Consultant – Learning Designer – Sustainable Finance and/or Landscape Finance

Reference number: 2634

Job status: In-progress

Job category: Consultancy

Duty station: Remote

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Landscape Alliance

Landscape Alliance transforms science into action, unlocking the power of trees, forests and agroforestry landscapes to
advance planetary health and human well-being. Landscape Alliance is the operating name of the Center for International
Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the International Centre for Research on Agroforestry (ICRAF). CIFOR and ICRAF are
independent International Organizations and CGIAR Research Centers.

Landscape Alliance is looking for a

Consultant – Learning Designer – Sustainable Finance and/or Landscape Finance

Overview

Landscape Alliance (CIFOR & ICRAF in Action) is a non-profit, global research centre dedicated to advancing human well-being, environmental conservation, and equity. It maintains headquarters in Bogor, Indonesia, and Nairobi, Kenya, with a global presence. Landscape Alliance conducts research to inform policies and practices that affect forests and landscapes in developing countries. Its research embraces a green economy, sustainable landscapes and livelihoods, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and food security and nutrition under inclusive multi-stakeholder processes.

Landscape Alliance and its Capacity Development and Education hub have expanded its Landscape Academy with a dedicated learning management system and community features with abilities for offline, online and blended courses, social learning, community engagement, collaborative course design and content management on landscape-related topics.

A team of instructional and learning designers work within Landscape Alliance projects and contribute to the creation and delivery of engaging online and blended learning experiences, including courses and resources such as guides, toolkits, and blogs, hosted on the Landscape Academy. This learning designer position has a particular focus on landscape finance and/or more broadly sustainable finance.

Duties and responsibilities

The main objective of the learning designer is to create effective,
engaging and accessible online and blended learning experiences that help
learners acquire specific competencies. The role focuses on assessing learner
needs, designing competency-based curricula and experiences, and developing
content and e-learning material/products in collaboration with subject matter
experts.

Planning and analysis:

  • Support
    the course development coordinator with course scoping and initiation;
    collaborate with subject matter experts and project staff to develop course
    concept notes.

  • Lead
    training needs analysis; and collaborate with subject matter experts to define
    learner profiles, learning gaps and desired competencies.

  • Define
    clear, measurable, and competence-based learning objectives and course
    outcomes, applying relevant learning theories to enhance learning.

  • Analyse
    the learning context considering available technology, language, time
    constraints and access.

Course design:

  • Develop
    a comprehensive course outline aligning course and module outcomes with
    learning activities and assessments. Coordinate consultations with subject
    matter experts and integrate their feedback. As needed, design for blending
    online and offline activities.

  • Collaborate
    with subject matter experts on content and assets, weighing comprehensiveness,
    accuracy, and relevance for learners.

  • Develop
    a course prototype that captures the course’s look and feel and the key
    interactive elements.

  • Develop
    detailed course scripts (structure, narration, interaction logic, feedback,
    interactive activities, assessments to measure competency, and development
    instructions).

  • Facilitate
    a collaborative process with subject matter experts and ensure formal approval
    of the course design.

Course development:

  • Build
    the course in the selected authoring tools, based on approved course outlines
    and scripts. Facilitate a collaborative process with subject matter experts and
    ensure formal approval of the alpha and beta versions.

  • Produce
    SCORM-compliant modules, and select and integrate appropriate multimedia and
    interactive elements, ensuring technical functionality, accessibility and
    platform compliance.

  • Facilitate
    quality control, copy-editing, and, where needed, translation of courses in
    different languages, and support course administration on the learning
    management system.

  • Design
    course pages and define learner analytics.

Course delivery:

  • Pilot
    test courses with small groups of learners, and update accordingly, where
    feasible.

  • Support
    course marketing and outreach.

  • Provide
    learner support and facilitate a supportive learning community.

Evaluation and upgrades:

  • Design
    and facilitate use surveys, interviews and analytics to collect and analyze
    learner feedback in evaluation reports.

  • Oversee
    and manage the assessment and manage certification process.

  • Use
    evaluation data and learner feedback to iterate and improve the learning
    experience.

  • Maintain detailed records of the design process.

Education, knowledge and experience

  • Excellent understanding of principles of pedagogy for sustainable development and adult education, and having experience with online learning design and learning management systems
  • Experience with instructional design models (ADDIE, SAMR, backward design)
  • Strong demonstrated experience with Moodle-based LMS, Articulate Rise and Storyline
  • 5+ years of experience in leading instructional/learning design, or an undergraduate degree in instructional design, pedagogy or a related field
  • Understanding of WordPress CMS and data management systems or an undergraduate degree in instructional design, pedagogy or a related field

Terms and conditions

  • This is a consultancy position
  • The period of the consultancy is 12 months
  • Work location: This is a remote consultancy position. Candidates are required to be in Afri-can/European

To apply, please visit our career site at:

https://www.landscapealliance.org/about/work-with-us/

To learn more about Landscape Alliance, please visit our websites at:

https://www.landscapealliance.org/

Landscape Alliance promotes Gender Diversity – Applications from women professionals are encouraged.

Landscape Alliance is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity.

Application process

The application deadline is 31 Oct 2026.

We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.

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