Assistant Trainer, Instructional Design at United States International University - USIU Africa

Reporting to the Lead, Instructional Design. The holder of this position will be responsible for supporting the Instructional Design Lead to plan, execute, test, and assess instructional design projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with UI/UX, media developers, and other team members to design and develop premium online course content.
• Under guidance of the lead trainer use effective instructional delivery methods; modern, sleek and intuitive UI/UX design practices; and provide strong faculty support at all stages of the instructional design process.
• Oversee training activities of individual cohorts.
• Provide post-grad support to eLearning Champions.
• Review portfolios and facilitate submission and archiving of completed portfolios and other resources to Lead, Online Content Development.
• Support Lead Trainer, ID in duties including, but not limited to;
  • Review of partner resources for content and curriculum for Online Pedagogy.
  • Collaboratively contextualize learning material for delivery to institutions in the network.
  • Coordinate facilitation activities and mentor trainees through the program.
  • Facilitate training sessions in areas related to Instructional Design and mentor peers to do the same on a train-the-trainer knowledge transfer model.
  • Provide support and oversight to Instructional Design teams across the eLearning program.

Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience:

• Master’s degree in instructional design, education technology, or other related field aligned with the responsibilities of the position – PhD preferred.
• 3-5 years professional experience as instructional designer, learning designer or course developer, preferably in higher education. Worked with faculty and academic leadership in the development and delivery of top tier, visually compelling, engaging, and interactive online course content – including layout and design - at the university level. Teaching experience preferred

Personal Attributes & Competencies:

• Strong practical technical skills in a wide variety of online technologies including but not limited to Mac, Windows, and mobile device operating systems; various academic software; various media development software, and learning management system platforms.
• Knowledge of teaching, learning, pedagogy, and faculty development.
• Understanding of the use of LMS’s and other software and innovative technologies used in a fully online academic environment.
• Willingness to troubleshoot problems and discover solutions to solving those problems.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely and carefully with faculty, the IT team and other members of the USIU-A community to maintain an atmosphere of courtesy, professionalism and strong service.
• Experience working in higher education in support of faculty.
• Demonstrated fluency in written and spoken English with the sophistication necessary to effectively communicate technical details to both technical and non-technical individuals.
• Demonstrated knowledge on web technologies, HTML, CSS and JavaScript and must have good knowledge of eLearning authoring tools.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse and inclusive nature of a distinguished higher education environment.

If you have the requisite qualifications and experience and want to work as a team member in a modern and progressive institution where you can make a difference, please apply.