ECDE Teacher-Facing Content Designer

Anticipated start: As soon as possible

Location:  Remote, Kenya preferred

Team: Product Team

Instill’s mission is to transform teaching, learning and leadership in every classroom on the African continent. We believe that the greatest levers for change in the education system are teachers and school leaders. We have recently been accredited as a higher education institution in South Africa, and are launching Upskill, an Android application to support teachers in their ongoing professional development. We seek to build a team that will change the face of teacher education across the continent. We’re looking for an Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) Content Designer to join our small and growing team to ensure the success of online learning platforms.

What makes you a great candidate?

You are ambitious, hungry to learn and have a deep passion for education. You want to work in a fast-paced business environment and grow with a young organisation that seeks to change the face of education across the African continent. You want to learn how a start-up works by getting your hands dirty and getting involved in every aspect of the business. You are excited by the challenge of immersing yourself in new contexts and tackling complex problems. You are not afraid of failure and are driven to improve through robust, data-driven decision-making and feedback. When evaluating your candidacy, we will look for the following:

• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion
• You have the ambition to grow with the business and move into leadership positions
• You are a critical thinker with strong interpersonal communication skills
• You have a demonstrated passion for educational development, closing educational equity gaps, and are strongly aligned with our vision, mission and values
• You are passionate about designing meaningful learning experiences for educators
• Have considerable context of ECDE development across Kenya

What does the role entail?

You will be working with Instill’s Academic Team to develop remote learning modules for teachers and school leaders to tight deadlines and high quality.

Specifically, you will:

• Conduct and engage in research to ensure our curriculum is aligned with current global best practices in the field
• Ensure all modules are aligned to Instill’s approach to online professional development
• Review modules and share feedback with other designers
• Create online modules, implement feedback, and test the modules on the learning management system
• Ensure all modules are contextually relevant, inclusive, engaging, rigorous, and practical
• Collaborate with team members to iterate on module designs

Selection Criteria:

• You have an undergraduate degree in education, learning or curriculum development or a related field.
• You are highly professional, organised, and reliable
• You have a track record in managing your time effectively to complete multiple projects on time and according to standards
• You are detail-oriented and have a high level of quality
• Passionate about digitally-enabled learning and eager to grow and learn
• You are comfortable working in a high-speed environment and are flexible and can adapt quickly to change
• You have the ability to work effectively in a multicultural and geographically dispersed team
• Significant experience teaching adult learners and/or coaching/developing teachers
• Experience in curricular and/or instructional design (for adult education)
• Experience designing and improving content on a learning management system (LMS) such as Canvas, or a strong willingness to learn
• Experience using, or interest in learning how to use, content collaboration frameworks such as H5P
• The ability to think critically and innovatively about curriculum design and approaches to learning
• Excellent organisation  and project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Do our values resonate with yours?

We measure the impact of everything we do. We believe that education equity is a central pillar of achieving social justice. We pursue excellence in everything that we do. We have the courage to make bold decisions and learn from our mistakes. We build community by being accountable for our actions, fostering collaborative environments, and acting with integrity and humility. We believe that diversity is central to our success.