Curriculum Specialist
Company Overview
Our client is a university institution where students receive an excellent education that promotes their comprehensive development and is enriched by an excellent academic offer.
Job Summary
The Curriculum Specialist is a member of the Instructional Design Department and must have knowledge of curriculum, learning theories, instructional design models and verb taxonomies.
The Curriculum Specialist should be able to create specialized assessment instruments for diverse activities in online courses, develop instructional objectives and align them to institutional learning goals, competencies, specific activities, and evaluate adequacy of resources and study material included in courses.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
- Responsibilities include program development, curriculum development, planning and revision of assignments and activities, syllabus and course alignment, references reviewing, and accreditation support in the curriculum documentation for the different agencies.
- Collaborate with the VP of Academic Development and the Director of Instructional Design in the coordination of the activities of the curriculum department.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of institution courses, to support curriculum development or program implementation.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts and faculty in the syllabus and course planner development.
- Align the syllabus with the specific learning outcomes with the course content and activities.
- Evaluate the syllabus and course planner content to make suggestions about future revisions.
- Work in the planning, development, field-testing, and evaluation of curriculum.
- Establish communication with the Institution’s Library and manage the textbook adoption process.
- Research supplementary resources that support the curriculum activities.
- Develop evaluation instruments and rubrics for the assessment of online / on-ground activities and tasks.
- Provide workshops or training on curriculum, syllabi, and course plan designing process.
- Work on different initiatives and special projects established by the institution.
- Other duties related to the job.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction, Education, or related area
- Minimum of five years of experience in online curriculum or related field
- Experience in Higher Education or Academic Affairs Department
- Availability to work irregular hours.
- Ability to plan and develop strategies to achieve organizational goals.
- Fully bilingual (English and Spanish) oral and written.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Visio, Internet Browsers, Java, etc.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills