terms of reference – consultancy for instructional designer: virtual learning academy courses

Terms of Reference – Consultancy for Instructional Designer: Virtual Learning Academy Courses

Deadline: December 15, 2025

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Background
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a premier research-to-policy institution, generating evidence, strengthening research and related capacity in the African research and development ecosystem, and engaging policy to inform action on health and development. The Center is Africa-based and African-led, with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and a West Africa Regional Office (WARO), in Dakar, Senegal. APHRC seeks to drive change by developing strong African research leadership and promoting evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) across sub-Saharan Africa.

APHRC's Virtual Learning Academy (VLA) supports capacity-strengthening initiatives at the Center, offering resources and opportunities for training across the continent. APHRC seeks to engage a consultant to translate and digitize a suite of eight self-paced courses to Portuguese. This translation ensures that professionals and institutions in Portuguese-speaking countries can access high-quality training and fully benefit from APHRC's research capacity-strengthening resources. The digitization will incorporate all the new custom features developed including the use of generative AI tools in course content production, integration with digital payment and intuitive multimedia components (audio, videos and animations). The consultancy will be conducted between January and February 2026.

Scope of Work

• Apply globally recognized instructional design principles to translate and digitize the eight courses to Portuguese ensuring that the designed courses meet the learning objectives and course outcomes.
• Design effective and interactive assessment strategies that will help demonstrate the required learner competencies.
• Provide hands-on support to content authors to ensure that any challenges that they arise in the development of the materials are addressed.
• Develop a quality assurance checklist that will be used to ensure that the translated courses meet internationally recognized course design principles and guidelines.
• Using wireframes and other design tools, demonstrate the key features of each model course for approval by APHRC before digital course content development.
• Content authoring using tools including Canva, Synthesia, Voice AI (Text to Speech translation), Articulate 360, SCORMs and other AI tools.
• Working with the subject area experts, interactively digitize the courses developed, ensuring they meet the required quality standards. Toward this, the consultant should incorporate weekly review meetings and peer-review as part of quality assurance.
• Publish all the developed course materials in both VLA Soma's web-and mobile-based platforms.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Information Technology or other related fields.
• Proven working experience with the development of Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) and WordPress.
• Demonstrated understanding of instructional design principles and experience in designing or digitizing e-learning courses.
• Experience with using Databases in Learning Management Systems including MySQL and PHP scripting languages.
• Strong ability to design interactive assessments and learning activities that measure learner competencies effectively.
• Experience in using wireframes and other design tools in content development before digitizing.
• Demonstrated experience in eLearning Content authoring using tools including Synthesia, Voice AI (Text to Speech translation), Articulate 360, SCORMs and other AI tools.
• Experience in integrating AI and ChatGPT on the Moodle platform.
• Good knowledge and use of new and evolving technologies and digital platforms.
• Ability to work with a team methodically, meet deadlines, and incorporate changes swiftly.
• Excellent project management and delivery skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English is essential.

Application
Interested candidates should submit their proposals (including CV and/or consultant profile, relevant past work assignments, references, work plan, and a detailed budget) not later than
15th December 2025
via email to: and cc , with the subject line entitled '
Consultancy for Instructional Designer: Virtual Learning Academy Courses 2025'.
The Applications Should Be Addressed To
The People and Culture Business Partner

African Population and Health Research Center, Inc.

APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru

P.O. Box , Nairobi, Kenya.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For more information about APHRC, visit our website:

Special Notice
APHRC is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications and organizational needs. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process.