Instructional Curriculum Designer

Who We Are:

Gift of Life Institute, the non-profit educational subsidiary of the Gift of Life Donor Program, serves a diverse national and international customer base

Job Summary:

Will help develop and manage curriculum for new programs and work with faculty to maintain the curriculum of existing programs for professionals in the field of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.   This position will be responsible for successfully incorporating appropriate technology-based learning with the retooling of existing curriculum and creation of new curriculum.

What we want in an Instructional Designer:

• Degreed individual ideally with a Medical School or University background, (Masters preferred with a concentration in education, instructional design, or instructional technology)
• 3-5 years of successful curriculum development for external use including instructor-led eLearning, blended learning and mobile solutions
• Creative individual with experience designing eLearning programs that are both graphically and visually creative.  
• Demonstrates and utilizes effective needs analysis, project management, course development, and assessment and evaluation skills.
• Strong relationship building skills
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, project management and organizational skills, including effective time-management skills with ability to prioritize, schedule and meet deadlines.
• Ability and experience facilitating meetings, presenting technology-related information to non-technical learners with varying backgrounds and skill levels
• Knowledge of 
  • adult learning principles
  • instructional design theories, models, and applications

• methodologies of online and hybrid course delivery
• quality course development and standards
• learning management systems
• Experience with Absorb LMS is a plus
• Proficiency with Articulate 360, Zoom, WordPress, Mailchimp, and the Microsoft Office suite

What’s in it for you?  

• Outstanding benefits package including medical, prescription drug, dental and vision insurance; tuition assistance, and employer matched 403(b) up to 11%
• Opportunity to work with welcoming, inclusive co-workers

Some of what you’ll be doing:

• Support the planning, development, organization, administration, and evaluation of new educational programs that may include
  • presentation slides
  • facilitator’s outline 
  • participant materials
  • learning objectives
  • competency testing
  • required reading/pre-testing competencies
  • field observations and required proficiency guidelines, if appropriate
• Register users, upload courses, develop learning paths, and generate reports 
• Administer Virtual Classroom Trainings and OnDemand programming, including, but not limited to, maintaining learner communications, monitoring discussion boards, and hosting weekly webinars
• Retool and update existing courses and course segments to distance-based learning 
• Develop instructional materials by working with SMEs to understand aspects of policies, procedures, systems, or skills requiring instruction
• Produce instructional materials for various delivery methods, including instructor-led and distance-based learning 
• Review and revise content based on feedback from client, supervisor or other stakeholders as needed 
• Actively participate and promote instructor-led and distance-based learning opportunities
• Create and pursue relationships with potential Institute lecturers and SMEs in collaboration with Institute leadership
• Assist in developing marketing materials to promote Institute offerings, including, but not limited to, quarterly newsletters, flyers, and social media posts
• Assist with maintaining company website, including, but not limited to, updating events, articles, and links to industry-specific news  

We are an equal opportunity employer and support diversity in our workplace.