Lead assigned institutional initiatives and projects, including
work that may extend beyond the position’s primary portfolio as
organizational needs evolve.
Manage academic SEBUs’ learning management system/s and product
delivery system/s and related tools.
Ensure that SEBU course designs reflect the application of
appropriate learning and instructional theories .
Ensure that current educational technologies are integrated
into SEBU learning products to promote effective teaching
strategies and to improve student-learning experiences .and vision
for the Product
- Communicate knowledge and application of effective pedagogy and
use of academic technologies.
- Facilitate and coordinate administrative aspects of course
development, delivery, and support.
- Oversee teams that provide learning experience design services,
consultation and assistance with planning, as well as coordinating
and supporting course designs, redesigns, content, and evaluation.
Ensure that SEBUs have appropriate processes for appraising course
creation quality in terms of design, writing, and editing.
- Remain current and have a thorough understanding of the latest
industry technology tools and trends in online education.
- Proactively communicate challenges, successes, and failures
with leadership.
- Maintain the ability for Learning Experience Design to respond
nimbly to rapidly shifting priorities, such that we are able to
make sweeping changes across curriculum to specific or multiple
SEBUs in an organized and rapid manner.
- Other duties as assigned.
UNITY ENVIRONMENTAL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL
RESPONSIBLITIES:
- Stay open to counterintuitive ideas and direct feedback. Unity
employees are expected to think creatively and remain open to
approaches that challenge initial instincts or traditional methods.
Taking direction, seeking clarity, and executing with precision are
critical to moving innovative work forward.
- Work confidently with AI, digital tools, and emerging systems.
As a technology-enabled institution, Unity expects all employees to
adopt a growth mindset around digital tools. This includes using AI
systems to enhance productivity and decision-making, as well as
learning new platforms and processes with curiosity and
accountability.
- Deliver results in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Agility,
resilience, and follow-through are essential. Employees must remain
focused on outcomes even as priorities shift, iterating quickly and
adjusting to change without losing momentum.
- Communicate with clarity and consistency. Strong written and
verbal communication, including the ability and willingness to
engage professionally by phone, video, and digital channels is
essential. Employees must document decisions, convey key
information clearly, and support alignment across teams.
- Model integrity and professionalism in all aspects of work.
Every employee is responsible for upholding high ethical standards,
demonstrating sound judgment, and maintaining an ownership mindset
when it comes to their role and results.
- Own the accuracy of your work. While Unity equips employees
with advanced systems and AI-enhanced tools, the responsibility for
quality, precision, and correctness rests with the individual.
Attention to detail and proactive error-checking are
non-negotiable.
- Demonstrate a commitment to sustainability in all aspects of
work. This includes responsible stewardship of resources, strategic
decision-making, and ensuring long-term institutional impact.
- At Unity, we encourage input, feedback, and collaboration from
all employees, your perspective matters. However, once a decision
has been made, employees are expected to act as an extension of
their supervisor’s bandwidth, carrying out directives with clarity,
consistency, and precision. We do not operate in independent silos;
instead, we emphasize cross-functional collaboration and shared
accountability.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
To be successful in this position you must be able to execute each
of the position specific responsibilities while meeting the
position expectations.
Additionally, the position specific education, skills and
competencies listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made
upon approval by the supervisor and Human Resources, to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
POSITION SPECIFIC EDUCATION, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
Required:
- Baccalaureate Degree in Learning Design, Education, Learning
and Development, Learning Product Development, or a relatable
field.
- Proven knowledge of instructional design strategies, along with
the current techniques, tools, and procedures used in the design,
development, and evaluation of technology-enhanced and online
courses and programs.
- Strong research, content analysis, and content preparation
skills.
- Experience in leading and managing multiple, complex projects,
and the ability to schedule, prioritize and meet varied deadlines
across these projects.
- Direct experience supervising employees.
- Experience in online classroom teaching or workshop
facilitation.
- Experience with Universal Design and other accessibility
principles to ensure course content is accessible to all
learners.
- Proven ability to stay current with rapidly changing
technologies.
- Demonstrated competence in working with learning management
systems, such as Canvas.
- Ability to work both independently and within a team.
- Proven ability to work effectively and communicate with subject
matter experts, peers, users and media developers.
- Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills
with strong interpersonal and presentation skills, while working
with diverse content and populations.
- Familiarity with HTML and CSS.
- Ability and willingness to work with students from diverse
political/socioeconomic backgrounds and a wide range of physical
and academic abilities.
- Personal commitment to the environmental focus and mission of
the Institution.
- Ability to function effectively within a matrix organizational
structure, maintaining open lines of communication while being
discreet, courteous and well poised.
WORK SCHEDULE / AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Work hours are specific to the requirements of this position and
can include days, evenings, and weekends as scheduled by their
supervisor to best support students. Working extended hours
required as needed. Must be flexible and cooperative in fulfilling
responsibilities and meeting the Institution’s needs. Although
Unity Environmental Unive rsity employees are generally scheduled
to work at their specifically assigned locations, there are times
when travel is necessary, and employees are required from time to
time to attend events, meetings, or work temporary assignments at
any Unity Environmental University location.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, it is regularly required
to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to
stand or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up
to 40 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception,
and the ability to adjust focus. The use of either hand for
repetitive movements such as grasping, grasping and turning, and
fine manipulation is required as is the ability to use the
telephone for internal and external communications.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Work is performed mostly in an office setting. The noise level in
the work environment is normally moderate. Exposure to changes of
temperature or humidity 1-33% of the time.