Instructional Designer

Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits
Instructional Designer 
About Discovery

Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits  

Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to be shaping employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces. It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance is brought to companies and employees.

Key Purpose of the role

The vacancy is for an instructional design role within the Discovery Employee Benefits – Group Risk business unit. The role requires the Instructional Designer to develop learning material according to best practice and high-quality standards. The role will also involve constant evaluation of the learning cycle and regular updating of material.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Consult with stakeholders across business areas to establish mutually beneficial relationships
• Subsequent structuring and development of learning content.
• Maintaining and adhering to controls throughout the training development process such as version control, quality control etc.
• Maintaining currency of knowledge in the areas specific to learning and development, including but not limited to learning technologies, learning concepts and national qualifications
• Support of eLearning clients to resolve functionality issues and liaising with LMS supplier on platform stability
• Design and develop learning material for online and classroom learning interventions
• Consulting with business areas to agree on reasonable and achievable deadlines
• Train and provide guidance to the facilitators to ensure that learning outcomes are achieved through effective presentation of material
• The incumbent must have the ability to develop material based on technical product information and specification
• The incumbent must have knowledge of Employee Benefits (Retirement Fund and Group Risk)

Personal Attributes and Skills     

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following competencies:

• Communication Skills: able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Reporting Skills: ability to consolidate information and compile reports reflecting the necessary relevant information
•  Ability to communicate logically and objectively is essential components of this role.
• Attention to detail
• Very organised
• Conflict Management
• Expresses opinions, information, and key points of an argument clearly.
• Probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem.
• Relates well to people at all levels.

Education, Skills and Experience

• Education & Training qualification, specifically Design & Development
• Minimum 3 years' instructional design experience
• Employee Benefit, Retirement Fund knowledge - advantageous
• 1-2 years' experience in Employee Benefits – advantageous
• Adobe Suite/Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/ Premiere-Pro – intermediate level
• Articulate 360 - advance
• Learning Management System (SAP)

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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