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Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal is a social benefit organization dedicated to enhancing teaching-learning in schools through the integration of technology and to provide uniform access to quality educational materials across
different geographic areas and socio-economic strata.
OLE Nepal develops and distributes free educational content, trains teachers to integrate technology in classrooms,
implements technology interventions in rural schools, and helps build local capacity in technology and education.
Vacancy Announcement
Key Responsibilities:
- Create visually appealing graphics, illustrations, GIF, 2D animations and multimedia elements for E-Paath ensuring they align with the learning objectives.
- Collaborate with the curriculum experts, content designers, and UI/UX designers to understand the educational content and translate it into visually appealing graphics that are engaging and interactive.
- Develop graphics that are contextualized to match the local environment of Nepalese students, incorporating relevant cultural elements.
- Ensure that all graphics are optimized for digital platforms and are visually appealing across different devices.
- Maintain and update the graphics library, keeping it organized and easily accessible for the team.
- Stay updated with the latest design trends and technologies to continuously improve the visual quality of E-Paath’s digital learning materials.
Experience:
- At least 1-2 years of Experience in using designing tools like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Adobe XD/Figma, Knowledge of After Effects or simple animation tools.
- Portfolio showcasing expertise in graphics design, including illustrations, multimedia, and visual elements for digital materials.
- Proven experience in designing for educational or e-learning platforms, with a focus on creating visually appealing and engaging graphics is a plus.
- Experienced in illustrating human characters, backgrounds, and anything related to the content.
Eligibility and qualification:
- Preferred design background, but anyone with an aptitude for design and creativity can apply
- Art students with graphical art knowledge would be a plus
- The position is for Nepali nationals only
To apply:
Interested applicants can email their resume and cover letter to jobs@olenepal.org, with the subject “Application for Graphic Designer” before May 12, 2023.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conceptualize and design interactive learning activities for Grades 1-8 (English, Math, Science, Nepali) subjects, with a student-centered learning approach.
- Research and incorporate best pedagogical and (topic specific or general) learning practices, especially in the digital medium.
- Research and learn new technologies or skills (for instance, using Universal Design. Principles in the preparation of learning materials) as required by the project, review available online resources, align them to curriculum standards and present them in a child-friendly manner.
- Analyze and develop guidelines for developing digital activities, by asking questions like “what should come first, what pictures or animations would supplement a concept, what kind of examples or exercises will help reinforce the concepts, how long should each activity be, how can the activity be gamified and made locally contextual”.
- Review the development of the activities from conceptualization to implementation (i.e. at multiple stages of development of each E-Paath activity).
- Assist with audio recording for the activities, and with their translation (English to Nepali and/or Nepali to English, applicable to Maths and Science only).
- Assess the activities during its development and provide feedback.
Eligibility
- Candidates should be familiar with the national school curriculum and subject specific learning outcomes, as well as changing pedagogical practices.
- Candidates should be careful, detail-oriented and use research to provide sound evidence to support their choices for parts or the whole of the interactive activities.
- Ideally, candidates should have prior experience designing and/or working with e-learning courses and applications, especially in the context of Nepal or similarly under-resourced countries.
- Candidates should have a well-rounded knowledge of the educational practices in Nepal, and be able to articulate some of the major challenges and opportunities in rural and under-resourced communities.
- Candidates should be able to clearly articulate the particular challenges and opportunities that digital learning platforms present, especially in the context of Nepal.
- The position is for Nepali nationals only.
To Apply:
Interested applicants can email their resume and cover letter to jobs@olenepal.org, with the subject “Interactive Learning Activity Designer for E-Paath” by May 31, 2023.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. For further information and queries kindly contact +977-1-5444441, 5420075.
Key Responsibilities:
- Your primary role will be to deliver exceptional UI/UX designs to teams working on our online library (E-Pustakalaya), digital learning activities, and other digital learning tools.
- You should be committed to collaborating with others to solve problems, designing with the user experience in mind, and producing high-quality products.
- To achieve this, you will create UI mockups and prototypes that clearly communicate how the site/application should look and function.
- You will also develop storyboards to help conceptualize designs and communicate project plans to management.
- In addition, you will document and maintain style guides to ensure consistency across all digital learning tools.
- As part of your role, you will test the site/application during development for usability and ensure that the design is compatible with different browsers.
- You will also study and debug existing web applications to identify areas for improvement and to enforce standard design practices.
- You will need to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and practices in digital media and graphics, particularly those related to children and learning, and you will need to regularly provide advice and guidance to the team on best practices.
- Ultimately, your goal will be to create engaging and effective designs that enhance the user experiences and improve learning outcomes for our users.
Minimum Requirements:
- The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Computer Science (with courses in UX and graphic design), Fine Arts (with courses in UX and graphic design), or Graphic Design.
- They should possess a deep understanding of how to balance colors, textures, and interactive elements to create user-friendly educational materials.
- In addition, the candidate should be able to solve design-related problems and have a solid
knowledge of UX and UI design principles and best practices. - Proficiency in design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Figma or Sketch is also essential.
- At least one year of experience in UI/UX design is preferred, and the candidate should be comfortable working in a learning content development team.
- Overall, the ideal candidate should be creative, detail-oriented, and passionate about creating visually compelling and effective designs that enhance the user experience and promote learning.
To Apply:
Interested applicants can email their resume and cover letter to jobs@olenepal.org, with the subject as “Application for UI/UX Designer”.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Please send in your applications by Friday, May 22, 2023.
To Apply:
Interested applicants can email their resume and cover letter to jobs@olenepal.org,
with job title mentioned in the subject line.