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Intern- Instructional Design, PAPACO

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Job Description

BACKGROUND:


The Program on African Protected areas & Conservation (Papaco) aims at improving the management and governance of protected areas in Africa and their positive results on biodiversity conservation. To achieve that, Papaco focuses on 3 complementary domains which are: equitable governance, efficient management and long-term sustainability of PAs. Working closely with the World Commission for protected Areas (WCPA), Papaco has 4 main work approaches:

Carry out various evaluations and studies (at site level, or at country or regional levels…) to provide relevant information to all stakeholders for better management and better governance,

Develop relevant tools for parks governance, management and monitoring, based on the methodologies elaborated with/by the WCPA (such as the Green List of PAs),

Build the capacities of parks managers and their partners in Africa on these methodologies and tools, through regional, national or local training programs on PA management and governance and through online courses (MOOCs).

Provide targeted technical support to duly selected sites/organizations where a good potential for improvement is detected (for instance to build their sustainability). 

Job Industry

Creative & Design

Job Salary Currency

Job Salary Fixed

No

Key Deliverables

  • The intern will assist the Papaco team in the development of 12 online courses in 2025 (6 in English, 6 in French). The courses are built on a custom-build of OpenEdx, and courses are available in French and in English.


SPECIFIC DUTIES:


  • Integrate the course content to OpenEdx using the platform tools and basic HTML/CSS
  • Assist team in creating clear and seamless slideshows to support the course content (Canva)
  • Review the final result and bring up potential issues
  • Be proactive in providing feedback on the final result
  • Research potential tools to improve the course development efficiency (AI)
  • Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Essential Qualities

Essential Qualities

Education;

  • Second or third year student in the following fields: web design, web development, instructional design with a focus on the technical aspect, multimedia, digital communications.

Work Experience; None

Language Proficiency;

  • English, French would be an asset but not required.

Competencies;

  • Good knowledge of HTML/CSS
  • Good knowledge of web best practices

Core Competencies;

  • Transparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision making by carrying out the work of IUCN in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.
  • Inclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provide a tolerant, positive and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
  • Professionalism: Promote the organization’s interests, objectives and values in a diligent and professional manner.
  • Accountability: Takes responsibility of individual and collective actions, promotes the IUCN One Programme approach.

Functional competencies;

  • Curiosity and willingness to continuously learn and stay up to date about new technologies in the field of communications, tools to implement efficient work flows, eLearning solutions etc.
  • Resourcefulness and ability to problem solve.
  • Must be highly organised, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with the ability to multi-task and prioritise needs
  • Must be dependable, a good team player and able to work independently as well as have the ability to learn quickly and expand scope of functions

Application Process

Close Date

21/04/2025

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