Learning Design and Asset Management - 12 Month Internship - Jobs in Calgary

Job Description

Job DescriptionDo you dream of your work making a difference in the world CAWST is an international development organization focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 6 - water and sanitation for all - and we’re looking for an organized, reliable, and passionate self-starter to support our learning and development team.Join CAWST in a dynamic role where your passion and creativity drive the design, delivery, and evaluation of online, blended, and face-to-face learning materials. As a vital team member, you’ll actively develop, adapt and curate compelling capacity development resources. This position offers a diverse scope, allowing you to explore water, sanitation, hygiene, behaviour change, and instructional design subjects.At CAWST, we need learning assets to be documented and easily and quickly accessible by our staff and clients. That means creating conditions for knowledge to flow between people and tools, identifying and capturing important information, and creating systems everyone can use with minimal time and effort to access and share.Location: CAWST is based in Calgary, Alberta.

• This position requires you to be located in Calgary.
• Position Type: Full-time, Fixed-term Contract (12 months)
• Compensation: Hourly, CAD 20.00 per hour (40 hours per week)
• Start Date: April 29, 2024.
• Applicants must be available to work from our Calgary office for at least four days per week (Monday to Thursday), with the flexibility to work from home on Fridays. Some evening or weekend hours may be required for events in Calgary.
• Our office is conveniently located close to public transportation.

ResponsibilitiesInstructional design:

• Support the planning, design, and execution of multiple projects concurrently.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to assess learner needs, establish learning objectives, curate content, and craft training strategies and materials that spark behaviour change.
• Execute all phases of documentation processes, including planning, research, writing, reviewing, editing and publishing across various formats.
• Develop diverse learning aids, such as presentations, graphics, diagrams, videos and interactive e-learning.
• Explore and propose innovative learning tools and technologies for cutting-edge design solutions.
• Use TalentLMS, Articulate, communications platforms (such as WhatsApp), and other technologies and approaches to develop and manage engaging resources accessible to diverse internet connectivity levels.
• Adapt and tailor products to the cultural and educational contexts of a broad range of adult learners.
• Explore and experiment with leveraging AI tools in our work.
• Manage the instructional design of new resources and update and adapt existing resources.
• Create and set up automated communications that support our clients #39; learning journeys.
• Provide support for institutional analytics and reporting by tracking new and updated resources, online courses, registration and completion rates, and evaluations.

Asset management:

• Organize, track and troubleshoot the catalogue of online resources (washresources.cawst.org), including identifying and incorporating missing translations, repairing broken hyperlinks and establishing version control.
• Capture and catalogue metadata.
• Support in the organization and storage of design files and documentation.
• Leverage digital tools to enhance content management.
• Support the organization and maintenance of event creation and registration.
• Other tasks as required to support the management of learning assets.

We are looking for someone who is ready to dive in, learn, and get things done! We won’t ask you to be an expert in all of the above, but we will expect you to be curious and proactive, ask questions, seek clarification, and apply critical thinking to solve problems.