Careers Training and Curriculum Developer

Opportunity International Australia is seeking a Training and Curriculum Developer, specialising in health, to support our mission to help break the cycle of poverty. Working within Opportunity’s Health program and reporting to the Technical Lead, Health, the Training and Curriculum Developer is a key contributor to the effectiveness of our work.

Based in either India or Bangladesh, the role will suit a passionate, collaborative and self-starting professional with strong interpersonal skills, experience in the not-for-profit sector and alignment to our mission.

Why join Opportunity?

• We enjoy a strong sense of purpose
• We care for and value our team, and provide a friendly and supportive environment
• Competitive salary
• Winner of the XRef Best Workplace Award 2024

The Organisation

Motivated by the parable of the Good Samaritan, Opportunity International Australia seeks to end poverty in developing countries – one family and one community at a time. By providing small loans to families in need, Opportunity helps them grow their own businesses and generate sustainable incomes so they can lift themselves out of poverty with dignity.

To break the cycle of poverty for good, Opportunity also increases families’ access to healthcare and quality education, while strengthening communities to reduce the risk of gender-based violence – creating a new future for generations to come.  

The Impact

By joining Opportunity International Australia, you become an integral part of a transformative mission that goes beyond fighting poverty - Opportunity aims to end it. Through innovative programs and microfinance initiatives, Opportunity creates sustainable pathways for economic growth, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion. The goal is to develop resilience and opportunity by expanding primary health system capacity, with a core focus on India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

Opportunity has a growing, innovative, and dynamic portfolio of Health projects establishing telemedicine clinics and hybrid models to support healthcare access, innovative social business and fintech/health tech partnerships, resilience against gender-based violence and strengthening community health education.

The Role

The Training and Curriculum Developer will be part of a Programs team working to leverage the core assets and competencies of microfinance institutions (MFIs) – their capacity for social mobilisation, established networks in high-need communities, and high levels of trust – to offer scalable and sustainable health programs.

A passion for international development to serve the world’s most disadvantaged, and an alignment with Opportunity’s mission, vision, values and purpose, is critical.

Core Responsibilities Include:

• Curriculum Development
  • Design and develop a master training module aligned with project objectives
  • Ensure modules are evidence-based, user-friendly, and adaptable
  • Consult local experts for contextual and comprehensive content.
• Partner Customisation Support
  • Collaborate with partners to localize training content across health focus areas
  • Provide technical guidance to ensure relevance in diverse contexts
  • Support partners during the customization process.
• Training Strategy and Rollout
  • Develop tiered training schedules for all levels of implementers
  • Design a cascade training model for effective knowledge transfer
  • Conduct follow-up and refresher trainings to sustain capacity.
• Training Delivery
  • Conduct high-quality online and offline training sessions for master trainers
  • Supervise Training of Trainers (ToT) to ensure delivery quality
  • Use participatory methods and adult learning principles.
• IEC Materials Review and Repository Development
  • Review and assess existing IEC/BCC materials
  • Curate and standardize materials for partner use
  • Develop a centralized, user-friendly IEC/BCC repository.

About You

Essential:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion, Health Communication, Instructional Design with a focus on health, or a closely related health sciences field.
• Relevant experience in curriculum development, adult learning, and training delivery, preferably in public health or community development settings
• Demonstrated experience in reviewing, curating, and managing IEC/BCC materials
• Experience working with NGOs and community-based organizations
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and project coordination skills
• Proficiency in developing training content and resources using digital tools
• Excellent communication skills in English (including synthesis and presentation), and fluency in one or more major languages in South Asia or South-East Asia (Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Bahasa)
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build strong and effective relationships in a multicultural and often remote work environment.

Advantages:

• Knowledge of financial inclusion, public health or development sector programs, alongside global development donors, and/or NGOs
• In-country programs implementation experience in India, Bangladesh, Nepal or other low and middle-income markets.

Your proactive and professional approach, coupled with the ability to work in alignment with the values of the Christian ethos that motivates Opportunity, will be key to your success.

Opportunity is a child-safe organisation. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a National Police Check and adhere to Opportunity’s Child Protection Policy, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Opportunity International Australia believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed Opportunity would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.

How to apply

Please submit your CV with a one-page cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role and working at Opportunity to Taylor Deacon-King tdeacon-king@opportunity.org.au as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on an immediate basis and applications without a covering letter will not be progressed.

Applications close 1 June 2025.