Online Education & Training Associate
Organization
Students For Liberty is the largest libertarian student organization in the world with student leaders spanning well over 100 countries on every inhabited continent. Our mission is to educate, develop, and empower the next generation of leaders of liberty. We accomplish this through a strategy of empowerment, identifying the top student leaders and training them to be agents of change in their communities.
Position Summary
Students For Liberty is currently seeking a passionate and professional individual to grow online education and training programs internationally. SFL Academy (sflacademy.org) is designed to develop students both intellectually and professionally. The individual in this role will oversee execution of multiple programs housed in the academy and will substantively contribute to the development of new programs as well.
A successful candidate will have a firm commitment to libertarian ideas and to SFL’s mission statement.
Responsibilities
- Building SFL Academy courses in our online education and training platform;
- Monitoring and supporting progress of students through SFL Academy courses;
- Evaluation of student performance in SFL Academy programs;
- Training students to help them develop both intellectually and professionally;
- Development of new trainings and courses for SFL Academy that target at the needs of SFL students;
- Collaborating with SFL staff and non-staff instructors on course development and execution;
- Collaborating with international SFL staff to identify students for leadership programs.
Qualifications
The following qualifications are required:
- Bachelor’s degree;
- Fluency in English;
- Ability to balance many different projects while maintaining attention to detail;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Integrity, humility and an entrepreneurial attitude;
- Positive, goal-oriented outlook;
- Willingness to learn and provide assistance as necessary;
- Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel proficiency;
- Familiarity with Google Docs;
- Trustworthy and ability to show discretion.
The following qualifications are preferred, but not required:
- Experience with learning management systems such as Moodle, Canvas, Schoology, Litmos, or Udemy;
- Video production experience;
- Professional working proficiency in languages other than English;
- Experience executing effective educational activism;
- Training, instructional design, or related experience;
- Experience applying best practices in adult education.
Application Process
Anyone interested in applying for the Online Education & Training Associate position should submit a cover letter and CV to [email protected]. We will reach out to all candidates whose applications we wish to consider. At later stages of the interview process, we kindly ask you to provide references from past co-workers and supervisors to us.
In the cover letter please include your interest in the ideas of liberty, your interest in both Students for Liberty and the role; and your applicable experience.
We will conduct interviews and selection on a rolling basis.
What does working for Students For Liberty mean?
The SFL team is passionate about liberty and making the world a freer place. SFL team members go the extra mile in order to make sure that more students around the world can benefit from our programs and resources.
Working for SFL is similar to working at a startup. We pride ourselves on fast growth, hard work, quick advancement to a high degree of responsibility and autonomy, embracing entrepreneurship within the organization, and a passion for liberty.
In addition to compensation, we are strongly dedicated to ensuring our staff have the ability to grow and reach their full potential. To this end, we invest in training and professional development opportunities.