Project Manager, Instructional Design at NewGlobe

Description

• The Instructional Design department produces the learning materials that are used in our schools across our communities.
• This department has team members based in multiple NewGlobe support offices, organized into teams that each work on a portfolio of projects.
• Driving student achievement through the development of rigorous content is the number one priority.
• One core tenet of the approach is less lecture (traditional among many schools in our markets) and more student practice.
• Consistent, rigorous opportunities to refine his or her skills are crucial to a child’s learning progression.
• The Instructional Design department structures all lessons, textbooks, and other materials to ensure this.

About the Role

• The Project manager will work with the Instructional Design team in charge of creating courses and assessments for programs across Nigeria.
• Getting the content to run in each partner program requires a number of administrative functions that are additive per program.
• The  Project Manager will help create and own the operational systems necessary to scale Instructional Design’s programs and products in Nigeria.

What You Will Do

• Review and document information based on each program’s annual academic plan to ensure accuracy and alignment, with an emphasis on assessments
• Enter and review information across related components of each program’s yearly academic plan to ensure alignment and accuracy, with an emphasis on assessments.
• Create and maintain trackers, systems and files to ensure that our team’s academic programming runs as intended and changes are managed. 
• Work laterally and collaboratively with Managers to keep projects and information organized.
• Communicate across multiple departments to capture and update information and follow up on processes.

What You Should Have

• 2 or more years of experience in administrative or project management work
• Competency in Microsoft and Google Office Suite products, particularly Excel / Sheets
• Demonstrably excellent organizational skills and extreme orientation to detail
• Ability to source and keep track of information from a variety of departments and resources
• Curiosity and persistence to understand complex systems 
• Ability to build effective communication and accountability systems with in-person and remote colleagues
• Initiative to notice areas of improvement in current systems and iterate on new approaches until they are refined.