Senior Learning Designer

ICTC

. Lead end-to-end development of competency-based curriculum frameworks for technical and professional learning initiatives .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaSenior💰 CA$90,000 - CA$100,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing competency-based curriculum frameworks and learning outcomes, applying adult learning principles, and synthesizing complex educational materials into actionable frameworks. Proficient in project management, stakeholder engagement, and maintaining structured taxonomies and governance documentation.

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Curriculum DevelopmentCompetency-Based EducationLearning Outcomes DesignProject ManagementStakeholder Engagement

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Hard Skills

Educational ResearchInstructional DesignSkills TaxonomiesCompetency ModelsQualitative ResearchInformation ArchitectureDigital PedagogyFacilitationMapping CoursesGovernance Documentation

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationAttention to DetailOrganizational DisciplineHigh IntegritySound Judgment

Tools & Technologies

Digital Learning SystemsLearning Management SystemsProject Management ToolsData Analysis ToolsCollaboration Platforms

Industry Keywords

Adult EducationLearning SciencesCurriculum StudiesCompetency FrameworksBilingualism (English/French)

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end development of competency-based curriculum frameworks for technical and professional learning initiatives
Translate skills and capabilities into curriculum architecture, including prerequisites, progression pathways, proficiency expectations, and learning outcomes
Apply adult learning, competency-based education, backward design, and constructive alignment principles
Define learning outcomes, evidence of learning, assessment approaches, and proficiency indicators
Map courses, modules, and learning resources to identify coverage, duplication, and gaps
Develop learner pathways from foundational knowledge to advanced or specialist capability
Develop and maintain structured skills, competency, and training taxonomies
Extract, normalize, and organize skills, capabilities, topics, competencies, prerequisites, outcomes, and proficiency levels
Develop controlled vocabularies, aliases, definitions, classification rules, and cross-domain relationships
Support metadata structures, mapping rules, and machine-readable outputs for digital platforms and learning systems
Maintain source traceability, decision records, version control, and governance documentation
Lead discovery across training materials, course inventories, competency frameworks, standards, policies, and documentation
Plan and facilitate interviews, workshops, working sessions, and validation activities with stakeholders
Synthesize qualitative and documentary evidence into findings, recommendations, and decision points
Facilitate resolution of conflicting terminology and technical or pedagogical perspectives
Incorporate learner perspectives to test clarity, usability, prerequisites, and progression pathways
Bridge research and program design by translating labour market intelligence, skills evidence, and research into learning and workforce development solutions
Collaborate with researchers, data scientists, program designers, facilitators, evaluators, and technology specialists
Contribute learning design expertise to program concepts, proposals, pilots, and capacity-building initiatives
Provide internal advice and quality assurance on learning architecture, curriculum coherence, assessment, and learner experience
Lead assigned workstreams from planning through delivery within scope, timelines, milestones, and quality requirements
Maintain workplans, decision logs, consultation records, version histories, and project documentation
Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions to project leadership and external clients or funders
Prepare and present frameworks, recommendations, and findings to technical and non-technical audiences
Establish methodological standards and quality assurance practices
Support governance and maintenance of taxonomies, competency frameworks, and curriculum structures
Identify improvements to learning design methods, tools, templates, and cross-functional ways of working
Contribute to related ICTC initiatives as priorities evolve

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduate degree in Education, Curriculum Studies, Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Educational Technology, Adult Education, or a related field with demonstrated knowledge of contemporary pedagogy; equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered
7+ years of progressively responsible experience in educational research, learning design, curriculum development, competency-based education, instructional design, workforce development, digital pedagogy, or a related field
Experience developing curriculum frameworks, competency models, learning outcomes, proficiency models, learner pathways, or comparable learning architecture
Experience developing or working with skills taxonomies, competency taxonomies, ontologies, controlled vocabularies, or structured classification frameworks
Experience conducting discovery and synthesizing complex source material into structured, actionable frameworks
Experience facilitating consultations and validation sessions with subject matter experts and translating expert input into recommendations and deliverables
Experience mapping courses or learning resources against competency or curriculum frameworks and identifying gaps, overlaps, and duplication
Experience leading complex projects with defined client or funder deliverables, milestones, and timelines
Strong knowledge of adult learning and competency-based learning principles
Strong systems thinking and information-architecture skills
Qualitative research, facilitation, interviewing, and stakeholder engagement skills
Project management and organizational discipline
High digital and technical literacy
Excellent writing and communication skills
Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional environment
High integrity, sound judgment, attention to detail, and commitment to inclusive and accessible learning design
Bilingualism (English/French) is a strong asset
Ability to travel occasionally within Canada

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work anywhere in Canada
Occasional travel within Canada
Opportunity to lead high-impact programs driving economic growth
Agile, collaborative, innovative, and forward-thinking work environment
Equal opportunity employer
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