Program and Learning Design Specialist

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The Opportunity

Job classification: P2043 - Project Coordinator

# of position: 1

Hourly Rate: $52.00

Position End Date: March 31, 2026

Deadline to apply: Until position is filled

The Program and Learning Design Specialist will lead the collaborative development of the School of Health & Public Safety’s (HPS) Curriculum Framework—a framework that intentionally builds durable (essential) skills and interprofessional collaborative competencies, as well as profession specific competencies. The role is an enabling, integrative, and facilitative position that leverages the Specialist’s curriculum design and pedagogical expertise with their health care experience to amplify, align and refine the input of key partners that include faculty, academic leadership, and patient partners. These key partners bring deep disciplinary, clinical, and contextual expertise, and the Specialist integrates this with their program and learning design expertise and healthcare background to create a curriculum framework that will shape the future of HPS’s health programming.

Working alongside project leads from HPS’s leadership team, the Specialist will lead a discovery process where existing programming within the School will be examined to support curriculum mapping and identifying opportunities for intentionally designing learning experiences to develop students’ essential skills and interprofessional collaborative competencies. Your goal is to co-create a curricular framework that is educationally sound using evidence-based pedagogical approaches, is feasible, and aligned with accreditation and institutional requirements. The framework will outline how the existing program structure and courses could be modified and updated. This role will use the framework to further clarify the resources needed for a phased implementation of the curriculum framework across HPS health programming, aligning with the larger roadmap for the Center of Innovation in Healthcare Education (CIHE) implementation.

Success in this role is measured by the quality of collaboration, clarity of shared understanding, and usability of the resulting curriculum framework with a clear understanding of implications for implementation.

The ideal candidate will have a mix of knowledge of/experience in healthcare systems, accreditation and curriculum design. You have a curious mindset, good understanding of pedagogy, and experience in competency alignments. Furthermore, you have strong skills in communication, collaboration and are results-driven. You can incorporate advice, insights and feedback from various interest holders, which could include, but are not limited to, faculty, curriculum administrators, program development coordinators, instructional designers, academic leaders and patient partners. 

How you'll contribute

• Program Curriculum Discovery & Mapping
• Review accreditation requirements, competency profiles, and CIHE plans; conduct literature and environmental scans.
• Synthesize insights from faculty, leadership, patient partners, and learners into shared language and design principles.
• Lead curriculum mapping across HPS programs to identify gaps, opportunities, and integration points for IPE and durable skills.
• Analyze program outcomes and recommend course/program structure changes to explicitly embed interprofessional and durable skills.
• Assess learner characteristics to ensure recommendations meet learner needs and are feasible across programs.
• Learning Design & Pedagogical Guidance
• Provide expertise in curriculum design, interprofessional education, and durable skills development.
• Ensure framework development is grounded in evidence‑based, pedagogically sound models (e.g., Brenner’s).
• Apply learning design principles to refine and integrate partner input effectively.
• Align framework recommendations with best‑practice teaching, learning, and competency development methods.
• Curriculum Framework Development 
• Translate evidence and collective insights into practical components of a co‑created curricular framework.
• Lead drafting, refinement, and validation of the framework to ensure alignment with SAIT policies and accreditation requirements.
• Design a structure supporting durable skills, interprofessional competencies, and profession‑specific skills in a scaffolded manner.
• Provide guidance on experiential learning, assessment alignment, competency progression, and integration across credential levels.
• Advise on effective use of proposed facilities to support teaching and learning.
• Project Enablement & Participant Engagement
• Facilitate input‑gathering through workshops, focus groups, and collaborative sessions.
• Support psychologically safe, interdisciplinary dialogue and help translate tacit expertise into actionable curriculum insights.
• Collaborate with project managers to define timelines, milestones, dependencies, and risks.
• Provide updates, documentation, and ensure learning design elements are incorporated into broader implementation roadmaps.
• Future Forecasting
• Estimate resource requirements and impact of framework implementation across programs.
• Identify ongoing resource needs to maintain the framework, in collaboration with Teaching and Learning Commons teams.

What you bring

• Required
• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Formal training in education or curriculum design
• Experience working in a healthcare environment (e.g., Allied Health or Nursing)
• Experience in clinical education, training, or facilitation
• Familiarity with accreditation standards and competency-based education
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to work with diverse interest holders
• Comfortable using digital tools, including AI, to support first drafts of educational materials in an ethical and responsible manner
• Preferred/Assets
• Advanced experience in clinical education or curriculum development
• Experience supporting or leading accreditation-related initiatives
• Demonstrated interest in improving patient care outcomes

We thank all applicants for their interest in joining our team! We know being ghosted is the worst, so be assured – you’ll hear from us either way. We take time to review each submission carefully and promise not to vanish.

Together, we build bold futures  

At SAIT, we equip you with the resources you need to shape bold futures for yourself and our communities. We offer a comprehensive package including: 

- Generous top-up in lieu of time off and benefits

- Professional development opportunities through access to LinkedIn Learning and discounted Continuing Education and Professional Studies courses

- Access to Greenshield+ for virtual therapy at a reduced rate to support your well-being

- Ability to contribute to RRSP or TFSA with reduced group rates 

- Excellent dining options on campus 

- Free access to our fitness facilities and group fitness classes

About SAIT 

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Community and belonging is essential to achieving SAIT's vision to be a global leader in applied education. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Learn more about Community and Belonging at SAIT .     

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