JOB DETAILS:
Our Vision and Mission – WomenLift Health envisions a world where diverse, accomplished leaders collectively transform health outcomes. To realize that vision, we seek to expand the power and influence of talented mid-career women in health and engage with senior institutional and societal leaders to catalyze systemic change for gender equality in health leadership. We work in East Africa, India, North America, Southern Africa and continue to explore outreach to other regions.

Our Work – Established in 2019, we work to advance equality in health leadership through a range of actions at the individual, institutional, and societal levels. This includes “Leadership Journeys,” which focus on equipping mid-career women with tools, along with peer, mentor and coach support, to successfully use their voice, expertise and leadership for impact. It includes pushing conversations and partnerships with senior leaders in health institutions, taking steps to prioritize gender equality. It also includes supporting/ convening global conversations about the importance of women’s leadership, amplifying the voices of national and global health leaders including at the bi-annual WomenLift Health Conference.

Our Culture and Values – We are building a diverse, entrepreneurial team of people who bring unique cultural and technical perspectives and experiences. We welcome results-oriented problem-solvers of any nationality, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability. We are a growing organization that is committed to building a culture that values:

• Collaborative leadership that celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences and ensures everyone contributes to their full potential.
• Partnership grounded in humility, respect, empathy, and inclusion.
• Transformative change based upon bold, strategic thinking combined with adaptability and pragmatic action.
• Spirit of learning that ensures we are open, forward-looking, constructive, and committed to growing collectively and individually.
• Achieving impact by improving global health and gender equality.

Position Summary – Consultant Instructional Designer, East Africa
WomenLift Health is seeking a Consultant Instructional Designer to work under the direction of the East Africa Senior Facilitator and in close collaboration with Leadership Development teammates. The Consultant Instructional Designer will be responsible for adapting and contextualizing pre-developed WomenLift content for new audiences; creating new content based on the needs of WomenLift and WomenLift’s partner organizations; supporting the packaging existing WomenLift content in accessible, downloadable platform that is available primarily for partner organizations as well as general public; developing supplemental materials for specific modules; documenting where contextualizations have been made; quality control of all materials.
Time commitment will be project-based, not weekly. The intensity may vary in relation to project-based deadlines, especially when associated with events.
The Consultant Instructional Designer must possess strong instructional design functional and technical skills, have a human-centered design focus, have experience designing for an East African audience, and be passionate about creating high-quality interactive content. They will be responsive to our team via emails and WhatsApps, available for occasional video meetings, and turn work around in a timely yet reasonable manner. They value human connection and are strongly aligned with WomenLift Health’s Mission, Vision, Culture, and Values. Not necessary but desirable to have familiarity with public health, leadership development, and/or gender equality domains.

Specific Responsibilities Include:
In close collaboration with the EA Senior Facilitator, EA Hub staff, EA partner organizations, and WomenLift design team:
• Design and develop culturally relevant original content based on WomenLift and partner organization’s needs. This includes:
o Assess the needs of partner organizations to drive the content development process
o Align with WomenLift team and partner organizations on specific goals and outcomes that any module or curriculum is hoping to address
o Run ideation sessions
o Conduct research on content topics
o Design, develop, and finalize for publication all materials for original content modules such as facilitation guides, ppts, speaker notes, workbooks, reference guides, handouts, overviews of materials, etc.
This includes supporting finalization of other modules developed by WomenLift Health
• Contextualize and adapt pre-existing content for WomenLift and our partner organizations.
• As part of the design and contextualization process:
o Use a human-centered design approach
o Ensure content is relevant to the needs and learning styles of specific institutions, health systems, and cultures.
o Track the changes made to pre-developed content in our contextualization mapping systems
o Reference our glossary and style guide for language guidance
o Share learnings and insights with the team throughout the process
o Identify and respond to East Africa Hub needs for the curricula to be expanded or go deeper to meet the needs of the audience
o Support development of communication materials related to the content
• Document lessons learned from specific institutions and document the common training needs across different institutions
• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems and processes
• Stay abreast of new learnings and best practices related to instructional design
Scope of Work
Ad hoc, based on project needs.
Work closely with East Africa Leadership Development and Communications team as well as the Cross-Regional Design team on an as-needed basis.
Time Frame for Guaranteed Scope of Work: beginning upon hire for 6 months; option to renew depending on performance
WomenLift Health’s Ideal Candidate Comes with the Following:

Required Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability:
● Minimum Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in leadership training curriculum development for diverse, East African audiences
• Expertise on Instructional Design, including:
o Proven ability to independently design and develop curricula as well as processes, systems, and tools to prioritize, adapt, contextualize, and create instructional products for learners across different cultures
o Knowledge of learning theories and ID models, and how/when to employ them.
o Ability to apply and adjust ID models, and the skill to improve and refine them for future use.
o Ability to take a human-centered approach to instruction that places the learner at the center of the experience, matching desired outcomes with the needs of the learners.
• Have a strong command of the English language as it is written and spoken professionally both within East Africa and internationally
• Proven ability to collaborate and co-create within teams
• Depth of experience, maturity and confidence, ability to learn and adapt, befitting an instructional designer
• Proactive, self-starter, able to work independently while communicating important information and asking questions
● Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
● Demonstrated success in following through and successfully completing projects in a timely manner
● Value human connection and are strongly aligned with WomenLift Health’s Mission, Vision, Culture, and Values
● Skill with Microsoft Office suite, Miro, Slack, email, and other technologies.

Preferred (not required) Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability:
• Master’s degree highly preferred
• Familiarity with and/or strong interest in public and/or global health, leadership development, and/or gender equality
• Instructional design experience for international audiences
• Knowledge of digital & online learning
• Facilitation experience
• Skill with Adobe suite of tools such as InDesign or Photoshop
• Fluency in additional languages, especially French or Swahili

If interested, please submit a proposal and include:
● Hourly rate or fee
● Availability
● Paragraph or two on why you are interested in working with us and why you are a good fit
● Two References
● Resume
● 2-3 samples of your work