Head of Content and Course Design
EF Education First · London, United Kingdom · hybrid
The Role
The Head of Content and Course Design combines strong instructional design expertise with proven people leadership, working as part of a cross-functional team of learning and creative designers, and product owners to deliver industry-leading K-12 learning experiences. You bring experience spanning multiple subject areas and grade levels, and are equally comfortable directing digital course production and print/textbook publishing workflows. You have a track record of taking projects from concept to launch across international markets, balancing pedagogical rigor with business and market requirements. You are curious about applying AI-enabled tools to curriculum design and production, and committed to human-in-the-loop workflows that keep learning science and educator judgment at the center.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply and uphold Efekta's curriculum quality framework for K-12 learning content and course design across multiple subject areas and grade bands, and recommend refinements based on production experience.
- Lead course-level design and sequencing of coherent, standards-aligned curricula (e.g., Common Core, NGSS, Cambridge, or relevant national/regional frameworks) across disciplines, within approved scope-and-sequence blueprints.
- Run the course creation pipeline end to end for both digital course content and print/textbook publishing, including authoring, editorial, and QA workflows, and prepare content for library review and approval.
- Direct development of unit plans, performance tasks, assessments, and supporting instructional materials for multiple modalities and diverse learners.
- Operate and continuously improve AI-enabled tools and workflows within Efekta's content ecosystem to improve curriculum quality, personalization, and production efficiency, and evaluate and recommend new tools, while maintaining human-in-the-loop oversight.
- Lead market-specific adaptation, localization, and testing across multiple markets and countries, adapting for local regulatory, cultural, and procurement requirements, including B2G contexts, and recommend content for final approval.
- Provide content, production, and feasibility input to product, sales, and government-relations teams, including for RFP and B2G proposal requirements.
- Build and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams and production partners, including authors, designers, and vendors.
- Deliver projects on time and to specification, managing multiple concurrent initiatives across subjects and markets.
- Manage production budgets, schedules, and resourcing, including freelance and vendor teams.
- Feed production data and lessons learned back into quality framework and pipeline improvements.
- Identify and act on training and communication opportunities related to materials use.
Required
- Master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction, Instructional Design, Education, or a related field; subject-specific degrees (e.g., in a STEM discipline) also welcome.
- Minimum 5–7 years' experience in curriculum or content development.
- Experience developing both digital learning content and print/textbook publishing.
- Proven experience in a leadership or management role, supervising content teams.
- Experience working across international, multi-market educational contexts (public/private, B2G/B2C/B2B).
You have/are
- Effective written and oral communication skills in accurate English (near-native)
- A strong instructional design foundation and familiarity with relevant K-12 standards frameworks.
- Working knowledge of AI concepts as applied to education (e.g., adaptive learning, generative AI, learning analytics), with the ability to critically evaluate their pedagogical value and apply them responsibly.
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and consistently meet deadlines across concurrent projects and subjects.
- The ability to critically evaluate learning materials and curriculum, and to propose relevant, innovative solutions.
- A customer-focused, service-minded approach, with awareness of diverse market and stakeholder needs.
- Comfort working both independently and cross-functionally in a fast-changing environment.