Employment with JA Worldwide

If you’re motivated by JA’s global mission, scale, and impact, we invite you to apply for a position with our organization.

As one of the world’s largest and most-impactful youth-serving NGOs, JA Worldwide delivers hands on, immersive learning in entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial health. Reaching more than 19 million young people each year through an ecosystem of 700,000 teachers and business volunteers, JA Worldwide is one of few organizations with the scale, experience, and passion to build a boundless future for the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Operating as a global network of locally governed entities, JA supports young people, volunteers, and educators across 100,000+ schools while managing programs, events, data collection, and compliance in diverse contexts. Recognized as one of the top ten NGOs globally since 2019 and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize each of the last four years, JA Worldwide continues to build a boundless future for youth worldwide.

JA Is for Everyone, Everywhere

At JA Worldwide, not only are we committed to diversity of race, ethnicity, age, gender and gender identity, and sexual orientation in our staff, boards, and volunteers, we also highly value diversity of ideas, skillsets, industries, and geography to ensure our students are exposed to the greatest possible range of experiences and perspectives.

To best serve our students and offer them the experiences and role models they need to build self-efficacy, we seek to ensure that the JA network—including staff, teachers, business volunteers, and board members—is as inclusive as our students and alumni. With direct access to adults who share a similar background and set of experiences, JA students gain the confidence to amplify their voices, build sustainable movements, and work toward a better world. Read more.

Job Openings

Learning Experience (LX) Designer

At JA Worldwide, we are committed to innovation and impact in education. The driving force behind our growth and partner satisfaction is a skilled and passionate Education Team. We are seeking a Learning Experience Designer to join our learning design team and contribute to the creation and delivery of impactful, learner-centered experiences.

This role involves designing engaging and effective learning experiences, developing high-quality learning content and resources, and leveraging ed-tech solutions to enhance global educational outcomes. The Learning Experience Designer will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across the JA network to ensure our programs meet the needs of learners and stakeholders worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a key member of the global learning design team, contributing expertise in design, curriculum development, AI, and digital/ed-tech solutions.

• Manage specific learning experience (LX) projects in collaboration with the JA network.

• Create and iterate on innovative learning materials, tools, and resources that align with JA’s educational objectives. Examples of projects include:

• Global editions of core JA learning experiences

• Support for initiatives such as JA Navigator, JA Boost, and the Global Leadership Conference (GLC)

• Development and iteration of board orientation courses

• Identify and recommend appropriate technologies to support learning resources.

• Develop content that leads to certifications or digital badges (e.g., a badge in project management).

• Support the creation of diverse training content for JA staff, focusing on both LX and other areas.

• Continuously improve learning experiences at JA, incorporating human-centered service design and user research methodologies.

• Facilitate knowledge-sharing related to LX across the JA network and within the broader global LX community.

• Respond to requests for information and support on ongoing learning design projects.

• Work closely with the Operations and Development teams to ensure timely delivery of learning design projects, as well as with the Marketing/Design team to maintain brand standards for all deliverables.

• Monitor and evaluate learning outcomes to inform continuous improvement.

• Facilitate workshops or training sessions to support the adoption and implementation of learning resources.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Experience in learning design and research: At least two years of experience in learning design, curriculum development, user-experience (UX) design, classroom experience, or other relevant experience. Skilled in creating engaging youth and adult learning experiences using qualitative research and human-centered design methodologies. A bachelor’s or master’s degree in education or related fields, such as educational technology, curriculum development, or instructional design, is preferred.

• Proficiency in digital learning and tools: Familiar with digital and mobile-enabled learning, microlearning, learning management systems, and emerging ed-tech tools. Capable of producing design deliverables such as wireframes, prototypes, and screen flows. Experience in integrating AI technologies into learning design is preferred.

• Strong communication and collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (additional languages a plus), with the ability to lead multistakeholder workshops and peer-learning sessions. Experienced in collaborating across international, cross-functional teams.

• Global and human-centered perspective: Passionate about education and designing learning resources tailored to diverse audiences and contexts, with an understanding of Theory of Change principles and immersive learning frameworks.

• Proven results: A track record of delivering impactful learning solutions in dynamic, collaborative environments.

As JA Worldwide transitions into our next strategic plan, this role will drive and support key global education initiatives that will enable our goal to deliver 100 million student learning experiences per year by 2050.

If you are passionate about designing transformative learning experiences and thrive in a collaborative, global environment, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of education.

Location 

This is a remote, full-time position.

Compensation 

USD 60,000–70,000, based on contract

How to Apply

Please send your resumé and cover letter to hr@jaworldwide.org.