Curriculum Quality Assurance Specialist

Red & Yellow Creative School of Business; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Red & Yellow Creative School of Business in South Africa seeks a Curriculum Quality Assurance Specialist to review higher education content and ensure alignment with learning outcomes and assessment strategies.

You will critically evaluate course material, learning design, and AI-reviewed content, providing constructive feedback to teams to improve learner experiences across programs.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to critique academic content and identify gaps.
• Strong writing and editing skills for academic material.
• Ability to translate complex knowledge into accessible material.

Responsibilities

• Review academic content for accuracy, relevance and currency.
• Evaluate learning design coherence and alignment with outcomes.
• Assess assessment tasks, criteria and feedback needs.
• Provide actionable feedback to designers, SMEs and learning technologists.

Skills

Critical analysis

Academic writing

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Education

Honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8)

Master’s degree (advantageous)

Tools

Moodle

Articulate Rise

Storyline

Job description

Red & Yellow Creative School of Business is South Africa’s leading authority in digital marketing education. We have the mission to unlock creative thinking, to build brilliant careers and organizations using Commercial Logic and Creative Magic. Our mandate, as educators, is to prepare students for career success in the future, not the past. This single-minded purpose is why we exist, and what continues to drive and inspire us 30+ years later.

We are looking for talented people who are fun, dynamic and passionate about all things education and that enjoy working with people – students, lecturers and staff to join various teams across our fast-growing company.

Job Summary

The Curriculum Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for reviewing and assuring the academic and learning design quality of educational products developed across Red & Yellow. The role focuses on the quality of the learning experience rather than primarily on language editing. The successful candidate will critically evaluate whether course and module content is accurate, appropriately scoped, logically structured, engaging and aligned with the intended learning outcomes, assessment strategy, learner profile and mode of delivery.

Working across higher education programmes and policies, occupational qualifications, short courses and executive education products, the Curriculum Quality Assurance Specialist will review learning materials at key stages of development and provide clear, constructive and actionable feedback to team leads, curriculum designers, learning designers, academic managers, subject matter experts and learning technologists.

The role requires a strong understanding of curriculum and learning design principles, constructive alignment, adult learning, assessment design and digital learning. It also requires the judgement to distinguish between minor content improvements and material issues that may compromise academic quality, learner understanding or the achievement of the intended outcomes.

While the role is primarily focused on quality assurance and review, the Curriculum Quality Assurance Specialist may also be required to design, develop or improve selected learning resources where gaps are identified or additional learning support is needed.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Academic Content Quality Assurance

• Review module and course content for academic accuracy, relevance, coherence, appropriate depth and currency.
• Evaluate whether content adequately addresses the approved curriculum, module outline, course brief or occupational curriculum.
• Identify factual inaccuracies, conceptual gaps, contradictions, unnecessary repetition and content that is insufficiently explained.
• Assess whether the level and complexity of the content are appropriate for the relevant learner profile, qualification level and learning context.
• Ensure that key concepts are introduced, explained, illustrated and applied in a logical and meaningful sequence.
• Identify areas where additional examples, case studies, activities, explanations or contextualisation may be required.
• Confirm that content produced or supported through artificial intelligence has been appropriately reviewed, verified and contextualised by relevant human experts.
• Review the appropriateness, credibility and currency of prescribed, recommended and supplementary learning resources.
• Ensure that sources are appropriately acknowledged and referenced in accordance with institutional requirements.

2. Learning Design Quality Assurance

• Review the overall learning journey to ensure that it is coherent, purposeful and appropriately structured.
• Evaluate the constructive alignment between learning outcomes, content, learning activities and assessments.
• Confirm that each component of the learning experience makes a clear contribution to the intended outcomes.
• Review the sequencing, scaffolding and pacing of learning to ensure that learners progress from foundational understanding to more complex application, analysis and independent judgement.
• Evaluate whether learning activities promote active engagement, reflection, application and meaningful interaction with the content.
• Review the balance between theory, practice, application and assessment.
• Assess whether the proposed learning experience is appropriate for the intended mode of delivery, including online, blended, face-to-face and self-directed learning.
• Identify opportunities to improve learner engagement through appropriate use of scenarios, case studies, simulations, reflection, discussion, practice and feedback.
• Ensure that learning experiences are designed with accessibility, inclusion and learner diversity in mind.
• Review digital learning products to ensure that multimedia, interactive activities and technology are used intentionally and enhance rather than distract from learning.

3. Learning Outcome and Assessment Review

• Review learning outcomes for clarity, measurability, relevance and alignment with the appropriate qualification or course level.
• Evaluate whether assessments provide valid and sufficient evidence that learners have achieved the intended outcomes.
• Review the alignment between assessment tasks, assessment criteria, rubrics and learning activities.
• Identify instances of under-assessment, over-assessment, unnecessary duplication or inappropriate assessment demands.
• Evaluate whether assessment instructions and expectations are sufficiently clear for learners and facilitators.
• Review assessment strategies for academic integrity, authenticity and resilience in an AI-enabled learning environment.
• Recommend opportunities for more authentic, applied, reflective or performance-based assessment where appropriate.
• Confirm that formative learning activities adequately prepare learners for summative assessment.

4. Quality Assurance Feedback and Development Support

• Provide clear, evidence-based and actionable feedback to curriculum designers, learning designers, subject matter experts and learning technologists.
• Distinguish between mandatory quality requirements, substantive recommendations and optional enhancements.
• Facilitate quality review discussions where significant academic or learning design issues have been identified.
• Work collaboratively with development teams to resolve quality concerns without compromising project timelines or intended learning outcomes.
• Confirm that agreed amendments have been appropriately addressed before content progresses to the next development or publication stage.
• Support subject matter experts in translating specialist knowledge into accessible and engaging learning experiences.
• Guide development teams on good practice in curriculum design, assessment, digital learning and learner engagement.
• Contribute to the development of internal quality assurance tools, review templates, rubrics, standards and guidelines.
• An Honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma at NQF Level 8 in education, curriculum studies, instructional design, learning design, educational technology or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, instructional design, learning design, academic quality assurance or educational content development.
• Experience working in higher education, occupational education, executive education or professional short-course development.
• A sound understanding of constructive alignment, learning outcomes, assessment design and adult learning principles.
• Experience reviewing educational content and providing developmental feedback to authors, academics or subject matter experts.
• Strong academic literacy, critical reading and analytical skills.
• The ability to evaluate both the academic substance and the learning design quality of educational materials.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project, time and workload management skills.

Advantageous:

• A master’s degree in education, curriculum studies, instructional design, educational technology or a related field.
• Teaching, lecturing, facilitation or academic development experience.
• Familiarity with Moodle, Articulate Rise, Storyline or comparable learning technologies.
• Knowledge of the South African higher education and occupational learning environment.
• Experience working with qualification frameworks, accreditation requirements or institutional academic governance processes.
• Experience reviewing AI-supported content or designing assessment for an AI-enabled educational environment.
• Curiosity for learning and experiencing new things
• A problem-solver: approachable yet assertive
• A highly effective communicator
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to work under pressure and change priorities/direction quickly and successfully
• This person leads by example should bring a positive energy
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Impeccable Academic writing and editing skills essential.