Product Design Instructor (Remote) at AltSchool Africa

AltSchool Africa is an Edtech product, an alternative to school, launched with the sole motivation to increase employability and reduce unemployment by helping Talents in Africa jump-start a career in Tech. With AltSchool Africa, everyone can benefit from the myriad of opportunities available in Tech. At AltSchool Africa we pride ourselves on possessing a culture of execution that caters to wavemakers rather than wave riders. If you're interested in joining a diverse and dynamic team that values speed, continuous improvement, focus, accountability, and are on an impact mission, you'll feel right at home at AltSchool Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Product Design Instructor

Location: Lagos
Job function: Technical Program Management
Employment Type: Contract
Experience level: Experienced
Workplace Type: Remote

About the Role 

• Would you like to be a part of an impact project, revolutionizing education and employability in Africa? AltSchool Africa is on a disruptive mission, we are rethinking education and we would like you to join us in this impact journey.
• The role is paid, you get to contribute remotely and you don't have to leave your current job. With AltSchool we are building an impact community.
• As an AltSchool Africa Instructor you will take the lead in the facilitation of real-time, web-based learning related to your Product Designing learning tracks.
• You will be responsible for students’ positive learning experience by providing operational, teaching, and technical support to students while ensuring a high level of engagement and interactivity.
• You will also ensure that students understand concepts taught in the curriculum, guide project work and be proactive in assisting students, making sure they have an understanding of what they should be working on, ensuring the correct principles are being learned and applied towards the accomplishment of their project goals. 
• To be successful in this role, you are a Product Designer knowledgeable about industry trends in User Interface Design, User Research and User Experience, you are capable of bringing the learning experience to life, through the sharing of your own personal/industry experience and the use of educational/facilitation tools and techniques.
• You have what it takes to manage online learning platforms, you love research and are open to learning new topics within our course curriculum. You enjoy wearing multiple hats, working on projects involving a variety of people across different functions and your love for people development will be very helpful in inspiring our students to move through the challenges of learning a new skill set.

What You Will Be Doing

• Teach AltSchool Africa’s Product Designing track
• Assist in reviewing and identifying existing learning resources/content for curation as per the course specific needs.
• Lead the delivery and facilitation of course content; in-class exercises, project coordination, and participate in lecture discussions
• Prepare students for success by providing coaching in all aspects of their journey towards becoming critical thinkers and problem solvers
• Support AltSchool Africa’s data-driven model by tracking student’ access to the LMS
• Answer content-related questions submitted by students; provide live summaries and recaps of learning material 
• Create relevant learning content, documents, or practice activities e.g project, quizzes, assignments and assessment questions,
• Support students’ learning by facilitating and monitoring online discussions
• Respond to student queries on certain technical issues, related to assignments, grades and connectivity.
• Conduct design reviews; grading class exercises, projects and publish assessment feedback after grading is complete.
• Follow industry trends related to Product Designing and keep student updated with relevant industry information.

Qualifications
What we are looking for:

• 3+ years of professional work experience as a Product Designer
• Your experience as a UX/UI Designer, Interaction Designer, and/or  Information Architects will be invaluable
• Teaching or mentoring experience: Working or volunteering at tech/design bootcamps, training schools, experience as a tutor, mentor or an online instructor are all great experiences.
• Fluent in English - It's the language we teach in
• Familiarity with online teaching, Learning Management System (LMS) or content management system (CMS)
• Ability to explain complex topics in a non-technical way.
• A Love for the fast-paced culture with the ability to self organise and manage your work
• A love of product designing and a passion for growing the careers of a new generation of product designers
• Strong technical and information literacy skills
• Comfortable with communicating to large and small groups of people and have a desire to guide students in an empathetic manner.
• Prepared to share personal insight in the industry and profession with students 
• Confident in recording feedback videos for students
• Able to learn on the fly.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online