Instructional Design and E-Learning Consultant

Background

Medair is seeking an experienced Instructional Design and E-Learning Consultant to develop an engaging, learner-centered online course for humanitarian health and nutrition staff.

Medair's International Department Advisor Team works to strengthen the capacity of field health and nutrition staff and increase knowledge and use of sector-specific evidence-based approaches. Rapid changes in health and nutrition interventions, together with the need for greater standardization and effective onboarding of new and experienced staff, have increased the need for updated, user-friendly online training.

The assignment involves developing one online course with two main sections: Health and Nutrition:

• Health: Review, update and improve an existing unpublished Articulate 360 course section of approximately eight hours of learner seat time.
• Nutrition: Transform an existing PowerPoint-based training of approximately 170 slides into an interactive Articulate 360 course section.

Purpose of the Consultancy

The purpose of this consultancy is to produce a SCORM-compliant, learner-centered e-learning course aligned with adult-learning principles and humanitarian health and nutrition training needs.

The course is intended to equip new Medair health and nutrition staff with knowledge relevant to the technical implementation of Medair's health and nutrition programmes.

Scope of Work

Working in close collaboration with Medair's Health and Nutrition Advisors, the consultant will develop:

Content analysis and instructional design

• Review existing Health Articulate 360 and Nutrition PowerPoint materials.
• Assess alignment between course content, learning objectives and assessments.
• Identify redundancies, gaps and opportunities to improve learner engagement.
• Recommend instructional-design improvements to support knowledge retention and practical application.

Storyboarding and course structure

• Develop or update the course storyboard/course map.
• Review and refine learning objectives.
• Establish an appropriate module structure and sequencing.
• Define screen flow, interactions, activities and assessment approaches.
• Ensure appropriate pacing for self-directed learning.

E-learning development

• Update and improve the existing Articulate 360 Health section.
• Convert the approximately 170-slide Nutrition PowerPoint into an interactive Articulate 360 course section.
• Use Articulate Storyline 360 and/or Rise 360, as appropriate.
• Apply adult-learning principles and instructional-design best practices.
• Incorporate engaging and appropriate interactive learning elements.
• Apply consistent organizational branding and visual-design standards.
• Apply responsive design where appropriate.

Assessment development

• Review existing assessment questions.
• Revise and/or develop assessments as required.
• Ensure assessments are aligned with learning objectives.
• Incorporate appropriate knowledge checks and interactive learning activities throughout the course.

Review, quality assurance and testing

• Support up to two stakeholder review and revision cycles.
• Incorporate agreed technical and instructional-design feedback.
• Conduct functionality, navigation and usability testing.
• Resolve identified technical issues.
• Verify LMS compatibility and successful SCORM export.
• Conduct appropriate cross-browser testing.

Accessibility and user experience

Apply accessibility and usability principles where feasible, including:

• Clear navigation
• Readable typography
• Appropriate color contrast
• Alternative text for graphics
• Keyboard accessibility where applicable.

Key Deliverables

The consultant will provide:

1. Course review and instructional-design recommendations.
2. Updated storyboard/course map.
3. Updated Health section in Articulate 360.
4. New Nutrition section developed from the existing PowerPoint materials.
5. Interactive learning elements and assessments.
6. Draft integrated Articulate 360 course for stakeholder review.
7. Revised course following stakeholder feedback.
8. Final editable Articulate 360 source files.
9. SCORM/xAPI package ready for LMS upload.
10. Quality assurance and testing report.
11. All multimedia assets developed or used under the assignment.

Tools and Technical Standards

The consultant should be able to work with:

• Articulate Storyline 360 and/or Rise 360
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word and Excel as required
• Appropriate graphic-design software
• SCORM-compliant outputs
• Learning Management Systems
• Responsive e-learning design where appropriate.

All agreed editable source files and other final deliverables must be provided to Medair upon completion.

Timeframe and Availability

The assignment is expected to commence in November 2026, with the final completed course due by 21 December 2026.

The consultant should be available for at least 50% capacity, approximately 20 hours per week, to support timely collaboration, review and feedback.

The consultant should propose the estimated number of working days required for:

• Reviewing existing materials and providing recommendations
• Updating content and developing/updating the storyboard
• Converting the Nutrition PowerPoint to Articulate 360
• Developing interactive learning elements
• Assessment review and development
• Quality assurance, testing and SCORM validation
• Incorporating stakeholder feedback and finalizing the course for LMS deployment.

No travel is required. The consultancy is remote.

Required Experience and Competencies

Applicants should demonstrate:

• Strong professional experience in instructional design and e-learning development.
• Demonstrated experience developing interactive online learning using Articulate Storyline 360 and/or Rise 360.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of adult-learning and learner-centered instructional-design principles.
• Experience converting PowerPoint or other existing training materials into interactive digital learning.
• Experience reviewing and improving existing e-learning courses.
• Experience developing interactive learning activities and assessments.
• Ability to transform complex technical information into clear, engaging and accessible digital learning.
• Experience producing SCORM-compliant courses suitable for LMS deployment.
• Strong quality-assurance and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to collaborate remotely with technical subject-matter experts and incorporate stakeholder feedback.

Highly desirable

• Instructional-design experience in humanitarian action, public/global health, nutrition or international development.
• Experience developing technical learning for humanitarian or NGO staff.
• Experience designing learning for diverse international audiences.
• Experience applying accessibility and usability principles to online learning.

Consultant Responsibilities

The consultant will:

• Fill Medair Supplier Registration Form and provide RIB-Banking details
• Provide their own computer, software and other equipment necessary to undertake the assignment.
• Complete the agreed outputs within the established timeframe.
• Provide proof of registration as a consultant before contracting, where such registration is normal practice in the consultant's country of residence.
• Provide required progress information and documentation for invoicing.

Medair Responsibilities

Medair will:

• Provide access to existing training materials required for development of the course.
• Review agreed outputs and provide feedback and technical support at defined stages of the consultancy.

How to apply

Interested consultants should submit:

1. CV or consultant profile highlighting relevant instructional design and e-learning experience.
2. Technical proposal outlining the proposed approach and methodology.
3. Proposed workplan and timeframe, including the estimated number of consultancy days required.
4. Financial proposal, including proposed consultancy fees and applicable VAT/taxes.
5. Portfolio or example(s) of previous relevant e-learning work, preferably demonstrating Articulate Storyline 360 and/or Rise 360 experience.
6. Two professional references.
7. Proof of consultancy/consultant self-employed status registration
8. Professional liability insurance
9. Proof of national health insurance

Applicants with relevant humanitarian, health and/or nutrition e-learning experience are encouraged to highlight this clearly in their application. For the full TOR and mandatory documents please go to: Tenders and procurement opportunities

Submit applications to: procurement@medair.orgwith subject: Instructional Design Consultant

Any questions regarding this consultancy assignment must be submitted in writing to procurement@medair.org by 1 November.

Responses to all questions, including clarifications that may be relevant to all applicants, will be compiled and shared with all interested candidates via Medair’s procurement opportunities website Tenders and procurement opportunities by 3 November, without identifying the source of the question.

No individual responses will be provided outside this process.