Instructional Designer (Fixed Term Contract)

Discovery Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading insurance provider as an Instructional Designer on a fixed-term contract, where you will create innovative training materials to support a culture of learning and development. This role involves consulting with stakeholders, analyzing trends, and ensuring high-quality learning interventions. Ideal candidates should possess strong instructional design experience and relevant educational qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' instructional design experience required.
• Short term Insurance knowledge is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality training materials and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Consult with stakeholders to identify learning and development needs.
• Create tailored training materials to enhance employee performance.

Skills

Creative and innovative

Excellent command of English

Instructional writing

Problem solving

Project Management

Learning & researching

Adapting and responding to change

Networking

Self-management

Design using Authoring tools

Education

Matric

Education & Training qualification in Design & Development

Tools

Articulate 360

Job description

Discovery Insure

Instructional Designer - Fixed Term Contract

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society .

About Discovery Insure

Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor and home insurance sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally-recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivises and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East. The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover.

Key Purpose

The role of an Instructional Designer at Discovery Insure involves developing high-quality training materials and continuously evaluating the learning cycle to ensure effectiveness. It also requires keeping materials updated to align with best practices.

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

· Consult with stakeholders across all relevant business areas to identify and address L&D needs.

· Develop tailored training materials that address specific operational challenges and enhance employee performance.

· Analyse data to identify engagement trends, make impactful recommendations, and suggest solutions.

· Maintaining and adhering to controls throughout the training development process such as version control, quality control etc.

· Maintaining currency of knowledge in the areas specific to learning and development, including but not limited to learning technologies, learning concepts.

· Support of eLearning clients to resolve functionality issues and liaise with LMS supplier on platform stability

· Design and develop learning material for online and classroom learning interventions. Must be familiar with using Authoring tool Articulate 360 knowledge

· Consult with business areas to agree on reasonable and achievable deadlines

· Train and provide guidance to the facilitators to ensure that learning outcomes are achieved through effective presentation of material

· Ability to develop material based on technical product information and specifications.

· Developing storyboards for digital training material, which could include online courses, videos, podcasts, infographics, and animations.

· Stay ahead of industry trends by incorporating the latest instructional design methodologies and technologies.

· Design training courses using Authoring tool Articulate 360 knowledge.

Skills and Knowledge:

· Creative and innovative

· Very good command of English language

· Demonstrate strong instructional writing skills

· Problem solving

· Project Management skills

· Learning & researching

· Adapting and responding to change

· Networking

· Self-management

· Design using Authoring tools

· Interpret technical data and specification documents into learning content

Education and Experience

Education:

· Matric

· Education & Training qualification, specifically Design & Development

Minimum Experience:

· Minimum 5 years’ instructional design experience

· Short term Insurance knowledge - Advantageous

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.