Officer, Program Design, School of Business, Casual position for 6 Months

Purpose: The program design officer works with the program design senior manager on shaping and coordinating the ongoing operation of developing new and revising existing curriculum and program and maintaining and improving associated technologies and processes. The program design officer is also responsible for the processes and timelines for definition, design, development, production, maintenance and evaluation of program development related activities. In addition, the program design officer assists in the continuous improvement efforts with unit director, managers of other units and subject matter experts to ensure curriculum and course quality standards are met and best practices are followed.

Principal Accountabilities:

Instructional Design and Administration

• Creating engaging learning activities and compelling course content
• Visualize instructional graphics, and user interface
• Provide exercises and activities that enhance the learning process
• Work closely with subject matter experts in the process of developing instructional materials including facilitator and participant guides, power points, and handouts, that showcases solid instructional design skills, effective learning principles, and creativity to course design to engage participants in the learning process
• Provide pedagogical and technical assistance to subject matter experts using selected tools for creation of an online/blended course content

Reporting

• Produce weekly and monthly reports reflecting the status of all programs under design and review
• Participate in the development of the units’ annual report
• Produce other ad-hoc reports requested by management

Executive Education Development

• Adhere to AUC and Executive Education (ExecEd) quality standards
• Assist in maintaining different accreditations and comply with their standards
• Produce required documentation
• Participate in assignments related to general AUC wide activities
• Participate in the development and update of policies and procedures
• Participate and perform any other duties and projects as assigned by management

Requirements:

Minimum Education Requirement:

• Bachelor degree in related field
• Postgraduate studies specialized in instructional design and/or human resource development is a must

Experience:

• Seven to eight years of experience in curriculum and course development, including curriculum design, assessment practices, instructional design, interactive design, course production, quality assurance, and process development

Skills:

• Fluent oral and written English
• Excellent Microsoft Office (MS) and internet research
• Visual design skills (Photoshop, Illustrator) and ability to storyboard
• Strong leadership skills, communication and presentation skills, negotiations and problem-solving skills, report writing skills, and ability to perform under stress

This position is open until January 18, 2023

Placement is based on the candidate’s experience and skills. Only candidates who make it to the short list will be contacted.

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