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Internals Only: Instructional Designer Learning Trajectories Care System

Hybrid / Remote
Full-time
Fixed-term

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.  


What you will do: 

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 stakeholders    
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
Learning Design and Development     
  • Provide instructional design, analysis and guidance for blended learning paths   
  • Ensure collaborative/inclusive design processes   
  • 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.  
  • Produce or support the design of relevant accessible learning materials  
  • Publish prototypes related to the learning paths, resources and platforms  
 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

To learn more about the role, please review the Job Description.

Your profile

Education
  • Education in Instructional Design, Digital Arts, or equivalent (using adult learning principles, methods, theories, and techniques) for global audiences.
Experience
  • Experience in designing scalable learning models.
  • Experience with e-learning authoring tools such as Evolve is a must.
  • A minimum of 5 years creating in-product micro learning and a portfolio showcasing your work.
Knowledge
  • 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 (including translation tools).
Skills
  • A passion for co-creating adaptive learning materials.
  • Strong facilitation skills to engage global, multi-disciplinary stakeholders.
  • An ability to ask the right creative questions to spark new solutions.
  • Someone who can build on existing strengths, systems and content.
  • Strong coordination skills.
Languages
  • Strong written and spoken English language skills.
  • Arabic/French/Arabic/Spanish would be an advantage. 
Other Requirements
  • Ability and willingness to travel to organize content sprints and experience field trainings.

What we offer


    • Location : We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Preference is given to applicants who reside and have valid working permits. War Child does not offer relocation.
    • Type of Contract : Local contract with salary and secondary labour conditions based on the in-country salary scale, local T&C's will apply.
    • Internals only may apply.
  • Why You Should Apply
    • Meaningful Impact : Contribute directly to improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict through quality education and long-term, sustainable change.
    • Professional Growth: Join a dynamic organisation that values learning, innovation, and professional development, with opportunities for capacity building and growth through the role and War Child’s global network.
    • Global Reach : Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme across multiple conflict-affected contexts worldwide.
    • Collaborative & Inclusive Culture : Work alongside passionate, mission-driven colleagues in a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace that prioritises safety, fairness and equal opportunity for all.
 

How to Apply

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications (CV and motivation letter in English) by June 26, 2026. We are reviewing submissions on a rolling basis, so early applications are strongly recommended. ________________________________________________________________________________
By submitting your application you certify that all of the statements made in your application are true, complete, and correct and are made in good faith. You understand that falsifying, misrepresenting or intentionally withholding information will be grounds for rejection of your application or withdrawal of any offer of appointment or, if an appointment offer has been accepted, this will be ground for employment sanctions, such as, but not limited to, instant dismissal. In addition, you understand that you need to submit a Criminal Record Certificate and that, if you fail to submit it, no employment relationship can be established.

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.

Over ons

Onze organisatie
War Child is een dynamische organisatie waar een informele sfeer heerst en waar veel ruimte is voor creativiteit en eigen initiatief. Het imago dat War Child extern uitdraagt, is een blauwdruk van het werk op het hoofdkantoor: het is dynamisch, vernieuwend, integer en gericht op het behalen van resultaten tegen lage kosten. War Child besteedt zoveel mogelijk budget aan het helpen van kinderen in oorlog en doet er daarom alles aan om de kosten zo laag mogelijk te houden. Onze arbeidsvoorwaarden zijn op het niveau van de Nederlandse NGO sector. Het kantoor is gevestigd in de Amsterdamse wijk Watergraafsmeer. We werken in een hybride vorm, met de combinatie van thuis en op kantoor.

Veiligheid
War Child werkt vanuit humanitaire waarden en normen. Van mogelijke nieuwe collega’s vragen we hetzelfde. Voor War Child staat de veiligheid van de kinderen en jongeren die we steunen voorop. We bestrijden elke vorm van misbruik. Omdat we willen dat kinderen en jongeren geen enkel risico lopen komt dit uitgebreid aan bod bij de werving van nieuwe collega’s. Als onderdeel van sollicitaties vragen we daarom om referenties naar aanleiding van het Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme en een recente Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag (VOG).

Gelijke kansen
War Child droomt dat alle kinderen in vrede kunnen leven, wie ze ook zijn en waar ze ook opgroeien. Daarom is War Child trots dat we gelijke kansen bieden aan iedereen die met ons wil werken. We bevorderen diversiteit en willen dat iedereen zich bij ons thuis voelt. War Child selecteert mogelijke nieuwe collega’s ongeacht hun gender, ras, nationaliteit, beperking, leeftijd of seksuele voorkeur.
 
Sollicitaties
We besteden zoveel mogelijk van onze inkomsten aan de ondersteuning van kinderen en jongeren. Daarom werken we efficiënt. Dat betekent dat we alleen sollicitaties bekijken die we via onze websites ontvangen. Mochten we een geschikte persoon vinden vóór de sluitingsdatum, verwijderen we de vacature van onze websites. Sollicitaties die we later ontvangen, kunnen we dan niet meer in behandeling nemen.