Instructional Technology Assistant at PIH – Partners In Health: (Deadline Ongoing)
DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Instructional Technology Assistant
Reports To: Head, Department of E-learning
Location: Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda (full time)
General Responsibilities
The Instructional Technology assistant will assist with the development of UGHE’s e-learning efforts. The Instructional Technology assistant will work with the department and faculty at UGHE to create high quality e-learning content. This content will focus on video, audio and animation that will be created in UGHE’s new e-Learning Studio.
The e-learning program is established at UGHE’s Butaro campus and requires a full-time assistant working with a small, dedicated team of educators, physicians and public health practitioners. The e-learning program works with both the medical school at UGHE and the Masters program. The Instructional Technology Assistant will be based on the UGHE campus in Butaro.
Specific Responsibilities
Instructional Technology assistant will:
- Work with different departments at UGHE to create high quality digital content including instructional video, podcasts and animation. Familiarity with greenscreens, recording live events and audio required.
- Work with the UGHE departments editing courses within UGHE’s learning management system, Canvas;
- Develop course activities based on course objectives and instructor vision and apply best practices in teaching and learning;
- Liaise with course development team members to identify appropriate course resources and carry out course development tasks;
- Assist in the Planning, coordinating and conducting of Quality Assurance reviews of online courses and follow up with appropriate team member to ensure changes are made;
- Assist the e-learning team to identify, plan and implement e-Learning Department improvements;
- Develop and maintain a body of knowledge on emerging trends and educational standards in areas such as active learning, technology-enhanced learning, reflective practice and workplace learning;
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required (i.e., Information technology, multimedia development, curriculum development, teaching and learning, higher education);
- Experience with curriculum development;
- Experience editing documents;
- Experience with multimedia development (Video, audio, interactive software);
- Some project management experience required;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
- English proficiency required;
- French and/or Kinyarwanda proficiency preferred.
To Apply
Applicants should provide: (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) a cover letter, (3) a personal statement, (4) names and contact information of three professional references (5) copies of all degrees earned. Please upload your cover letter, personal statement, and proof of degrees attained as a single PDF file under “Additional Files” on the application page.
Organizational Profile
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015 with its flagship degree program: the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes in health care.
UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. Over three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality health care to some of the world’s most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB) – PIH’s sister organization – and our government partners have driven innovation for a decade.
The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program, launched in July 2019, aims at improving individual and population health by training diverse clinician leaders with the skills, attitudes, and commitment to promote wellness, to ease suffering, and to develop effective and equitable health care delivery systems. Consistent with UGHE’s vision of training future leaders with expertise in health care delivery, MBBS students will also be granted the MGHD degree. In 2017, the Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership (CNML) was developed to address the gaps in nursing and midwifery education and to meet the needs of the healthcare system and most vulnerable patients around the globe.
Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in their drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as they uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team.
Partners In Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UGHE is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:
At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy. UGHE will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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