Curriculum Developer

Curriculum Developer

Department: Learning Design

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Reporting To: Director of Learning Design

Description

As part of our Learning Design department, you'll help us navigate the space between our vision and transformative learning on the ground. That journey is challenging and unpredictable because we serve learners who differ from us and each other in profound ways-culture, life experience, and educational background, to name a few. Your goal will be to design and enable integrated learning-learning that shapes the whole person, connects theory and practice in contextually responsive ways, and arises from a sound theological anthropology.

Responsibilities

• Develop programs, courses, learning experiences, and instructional materials for adult learners
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary project teams of content specialists, educationalists, researchers, teachers, indigenous partners, and others
• Study learner and teacher behaviors to design solutions that enhance learning by meeting their needs
• Explore, try out, and refine solutions through iterative prototyping and testing in the real world
• Develop appropriate, well-aligned learning goals and objectives
• Lead design projects and facilitate sprints, workshops, and stakeholder focus groups
• Develop and lead learning and development initiatives to help staff and volunteers teach more effectively in Majority World settings
• Develop methods for assessing learning outcomes and evaluating programs there
• Do short-term field research and teaching overseas

Qualifications

• You have abiding faith in Jesus Christ, meet the character qualifications of a local church elder (1 Tim 3:1-7), and wholeheartedly agree with the Gospel Coalition Confessional Statement and the vision and strategy of TLI.
• You have a master's degree in education, biblical studies, or theology and at least three years of professional experience in curriculum development, instructional design, teaching, or a related field.
• You have experience living or working abroad or working with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
• You have experience leading and contributing to interdisciplinary project teams.
• You're skilled in writing and editing.
• You're a self-starter skilled in time management and organization.
• You're skilled in recognizing opportunities and challenges and coming up with elegant solutions.
• You're a team player who values building relationships, bringing people together, and collective ownership of projects.
• You're willing to move to Minneapolis.
• You're willing to travel for work.
• You're willing to develop a personal support network.