Curriculum Development Advisor - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Sierra Leone • Africa - 12 months
United States
Posted on Aug 18, 2026
About The Project
An experienced curriculum developer or e-learning content creator is needed in Sierra Leone to develop a tailored training program for mangrove restoration efforts.
West Africa’s coastline features mangrove ecosystems that sequester up to four times as much organic carbon as tropical forests. The mangroves are also home to species, such as the vulnerable West African manatee, the endangered Timneh parrot, and the critically endangered Western Red Colobus monkey. Rapid urban expansion, resource extraction, and unsustainable harvesting practices are making these mangrove forests quickly disappear and immediate action is needed. West Africa Blue partners with communities to pioneer community-centric, nature-based solutions. The organization’s field staff visit the communities to strengthen environmental education, stewardship, and livelihoods. To ensure the field staff deliver effective training, a customized training program is required.
As a Curriculum Development Advisor, you will collaborate with the staff at West Africa Blue to develop a comprehensive, easy-to-use onboarding training program that features infographics, interactive roleplay, and relevant examples. Alongside the West Africa Blue team, you will implement, test, and update the training program as needed to ensure the field staff are fully equipped to provide high-quality, compliant training to the coastal communities. Your efforts will help safeguard the remaining forests and the communities that depend on them.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Conduct a community assessment to better understand coastal community members.
Draft a tailored training script with language that speaks to targeted community members.
Design, implement, and refine the onboarding training program.
Build the field team’s capacity to effectively implement field activities.
Implement field activities designed to support vulnerable coastal communities.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as cookstove projects that teach safer cooking methods or community awareness activities on ways to manage coastal ecosystems.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have the following criteria:
Bachelor's degree in education, environmental science or a related field.
AND
Two or more years of experience facilitating environmental education programming and/or conservation education.
Language: There are no pre-requisite language requirements for this position.
Key dates
APPLY BY : December 15, 2026
KNOW BY : February 1, 2027
DEPART ON : July 11, 2027
DURATION : 12 months
An experienced curriculum developer or e-learning content creator is needed in Sierra Leone to develop a tailored training program for mangrove restoration efforts.
West Africa’s coastline features mangrove ecosystems that sequester up to four times as much organic carbon as tropical forests. The mangroves are also home to species, such as the vulnerable West African manatee, the endangered Timneh parrot, and the critically endangered Western Red Colobus monkey. Rapid urban expansion, resource extraction, and unsustainable harvesting practices are making these mangrove forests quickly disappear and immediate action is needed. West Africa Blue partners with communities to pioneer community-centric, nature-based solutions. The organization’s field staff visit the communities to strengthen environmental education, stewardship, and livelihoods. To ensure the field staff deliver effective training, a customized training program is required.
As a Curriculum Development Advisor, you will collaborate with the staff at West Africa Blue to develop a comprehensive, easy-to-use onboarding training program that features infographics, interactive roleplay, and relevant examples. Alongside the West Africa Blue team, you will implement, test, and update the training program as needed to ensure the field staff are fully equipped to provide high-quality, compliant training to the coastal communities. Your efforts will help safeguard the remaining forests and the communities that depend on them.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Conduct a community assessment to better understand coastal community members.
Draft a tailored training script with language that speaks to targeted community members.
Design, implement, and refine the onboarding training program.
Build the field team’s capacity to effectively implement field activities.
Implement field activities designed to support vulnerable coastal communities.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as cookstove projects that teach safer cooking methods or community awareness activities on ways to manage coastal ecosystems.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have the following criteria:
Bachelor's degree in education, environmental science or a related field.
AND
Two or more years of experience facilitating environmental education programming and/or conservation education.
Language: There are no pre-requisite language requirements for this position.
Key dates
APPLY BY : December 15, 2026
KNOW BY : February 1, 2027
DEPART ON : July 11, 2027
DURATION : 12 months