Learning Experience Design Specialist job at Educate
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Mar-11
Location: Kampala
Vacancy title: Learning Experience Design Specialist [ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Management ] Jobs at: Educate Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, March 25 2025 Duty Station: Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa
Summary Date Posted: Tuesday, March 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed Similar Jobs in UgandaLearn more about EducateEducate jobs in Uganda JOB DETAILS: Position Overview Do you have a passion for improving youthsâ livelihoods? Are you excited by the power of human-centered design to transform lives? Educate!, a fast-growing and award-winning social enterprise, is seeking a Learning Experience Design Specialist to join our dynamic Out-of-School Youth (OoSY) product team in Uganda. The OoSY Solution Line champions Educate!'s mission to create alternative education pathways for out-of-school youth, particularly young women in rural areas. We empower them with the skills and knowledge needed for quality self-employment in the informal economy. In this role, you will play a critical role in ensuring the learning experience offered in our OoSY products (Educate! Business Academy, Skill Up & Original SEED) is truly transformative and can effectively scale to impact thousands of youth each year. Are you our ideal candidate? ⢠You believe in the power of design to solve big, hairy social and economic problems. ⢠You have experience designing transformative, unique learning experiences that youth or adults love. ⢠You are comfortable conducting design research to get a better understanding of end-user needs. ⢠You have an eye for detail and a high quality standard when it comes to the development of teaching and learning materials. ⢠You know what it takes to enable learning and behavioral change for out of school youth. ⢠You are a strong communicator and adept at presenting complex information to diverse audiences. What You Will Do: Identify and research problems affecting the LX of OoSY - 20 % ⢠Review performance metrics and evaluation data to spot blockers to impact ⢠Offer technical advice on product and LX strategy development ⢠Design and conduct user-research to get a deeper understanding of the pains, jobs to be done, skills requirements ⢠Shadow and observe implementation of the LX to generate new insights Ideate and test LX solutions to improve OoSY product - 20% ⢠Conduct benchmarking research using secondary resources to identify best practices ⢠Design and support the implementation of rapid experiments ⢠Support development of user journey maps for the OoSY products ⢠Create LX strategy based on product strategy and insights from different data points Develop curricula, training and assessment materials that support high quality delivery of the LX - 40% ⢠Create work plans to effectively execute all tasks ⢠Design high quality skills sessions and teaching and learning support materials that are appropriate for the OoSY target group and scale ⢠Conceptualize real world practical application activities for OoSY ⢠Develop mechanisms for youth to receive individualized feedback and support ⢠Incorporate feedback from peers, frontline teams, end-users and supervisors to continuously improve LX materials. ⢠Develop motivation/incentive strategies to drive learning and adaptation of new behaviors. Prepare and develop training materials for trainers of trainers to ensure program implementation teams can effectively implement the LX - 20% ⢠Design and deliver high quality training of trainers of trainers to ensure the designersâ intent is clearly articulated for the implementing team. ⢠Collaborate with the program implementation team consistently to identify opportunities to ease LX delivery for frontline teams. Who You Are: ⢠You have a Bachelorâs degree in Education, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, Social Science, Adult Education, or a related field. With at least five years of professional experience in learning experience design, instructional design, human-centered design, or training design, youâve likely worked in design-centric organizations, including social enterprises or start-ups. You also have experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research within human-centered design processes, and you possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as a high level of computer literacy in tools like Google Docs and spreadsheets. ⢠You fit our Five Cultural Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!âs culture deck here
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