Specific Responsibilities Include
In close collaboration with the EA Senior
Facilitator, EA Hub staff, EA partner organizations, and WomenLift design team:
- Design and develop culturally relevant original content based
on WomenLift and partner organization’s needs. This includes:
- Assess the needs of partner organizations to drive the content
development process
- Align with WomenLift team and partner organizations on
specific goals and outcomes that any module or curriculum is hoping to
address
- Run ideation sessions
- Conduct research on content topics
- Design, develop, and finalize for publication all materials
for original content modules such as facilitation guides, ppts, speaker
notes, workbooks, reference guides, handouts, overviews of materials, etc.
- This includes supporting finalization of other modules
developed by WomenLift Health
- Contextualize and adapt pre-existing content for WomenLift and
our partner organizations.
- As part of the design and contextualization process:
- Use a human-centered design approach
- Ensure content is relevant to the needs and learning styles of
specific institutions, health systems, and cultures.
- Track the changes made to pre-developed content in our
contextualization mapping systems
- Reference our glossary and style guide for language
guidance
- Share learnings and insights with the team throughout the
process
- Identify and respond to East Africa Hub needs for the
curricula to be expanded or go deeper to meet the needs of the
audience
- Support development of communication materials related to the
content
- Document lessons learned from specific institutions and
document the common training needs across different institutions
- Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems and
processes
- Stay abreast of new learnings and best practices related to
instructional design
Scope of Work
- Ad hoc, based on project needs.
- Work closely with East Africa Leadership Development and
Communications team as well as the Cross-Regional Design team on an
as-needed basis.
- Time Frame for Guaranteed Scope of Work: beginning upon hire
for 6 months; option to renew depending on performance
Required Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and
Ability:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in related field
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in leadership training curriculum
development for diverse, East African audiences
Expertise on Instructional Design, including:
- Proven ability to independently design and develop curricula
as well as processes, systems, and tools to prioritize, adapt,
contextualize, and create instructional products for learners across
different cultures
- Knowledge of learning theories and ID models, and how/when to
employ them.
- Ability to apply and adjust ID models, and the skill to
improve and refine them for future use.
- Ability to take a human-centered approach to instruction that
places the learner at the center of the experience, matching desired
outcomes with the needs of the learners.
- Have a strong command of the English language as it is written
and spoken professionally both within East Africa and
internationally
- Proven ability to collaborate and co-create within teams
- Depth of experience, maturity and confidence, ability to learn
and adapt, befitting an instructional designer
- Proactive, self-starter, able to work independently while
communicating important information and asking questions
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Demonstrated success in following through and successfully
completing projects in a timely manner
- Value human connection and are strongly aligned with WomenLift
Health’s Mission, Vision, Culture, and Values
- Skill with Microsoft Office suite, Miro, Slack, email, and
other technologies.
Preferred (not Required) Education, Experience,
Knowledge, Skills And Ability
- Master’s degree highly preferred
- Familiarity with and/or strong interest in public and/or
global health, leadership development, and/or gender equality
- Instructional design experience for international
audiences
- Knowledge of digital & online learning
- Facilitation experience
- Skill with Adobe suite of tools such as InDesign or
Photoshop
- Fluency in additional languages, especially French or
Swahili
How To Apply
Please see career page of WomenLift Health, select
the appropriate position, and fill out an application form for the role you are
interested in. As part of the application packet, you will be asked to submit
your resume, a cover letter detailing why you are interested and a good fit for
the role, and a list of three references.
If Interested, Please Submit a Proposal And Include
- Hourly rate or fee
- Availability
- Paragraph or two on why you are interested in working with us
and why you are a good fit
- Two References
- Resume
- 2-3 samples of your work
Interested and qualified? Go to WomenLift Health on
womenlifthealth.jobsoid.com to apply
