Curriculum & Learning Instructional Designer

Curriculum & Learning Instructional Designer

Location : Gbagada, Lagos

Type : Full-Time (Hybrid)

Subject Areas We’re Hiring :

∙Mathematics & Physics

∙Biology & Chemistry

∙English & Literature

∙Economics & Accounting

∙Government & History

∙IRK / CRK & Commerce

ABOUT TUTERIA

Tuteria is shaping the future of Test Preparation for millions of learners across Africa. Through TuteriaPrep, we are creating a strong ecosystem of Star Teachers, world-class curriculum, and technology-driven learning products that help students succeed in exams like UTME, WAEC, NECO, IGCSE, Checkpoint, SAT, ACT, Common Entrance, and more.

To achieve this at scale, we are hiring outstanding Curriculum & Learning Instructional Designers to help us create the most rigorous, structured, and transformative learning experiences on the continent. We are seeking people with uncommon intellectual depth, remarkable attention to detail, and the ability to design instruction that truly moves learners forward.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Curriculum & Learning Instructional Designer works directly with Tuteria’s Star Teachers to design, refine, and implement high-quality exam-prep curricula and learning materials. You will serve as the academic engine behind each subject, ensuring every topic, lesson, quiz, diagnostic, and learning activity is expertly structured, data-driven, and

instructionally sound.

You will help translate the deep expertise of our Star Teachers into a scalable, engaging, academically rigorous learning system used by thousands of students across Nigeria and beyond.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Curriculum Design & Learning Architecture

∙Collaborate with Star Teachers to design complete exam-prep curricula aligned with UTME, WAEC, IGCSE, NECO, Checkpoint, SAT, Common Entrance, and other exam standards.

∙Develop clear Learning Outcomes Hierarchies for every topic, subtopic, and skill.

∙Sequence lessons logically to ensure cumulative knowledge building and mastery.

∙Design high-impact learning journeys that guide students from diagnosis ➝ remediation ➝ mastery, ➝ exam readiness.

2. Instructional Material Development

∙Create lesson frameworks, detailed lesson guides, and teaching slides that support engaging and practical instruction.

∙Develop practice sets, assignments, worksheets, flashcards, case studies, and real-exam-style questions for each topic.

∙Write high-quality study notes, summaries, and structured revision packs.

∙Ensure every item produced meets academic, pedagogical, and cognitive-rigour standards.

3. Assessment & Diagnostics

∙Build diagnostic tests that measure baseline knowledge across all topics.

∙Create item banks of quizzes, practice questions, timed drills, mock exams, and mastery checks.

∙Apply psychometric and data-driven principles to ensure validity, difficulty gradation, and content balance.

∙Analyse student performance data to refine content and identify learning gaps and patterns.

4. Platform Development & Content Operations

∙Populate curriculum content into the TuteriaPrep platform, ensuring accuracy, structure, and usability.

∙Tag questions and lessons using Tuteria’s internal tagging taxonomy (topic → subtopic → skill → difficulty → cognitive level).

∙Ensure all content is consistent with instructional design best practices and platform requirements.

5. Learning Experience & Engagement

∙Design learning experiences that are interactive, visually engaging, and student-centred.

∙Work with media teams to turn content into compelling videos, graphics, animations, and course assets.

∙Recommend strategies to improve student motivation, retention, and academic outcomes.

6. Collaboration & Quality Control

∙Work hand-in-hand with Star Teachers, Product Team, Media Team, and academic

leadership.

∙Conduct ongoing reviews to maintain quality, alignment, and instructional excellence.

∙Provide research-backed recommendations for improvement drawn from international best instructional practices.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Academic Excellence (Non-negotiable)

∙First Class OR strong Second-Class Upper (2 : 1) in a relevant field (undergraduate or postgraduate).

∙Degrees in Education, Curriculum Studies, Instructional Design, or subject-area specializations are an added advantage.

∙Evidence of consistent academic excellence and strong analytical ability.

Professional Competencies

∙Strong knowledge of at least two major exam boards (UTME / WAEC / IGCSE / SAT / NECO).

∙Demonstrable experience in curriculum design, instructional design, or academic content development.

∙Excellent research abilities and comfort working with data and educational metrics.

∙Ability to simplify complex concepts without reducing academic quality.

∙Outstanding writing, documentation, and communication skills.

∙Strong proficiency using tools like Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and content-authoring tools.

Personal Attributes

∙Deep passion for learning, teaching, and creating transformative educational experiences.

∙Highly organized, detail-oriented, and systematic.

∙Values excellence, feedback, iteration, and long-term growth.

∙Thrives in a fast-paced, creative, high-performance environment.

∙Strong sense of ownership and pride in delivering world-class results.