Learning Strategy & Content Innovation Lead
Teaching & Learning Ecosystems
Cairo, Egypt
In a Nutshell
You will turn curriculum and competency goals into clear, age-appropriate digital learning experiences that work across real-world contexts and constraints. As Content Strategy and Learning Design Lead, you’ll set the vision and quality bar for K–12 learning experiences—explanations, worked examples, tasks, feedback loops, and assessment patterns—built to perform in varied connectivity and device conditions (offline-capable/low-bandwidth first) and scale to richer media where available.
You’ll lead the learning design practice, coach a small team and vendors, and partner with Product, Engineering, Data, and Teacher Enablement to ship designs that measurably improve understanding, habits, and confidence.
ERGO is a human-centered strategy and innovation firm dedicated to transforming the way organizations approach the future. We advance human experience by uncovering deep behavioral and market insights, helping our clients craft breakthrough innovations. Our diverse team brings fresh perspectives to every challenge, while our expertise in behavior design empowers us to anticipate and adapt in an ever-evolving landscape. At ERGO, we shape meaningful futures with bold, forward-thinking solutions.Learn more about how we make an impact.
Once you join us, you will
Strategy, Standards & Design Leadership
- Set the Learning Innovation strategy and quality bar for explanations, tasks, feedback, and assessment patterns aligned to target curricula/competencies.
- Own the pattern library (explanation modes, worked examples, hint scaffolds, retry/reflect loops) with low- and high-bandwidth variants delivering the same learning outcomes.
- Design end-to-end journeys and “feature ready” specs for students, parents/caregivers, teachers, and school leaders; define acceptance criteria with Product/Engineering.
- Run and act on tests—usability and learning evidence—to reduce confusion, shorten time-to-first-win, and target misconceptions.
Content and Assessment Design & Development
- Define the content model (lesson anatomy, item types, explanation/hint templates, rubrics/mark schemes).
- Lead authoring patterns for explanations, worked examples, adaptive practice, revision loops, and reflection prompts.
- Establish voice & tone guidelines (age-appropriate, inclusive, multilingual-ready) and readability targets.
- Co-lead assessment design with the assessment/psychometrics lead: outcome mapping, item models, difficulty ladders, calibration.
- Build assessment banks (calibrated items, misconception flags) and produce teacher-ready intervention lists and printable evidence packs.
- Ensure parity between low-bandwidth and rich-media variants (same learning goals, different media weight).
Team, Vendors & Ways of Working
- Build/coach a cross-functional learning design team (LX designers, writers/editors, assessment designers).
- Establish content operations and pipeline (briefs, storyboards, SME reviews, editorial passes, workflow, metadata, LO tagging, QA gates, rapid updates, version control) with clear voice/tone and readability targets.
- Partner cross-functionally with Data & Teacher Enablement to turn analytics into classroom action while upholding privacy, safety, and accessibility.
- Manage vendors/freelancers (briefs, sample tests, acceptance criteria, batch QA) to scale production without losing quality.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data to align specs, acceptance criteria, and analytics that drive action.
Relevant Experience and Mindset
- 15+ years in instructional/learning design (K–12, higher ed, or workforce learning), including team leadership, with a track record shipping digital (not only print) experiences.
- Portfolio showing explanations, worked examples, hint scaffolds, adaptive practice, spaced revision, and exam/readiness sequences.
- Hands-on content authoring/editing (items, rubrics, scaffolds) and end-to-end content-ops experience.
- Skilled at designing for low bandwidth, shared devices, and accessibility without sacrificing clarity or engagement.
- Evidence-led: you define “what good looks like,” test with learners/teachers, and iterate quickly.
- Strong written and verbal communication; multilingual ability is a must.
- Collaborative leader: mentors designers/writers, gives crisp feedback, aligns multiple workstreams, and manages vendors to standard.
- You’re comfortable switching contexts, collaborating with diverse teams, and adapting patterns to new curricula, competencies, and delivery constraints. Travel may be required based on client needs.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience adapting learning patterns across sectors (K–12, higher ed, workforce).
- Psychometrics/assessment literacy; item calibration experience.
- Exposure to AI-assisted authoring within guardrails.
- Low-code prototyping; accessibility/inclusive design expertise.
Ready to Apply?
Please submit your resume/CV and a cover letter (≤350 words) explaining why you’re a strong fit and what unique perspective you’ll bring. Include 2–3 portfolio samples demonstrating learning design process, assessment design/alignment, and thoughtful design for constrained environments.
Deadline to apply: 27 December 2025
Start date: 1 February 2026
Contract type: Full-time
- Initial assignment (18 months): Lead learning innovation design for a large-scale K–12 digital learning program (with potential extension).
- Future assignments: After this project, you may lead learning design across different clients and domains (e.g., higher ed, workforce learning, public sector, social impact)—not limited to K–12.
Location: Hybrid (Cairo-based, with periodic school visits/workshops)