Join one of Europe's leading Business Schools in Executive Education and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of executive education. As a key member of our in-house instructional design team, you will help architect our learning ecosystem, focusing on designing and implementing delivery models for diverse audiences, including MBA, Global Executive MBA, and executive education programs (Open and Customised).

Our goal is to provide learners with relevant educational solutions (what), when and where they need them. Our programs, delivered by internationally recognised thought leaders, are designed to be experiential and impactful. By expanding our in-house instructional design team, we aim to accelerate our efforts to achieve these ambitions and set new standards in executive education.

Job description
As an instructional designer, you will be responsible for creating meaningful, impactful learning solutions that resonate with a diverse audience and reinforce our vision. You will develop vertical and horizontal learning pathways for our learners using adaptive learning and competency-based logics. Our online offerings should complement our in-class activities, which are designed to be engaging and experiential.

To meet our ambitions, you will leverage your knowledge and skills to rebuild, update, and design impactful programs, modules, and content focused on interactive, engaging, and effective learning experiences. Additionally, you will provide essential input and guidance to ensure a seamless, end-to-end transformative learning experience. You will also play a critical role in establishing our learning analytics strategy and architecture.

To succeed in our organisation, you must be enthusiastic about working in a truly international environment and strongly align with our university's values: critical, creative, caring, and collaborative.

As Instructional designer, you will:

• Design and develop high-quality instructional materials for open and customised executive education programs.
• Conduct thorough needs assessments to understand the learning requirements of various clients and stakeholders.
• Create curricula, programs, and modules that align with learning objectives and incorporate best practices in adult learning theory.
• Innovate in the development of learning experiences, including blended learning and workshop formats, to engage participants globally in an inspiring way.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, instructional technologists, internal delivery units, and other relevant stakeholders to create innovative learning solutions.
• Ensure the seamless delivery of our learning solutions to diverse audiences.
• Tailor programs to meet the specific needs of corporate clients, ensuring relevance and applicability to their unique business contexts.

Depending on your skills and preferences, you may also have the opportunity to work directly with our corporate clients, designing complex, customised programs to meet their unique needs.

To be successful in this position, you will need to have the following knowledge, expertise or skills.

You will have a strong background in instructional design, focusing on integrating technology to enhance educational outcomes. This is evidenced by your demonstrated ability to translate complex information into high-quality, user-friendly multimedia content. You can leverage instructional design principles to design and produce effective and engaging learning experiences for adult learners. Additionally, you will have excellent project management skills and a proven ability manage stakeholders effectively, ensuring successful collaboration and timely project delivery.

Ideally, you also have:

• Skills in creating engaging and interactive e-learning modules.
• Familiarity with e-learning standards (e.g., SCORM, AICC, xAPI).
• Advanced experience working with Canvas.
• Ability to analyse learning data and feedback to improve course design.
• Experience with learning analytics tools and methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and preferably Dutch.
• Knowledge of adaptive learning designs and standards.
• Experience in the post-experience (adult learner) environment.
• Ability to analyse learning data and feedback to improve course design.
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS.
• Proficiency in multimedia software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, Articulate 360).
• Graphic design skills.

We offer an ambitious, international and dynamic environment, in which we compete with the top business schools in Europe. You will be part of a close, innovation-driven team on a vibrant university campus. Your ambition and personal drive will be greatly valued and we invest in personal development. We make sure you feel good about yourself, that you enjoy your work and that you grow in your profession.

You will also get:

• A salary between €4.200 and €4.900 gross per month on fulltime basis (ex. 8% holiday allowance), based on your education, knowledge and work experience.
• 25 holidays and 12 ADV days.
• Variable end of year performance bonus.
• The flexibility with regards to work from home.
• Travel cost reimbursement (the possibility to travel with NS business card)
• Discount on membership of Erasmus Sport.  
• Access to online learning platform GoodHabitz and wellbeing platform OpenUp.
• Regular fun work events and drinks. 
• Participation in our collective pension scheme: premium full paid by RSM, voluntary employee contribution is optional.

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM BV) is one of Europe’s most international and innovative business schools. Its primary focus is to develop business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. RSM BV is privately funded and provides a first-class portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes with an international team of 100 staff working from the university campus in Rotterdam.

RSM BV offers an environment where the staff is encouraged to embrace change as a challenge in helping the organisation reaching its goals and those of its students. The working atmosphere at RSM BV is informal and communication lines are short. Being an independent and commercial company within the Erasmus University, the situation of RSM BV is sometimes complex and challenging. At the same time the company itself it small enough to maintain personal contacts and be able to have an overview of what’s going on throughout the organisation. The environment is culturally diverse and very international.

RSM BV is located in a pleasant and relatively small office, based at the Erasmus University campus in Rotterdam. It’s a lively environment, with students, staff and different companies and restaurants. The office is easy to reach by public transport as well as by car.

RSM BV is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities and nationalities. RSM BV values internal mobility; therefore internal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the RSM BV website: www.rsm.nl

Would you first like to learn more about the position or about RSM BV? Please contact Saskia Piercy, HR Advisor at RSM BV via recruitment@rsm.nl or Mirko Benischke, Dean of Engagement at RSM BV via benischke@rsm.nl.

This full hiring process will exist out of two interview rounds. After the first round, you will be notified if you’re through to the second interview round.

Application deadline: 20 October 2024

Expected start date: as soon as possible or 1 January 2025