Instructional Designer Learning Trajectories Care System

Temporaire, Temps plein · Amsterdam office, London office, Remote, Hamburg office, Stockholm office, Kampala office, Juba office, Bukavu office, Bangui office, Amman office, Beirut office, Jerusalem office, Sana'a office, Herat office, Bogota office, Kiev office, Malakal office, Raqqa office, Cyprus office, Kabul office, Badghis office, North office, Nablus office, Hebron office, Aden office, Goma office, Baraka office, Minova office, Masisi office, Melut office, Renk office, Bor office, Kampala office (expat), Erbil office, Goma office (expat), Sana'a office (expat), Bangui office (expat), Amman office (expat), Herat office (expat), Juba office (expat), Bukavu office (expat), Ndele office, Gaza office, Balkh office, Jawzjan office, Kabul office (expat), Syria office (expat), Buenaventura office, Cali office, Jambalo Cauca office, Caloto Cauca office, Quibdo office, Riohacha office

Your mission

Overview

War Child reaches many thousands of children and youth every year - yet there are 468 million children living with the effects of armed conflict. We will never reach them all by ourselves, which is why our strategic goal is to scale our impact by implementing evidence-based methodologies with partners. Together we can support the mental health and well-being of many more children affected by conflict.

At the heart of our scaling strategy is War Child’s Care System approach. The Care System includes a range of evidence-based methodologies designed to improve the mental health and well-being of children and their caregivers. These components can be selected based on partner needs, tailored for programme requirements and contextualized and integrated with existing services to build on local strengths.

Role

To make the adaptive Care System accessible to many more children and communities, we aim to collaborate with key stakeholders to co-design simple and effective learning pathways and resources to support all steps in the implementation process.

As Learning Designer Care System, you will provide learning /instructional design expertise and collaborate with the core EBM teams to improve and build on existing learning paths and start new blended learning paths and learning resources. You will bring essential expertise in developing learning paths that are scalable and in line with our guiding principles. Where relevant you co-create and/or collaborate with our replication partners and local implementing partners to ensure the learning paths are contextualised and will be adopted by /co-owned by our replication partners. You will also help to create learning materials and resources to strengthen partner’s abilities to implement evidence-based methodologies, including capacities such as coordination and quality assurance.

Team

You will be part of the scaling team within the Program Quality, Scaling and Advocacy (PQSA) department and will report to the Product Owner. The Product Owner will support you in project prioritization, planning and alignment with other scaling projects.

What you will do:

1. Project ownership

Take the lead in implementing learning design projects related to implementation of the Care System,
Align with technical leads and ensure input from practitioners, partners, finance and other key stakeholder

2. Inclusive design

Design and facilitate co-creation workshops to explore relevant creative questions and the needs and learnings of key stakeholders /partners.
Ensure partners’ needs are centered in all learning paths and learning resources. Ensure the needs of partners are reflected in the final products,

3. Technical skills

Provide instructional design, analysis and guidance for blended learning paths
User-centered design skills to ensure collaborative/inclusive design processes
Ability to plan, design and produce an e-learning course that is activity-based, learner-centered, interactive, including storyboard and able to develop (if relevant) animations, video, and/or illustrations.
Ability to produce or support the design of relevant accessible learning materials
Ability to publish prototypes related to the learning paths, resources and platforms
Experience with a variety of tools, e-learning authoring tools and learning platforms, such as Evolve, WordPress, Canva, video editing tools, badging platform, and learning management systems (such as Kaya, which is Totara/Moodle based) and use of AI tools for learning design (incl translation tools).

4. Adaptive learning

Prepare and plan user testing once prototype is published
Create an adaptive learning process to review the learning trajectories, gather recommendations for adjustments, assess and integrate
Ensure lessons from Communities of Practice/ learning communities and implementers are gathered and assessed to enrich and improve learning paths and associated resources.

Your profile

Knowledge and Experience: Experience in designing scalable learning models
A passion for co-creating adaptive learning materials
Facilitation Skills: Strong facilitation skills to engage global, multi-disciplinary stakeholders
Creative Problem-Solving – An ability to ask the right creative questions to spark new solutions.
Technical Expertise – Experience with e-learning authoring tools such as Evolve is a must.
Building on Strengths – Someone who can enhance existing systems, content, and processes.
Coordination Skills – Strong ability to manage tasks and stakeholders effectively.
Instructional Design Knowledge – Education in Instructional Design, Digital Arts, or equivalent, applying adult learning principles for global audiences.
Microlearning Experience – A minimum of 5 years creating in-product microlearning, with a portfolio showcasing work.
Language Skills – Strong written and spoken English; Arabic is a bonus.
Travel & Field Experience – Ability and willingness to travel, organize content sprints, and conduct field trainings.

What we offer

Location : We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is based in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen. Preference is given to applicants who reside and have valid working permits. War Child does not offer relocation.
Salary and benefits are in line with your residing country and contracting office, we offer local packages.
Professional Development: Opportunities for capacity building and growth, both within the role and through War Child’s broader network.
Meaningful Impact: The chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and families affected by conflict, contributing to long-term, sustainable change.
Equal Opportunities: War Child is an inclusive employer committed to diversity and inclusion, respecting all individuals regardless of age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or physical ability.
Workplace Culture: War Child is dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace that prioritizes safety and fairness for all individuals. We strictly prohibit any form of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying within our organization

Why You Should Apply

Make a Real Impact: Your work will directly contribute to providing quality education to children who need it most, creating lasting change in their lives.
Career Growth: Join a dynamic organization that values your professional development and offers opportunities for learning, growth, and innovation.
Global Reach: Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme that operates in multiple conflict-affected regions around the world.
Collaborative and Mission-Driven: Work alongside passionate colleagues and partners united in a mission to protect children and help them thrive despite adversity.

How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications by March 12, 2025. We are reviewing submissions on a rolling basis, so early applications are strongly recommended.
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The safety of children and youth is a paramount and essential to War Child’s work. War Child has a zero tolerance policy towards any form of abuse. To prevent placing children and youth at any risk this subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures. Moreover, the accepted candidates will be required to state their commitment/ intent to be aware, consider and adhere to the minimum standards applicable in development and humanitarian settings, such as humanitarian values and principles, Sphere Humanitarian Charter, Standards in the Humanitarian Standards Partnership, Core Humanitarian Standard, International Humanitarian Law, Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief and IASC Six Core Principles Relating to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
Disclaimer

Only applications received via our website are processed.
If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date, we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that date. In such a case, any responses received after that time are not processed.
It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so, and you have not yet heard from us, your application will remain active.

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About us

About us
The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination. War Child has a presence in 19 countries: Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Colombia, Burundi, DR Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes https://www.warchild.net/

Safeguarding
War Child is committed to humanitarian values, standards and norms and we expect the same from job applicants. War Child is especially committed to safeguarding the children and youth we support and doesn’t tolerate any form of abuse. Because we want to prevent and deter any actions that place children and youth at risk, conduct references are an important part of our recruitment procedure. As part of the selection process, War Child will request standardized references in accordance with the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and a recent Criminal Records statement.
The safety of children is essential to War Child. War Child does not tolerate or accept any form of abuse. This subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures.

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