Front end Course Designer

Onja (Headquarters: Toamasina, Madagascar)

Front End React JavaScript TypeScript HTML CSS Course Design Teaching Education Social Impact Curriculum Development Madagascar Front End Engineer

Onja is a social enterprise training underprivileged youth in Madagascar into world-class software developers. Join our social-impact driven company and use your skills for good. We are located in Toamasina, Madagascar. Our fast-growing team is united, committed to the mission, and hardworking, maintaining a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere.

About the Role:
From 2020 to 2021 we developed and delivered a full-time course that allowed twenty students to progress from absolute beginners to industry-ready software developers. Our challenge now is to scale our organisation, bringing opportunities to hundreds, moving to thousands of students. Your mission as our Front-End Course Designer is to rebuild this course, from the ground up, into a highly scalable online-style programme.

Responsibilities:
*   Rebuilding the existing course focusing primarily on React while including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript and other related technologies, moving towards a scalable online-style programme.
*   Finding existing online material and incorporate useful material into the course.
*   Creating engaging video lectures, learning activities and course content.
*   Collaborate with existing Onja lecturers, incorporating their specific experience into your course design.
*   Deciding on the criteria used to assess students’ performance and develop assessments.
*   As we are a startup social enterprise there will likely be opportunities to wear many hats, contributing to other parts of the organisation.

Requirements:
*   Twelve month commitment (this ensures sufficient time to make a truly meaningful impact) with potential to renew/extend.
*   At least one year professional React experience.
*   Preferably three or more years of React however a willingness to learn and grow in the role is most important to us.
*   An interest in teaching.

What you can expect:
*   Join our tight-knit, committed team in Toamasina, Madagascar.
*   Secure, comfortable accommodation is provided.
*   Food is provided.
*   We are able to offer a good local salary – enough to live comfortably and have plenty left over for holidays travels.
*   Unlimited annual leave. We recommend between 30 and 35 days as a guide to give you time to explore the wonders of Madagascar.
*   We also offer 25% remote work.
*   We’ll provide optional weekly lessons to bring you up to speed with the language.
*   Your visa will be sponsored.
*   Sponsored flights.