• Listed: 14 February 2022
  • Closes: 28 February 2022
  • Christchurch
  • Permanent - full time
  • Like-Minded Learning

The opportunity

Like-Minded are looking for a learning designer who will work with a multi-disciplined team in the Christchurch-based office. You will engage with the clients to understand their needs, then go on to design and develop a range of programmes, using a range of delivery methods.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate 3-5 years’ of writing experience and can show us examples of what you have done to contribute to learning and development.

What you will bring

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

  • Strong writing skills and the ability to create effective learning experiences in plain English and storytelling style.
  • The ability to apply adult learning principles and relevant learning theory to content design.
  • A customer-focus that means you can build relationships, particularly with subject matter experts, based on trust and understanding, that benefit the outcomes of the work.
  • Experience creating content for deployment on learning management systems and designing for a variety of eLearning authoring tools.
  • Knowledge of a variety of eLearning authoring tools and the ability to write content that can be built using these tools. (Note that this role does not require you be an expert learning developer, but any skills in that area would be an advantage.)
  • The ability to produce high quality work with attention to detail.
  • Strong skills that keep projects on time, cost and to the quality standard.

We require all applicants to have a current valid permit to live and work in NZ and to preferably have a current NZ Driver’s license (an advantage but not essential).

Salary is commensurate with that indicated on Payscale.com and will be influenced by the depth of experience you bring to the role https://www.payscale.com/research/NZ/Job=Instructional_Designer/Salary

And this is us!

Like-Minded works with our clients to produce high-quality, effective learning experiences, using a range of learning technologies, and a variety of traditional and innovative delivery methods. We also have a range of in-house projects that require development.

We are a B Corp accredited organisation, which means that we balance purpose with profit and work hard to use our business for good. We take pride in creating a workplace where staff are motivated, engaged and can be creative in their work. We make sure that personal goals and Like-Minded's goals are aligned, so that we can create the right growth environment for you at this next stage in your career.

We look after you! And when you are in the right place to be your 'best self', our business will reap the benefit. We expect you to be committed to doing the best job you can, but we are also focussed on staff having a healthy balance between the demands of work and their out-of-work activities.

Please note that we are primarily an office-based workplace, but we offer everyone flexibility to ensure you get that balanced life. This is not a remote working role, but we are happy to discuss what sort of flexibility would work for the successful candidate.

How to apply

If this sounds like it could be your next move click here Seek . We'd love to hear from you.

Please send in a brief descriptor of your experience and tell us why Like-Minded will benefit from you joining us. Access to a portfolio of your work would be appreciated.

The successful applicant must have a minimum of three years of relevant experience and must be eligible to live and work in Christchurch, New Zealand. Please note that applications close at 12pm on Monday, 28 February 2022.

Like-Minded are committed to building a diverse workforce, which brings diversity of thought, opinion and background, making it successful workplace. We welcome and respect differing beliefs and abilities and promote an inclusive working environment where all employees have equal access to opportunities. We recognise the special relationship between the people who live in Aotearoa New Zealand based on the Treaty of Waitangi.

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