Head of Learning Design (Johannesburg) at HyperionDev

ABOUT THE ROLE

• As our full-time Head of Learning Design at HyperionDev, you will lead the critical functions of course design, development and evaluation.
• This is a new role that exists within the Learning Experience part of the organisation.
• The Head of Learning Design will oversee all aspects of HyperionDev’s course strategy, development and maintenance to ensure that our learners have the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to embark on a career in tech.
• Reporting directly to the Director of Learning Experience, the Head of Learning Design will also be responsible for line managing a number of HyperionDev learning designers, course evaluators, and other specialists, setting key goals and expectations as it relates to new course development and existing portfolio maintenance.
• To excel in this role you need to be able to think strategically and prioritise effectively in order to deliver on ambitious targets related to course quality, student satisfaction, retention and engagement.
• It will require someone who can manage multiple tasks and priorities as well as people, while keeping sight of bigger picture goals and targets.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee new course development and existing portfolio maintenance to ensure learner success, improved bootcamp completion rates, learner retention & satisfaction.
• Streamline and scale course building and course maintenance strategies to drive efficiency, contain scope, and improve course quality.
• Translate department and business goals into regular team operations.
• Manage and develop team members by establishing quarterly performance goals, allocating resources, assessing performance, conducting coaching conversations, providing feedback and proposing individual merit, and/or promotional increases.
• Plan and oversee course production and maintenance in collaboration with HyperionDev’s Director of Learning Experience and Operations Manager.
• Review, update and oversee departmental success metrics related to course quality, student satisfaction, progression and graduation.
• Work cross-functionally with all relevant teams to research, propose and implement scalable, effective and efficient approaches to teaching and learning at HyperionDev.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum

• 7+ years experience in learning/instruction design, ideally within EdTech
• 5+ years direct team management experience, having directly line managed a team of 5+ individuals
• A deep understanding of learning design and educational technology best practices in the context of online/blended higher education
• Experience working with high-ranking university partners or other prestigious institutions
• Experience vetting and onboarding scalable methodologies, tools and platforms to enable and support the course design, development and evaluation processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Good business acumen

Preferred

• A degree in Learning Design, Instructional Design, Learning & Development, or other relevant qualification
• A proven track record of scaling teams and support structures within a startup environment, ideally in EdTech
• Experience with Project Management tools such as Jira, Basecamp, Notion, ClickUp, Asana, etc.
• Experience aligning content to accredited material and running the administration process of accreditation
• Experience with the production and maintenance of STEM/Coding content