STEM Learning Designer

Purpose of This Job

To support our Production & Education team in the development of high-school level STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) blended learning content for our various educational offerings from both a content development and project management perspective.

Desired Results

• Develop new STEM blended learning content
• Project management related to the development of educational materials
• Contribute to the maintenance of our existing online and printed learning content materials
• Support educators in the delivery of online live lessons
• Report data is accurately captured to enable accurate reporting & helpful changes to processes and products

Skills, Competencies and Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience teaching or tutoring any STEM subject(s) or designing educational content at a high-school or university level
• Hold a diploma in Education or a STEM-oriented degree
• Ability and willingness to work across subject domains, particularly within the STEM subjects
• Sound understanding of learning design principles, strategies of online learning and commonly used digital learning components for teaching and assessment
• Project management
• Confidence in managing digital learning resources and navigating online learning management systems
• Excellent computer literacy and document processing skills, particularly using (but not limited to) Microsoft Word and Google Suite
• Experience teaching, tutoring or supporting the delivery of live online lessons
• Understanding and application of basic User Experience Design principles as they relate to online learning content development
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively and proactively in a team environment
• Analytical and proactive problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt to change and innovation readily and effectively
• Organised
• Self-motivated
• Detail-oriented
• Friendly, empathetic and patient
• Good command of English both spoken and written

Key Responsibilities

Content development

• Adhere to quality standards and sound learning design principles to develop engaging and effective blended learning content
• Work effectively under the guidance of subject matter experts and other team members in the Production & Education team
• Use digital content development tools and content management systems such as Microsoft Word, Adobe Suite, Vimeo, Zoom, Google Suite and our own LMS
• Maintain and improve existing print and online learning content 
• Work with the broader team to ensure a streamlined user experience of learning content on the LMS

Project management

• Assume a leadership role in projects related to the development of educational materials
• Provide guidance to junior learning designers and perform a degree of quality control
• Ensure project delivery meets established deadlines

Teaching Support

• Support educators delivering online live lessons if and when required
• Answer learners’ content-related questions via our live chat function if and when required

Reporting

• Data capturing for reporting

Living our Core Values

• Learner-obsessed
• Customer-obsessed
• Human & helpful
• Committed to quality and impact
• Collaborative and playful
• Innovative by design
• For-Value and For-Impact

Feel like you’re a perfect fit?

• To apply, send your CV with references, copy of your highest degree certificate and statement of Senior Certificate results to [email protected] with the subject line STEM Learning Designer: {Your Name}
• Submissions close: Ongoing
• Location: Remote within South Africa
• Type of role: Permanent
• Salary: Market-related and negotiable based on experience