensive course outline aligning course and module outcomes with learning activities and assessments. Coordinate consultations with subject matter experts and integrate their feedback. As needed, design for blending online and offline activities.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts on content and assets, weighing comprehensiveness, accuracy, and relevance for learners.
• Develop a course prototype that captures the course’s look and feel and the key interactive elements.
• Develop detailed course scripts (structure, narration, interaction logic, feedback, interactive activities, assessments to measure competency, and development instructions).
• Facilitate a collaborative process with subject matter experts and ensure formal approval of the course design.

Course development:

• Build the course in the selected authoring tools, based on approved course outlines and scripts. Facilitate a collaborative process with subject matter experts and ensure formal approval of the alpha and beta versions.
• Produce SCORM-compliant modules, and select and integrate appropriate multimedia and interactive elements, ensuring technical functionality, accessibility and platform compliance.
• Facilitate quality control, copy-editing, and, where needed, translation of courses in different languages, and support course administration on the learning management system.
• Design course pages and define learner analytics.

Course delivery:

• Pilot test courses with small groups of learners, and update accordingly, where feasible.
• Support course marketing and outreach.
• Provide learner support and facilitate a supportive learning community.

Evaluation and upgrades:

• Design and facilitate use surveys, interviews and analytics to collect and analyze learner feedback in evaluation reports.
• Oversee and manage the assessment and manage certification process.
• Use evaluation data and learner feedback to iterate and improve the learning experience.
• Maintain detailed records of the design process.

Education, knowledge and experience

• Excellent understanding of principles of pedagogy for sustainable development and adult education, and having experience with online learning design and learning management systems.
• Experience with instructional design models (ADDIE, SAMR, backward design).
• Strong demonstrated experience with Moodle-based LMS, Articulate Rise and Storyline.
• 5+ years of experience in leading instructional/learning design, or an undergraduate degree in instructional design, pedagogy or a related field.
• Understanding of WordPress CMS and data management systems or an undergraduate degree in instructional design, pedagogy or a related field.

Terms and conditions

• This is a consultancy position.
• The period of the consultancy is 12 months.
• Work location: This is a remote consultancy position. Candidates are required to be in African/European time zones.