Remote Program Officer - Instructional Design

Her Data Project; New York (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a Program Officer for Instructional Design to support Switchboard’s training and capacity-building initiatives across the United States.

The role centers on delivering high-quality instructional design for online trainings, self-paced courses, and learning resources, collaborating with internal and external subject matter experts, and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in instructional design, education, or other relevant field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum four years of experience developing and implementing training, technical assistance, capacity-building, or education programs.
• Experience developing and producing innovative virtual multimedia trainings, such as webinars, online courses, self-paced e-learning, etc.
• Experience contributing to project M&E (data collection, management, and reporting).
• Familiarity with and commitment to data-driven, evidence-based programming.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with evidence of ability to build capacity of staff at multiple levels.
• Ability to effectively manage complex projects with strict timelines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality instructional design across Switchboard trainings and learning resources developed by Switchboard’s internal and external subject matter experts.
• Serve as Switchboard’s webinar and meeting producer.
• Research and recommend innovative training and instructional design practices that Switchboard should incorporate.
• Ensure that practitioner knowledge informs Switchboard’s trainings and learning resources.
• Lead implementation of strategy for updating and/or maintaining previously developed Switchboard learning resources.
• Champion a culture of learning and continuous improvement in Switchboard’s approach to instructional design; identify relevant professional development opportunities for Switchboard team.
• Contribute to needs assessment process to ensure instructional design best practices are incorporated into Switchboard’s annual workplan.
• Analyze feedback and evaluation data from Switchboard’s participants with a focus on instructional design improvements.
• Provide input into Switchboard reports, including monthly activity updates and semi-annual Performance Progress Reports.

Skills

Clear communication

Project management

Instructional design

M&E/data analysis

Capacity building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Graduate degree (preferred)

Job description

International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a Program Officer for Instructional Design to support Switchboard’s training and capacity-building initiatives across the United States.

The role centers on delivering high-quality instructional design for online trainings, self-paced courses, and learning resources, collaborating with internal and external subject matter experts, and driving continuous improvement.