Digital Learning Officer

About the role

The Digital Learning Officer provides practical technical and implementation support to design, deliver and improve online and blended learning within the Partnership for Education of Health Professionals (PEP) project, which strengthens cardiometabolic disease education in East Africa. Based in Addis Ababa, the Officer works with partner institutions, faculty, preceptors and subject matter experts to turn priority competencies into accessible learning experiences, and reports to the Project and Digital Health Lead and the Health Professional Education Specialist.

Key responsibilities

• Support institutional readiness assessments and implement the digital learning roadmap, keeping schedules, deliverables and escalation logs.
• Develop course outlines, interactive modules, clinical cases, quizzes, videos and facilitator guides, adapted for mobile and low-bandwidth use.
• Administer LMS functions (course setup, enrolment, assessments, completion tracking) and provide learner orientation and first-line support.
• Train faculty in digital pedagogy, LMS use and content authoring, and coach preceptors in blended course facilitation.
• Pilot AI-assisted learning tools, interactive cases, gamified activities and microlearning, and build capacity for responsible AI use.
• Document reusable resources, support educational research and evaluations, and prepare progress updates and dashboards.
• Maintain inclusive, gender-responsive content and follow safeguarding procedures.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Health Informatics, Computer Science or a related field; a master's or certification is an advantage.
• At least five years of experience supporting online or blended learning, including course development, LMS administration and user support.
• Experience with universities, health training institutions or health workforce programmes is an advantage.
• Strong written and spoken English and Amharic; additional Ethiopian languages are an advantage.

Required skills

• LMS administration (e.g. Moodle) and authoring tools (e.g. H5P, Articulate).
• Instructional design and faculty coaching.
• Adapting content for mobile and low-bandwidth environments and using learning data to improve delivery.

Applications require a cover letter and CV; the closing date is Tuesday, 17 November 2026. The role involves regular travel to partner institutions and combines office work, remote support and on-site training.