Learning Designer (Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: Cape Town

Working Practices: Hybrid | Mondays and Thursdays in office and remaining days remote.

Contract Type: Fixed-term contract (~12 months)

Working Hours: 07H00AM - 15H30PM (SAST)

Job summary:

In this role, you will deliver world-class service and sector-leading digital products to our portfolio of global clients. This could include designing and building high-end blended MBA programs, supporting clients in creating life changing MOOCs, developing competency-based job training.

You will work closely with internal role players on multiple client and in-house projects and be responsible for delivering high-quality course content. While you will be part of a highly supportive environment, as a Learning Designer, you will be expected to:

• take full ownership of your work,
• contribute to the supportive environment by offering coaching and peer support,
• develop an area of specialisation in which you can provide a high level of coaching to peers and/or external stakeholders.

Core Learning Design tasks:

• Apply advanced learning and design knowledge and skills to create technology-enabled learning experiences for a range of learners that meet best practice standards.
• Effectively engage in regular interactions with internal role players to translate a course blueprint into a detailed course atlas/storyboard which supports an effective and efficient digital course building process.
• Taking a lead in internal Construct team initiatives.

• Reviewing course documentation to familiarise yourself with the broader context of the course.
• Collecting content aligned to learning outcomes by creating and reviewing content request documents for your clients.
• Creating instructionally sound and engaging online learning experiences by presenting content coherently, creating relevant activities, and proposing necessary graphic and video content.
• Designing and writing grammatically correct learning content in partnership with external subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Populating course atlas/storyboard and writing scripts, according to Construct’s learning and visual design principles.
• Author directly on the LMS or support the learning technologist team as they build the course.
• Regularly engaging with the production team to create a course graphics guide and video graphics guide according to Construct’s design principles.
• Supporting internal role players through QA processes. (For example, processing client feedback and mapping all design activity to Construct’s quality standards)

Additional tasks:

• Provide additional support for learning strategy for a project by reviewing course deliverables and ensuring they are aligned with the learning cycle design and other required internal and external (client) standards.
• Build and maintain strong client and partner relationships
• Provide advanced expertise (such as use of specific technologies, learning design approaches or tasks, etc.)

Requirements

You have:

• 5 years + working experience in online or blended Learning Design, or similar role.
• Strong consultancy and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to develop and/or design courses for multiple LMSs (EdX, Canvas, and Bridge, etc.)
• Proven ability to self-motivate, work autonomously and demonstrate leadership qualities with a multidisciplinary team.
• Deep knowledge of best practices for online and blended learning design.
• Ability to coach peers and external role players on best practices.
• Demonstrable interest in and understanding of agile L&D design and delivery, especially technologically enhanced L&D.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A passion for great learning and a solutions-orientated approach to learning and design challenges.

Benefits

About Construct

Construct Education is a fee-for-service digital learning solutions company specializing in the design of innovative, impactful, and bespoke digital learning experiences.  As a wholly-owned subsidiary of OES, a global leader in education solutions, we continue to push the boundaries of online education. Construct Education is committed to redefining online education in a way that prepares learners for real-world challenges and helps them succeed in their careers. Our vision is for everyone to have access to meaningful education through superior online programs. 

Company Culture & Values 

 We are a people-focused organisation with a culture built around collaboration, connection, and working together toward one common goal. Our vibrant, values-led culture is grounded in four core principles that guide everything we do: 

Passion and Perseverance: We love what we do (even though it’s not always easy) and take pride in creating transformative learning experiences. We bring a ‘can-do’ attitude to our work, tackling challenges and inspiring others. 

Teamwork: We operate as cross-functional teams globally with trust and respect, celebrating success. We have fun while we work and enjoy collaborating with each other and OES partners. 

Agility and Innovation: We are innovative, lateral thinkers who use our skills to do things better for our students. We thrive in ambiguity, embrace change and challenge conventional thinking.  

Integrity: We do what’s right, and what we say we will do, every time. We value a culture of respectful feedback and believe that respect trumps harmony. 

What We Offer*

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
• A healthy and supportive company culture
• Generous annual leave
• Paid maternity and paternity benefits
• Study leave
• Professional development and mentoring
• Construct Culture Club events
• Company funded lunch and drinks every 6 weeks

*Policy T&Cs apply for certain benefits