Consulting Instructional Systems Designer

Leidos • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

Leidos is seeking part-time Instructional Systems Designers to support a program with a classified government customer. The role requires extensive experience with industry-standard instructional design and facilitation practices, developing project management plans, designing learning assessments, and working with customer open-source topics, data collection instruments, and data collection and analysis.

The position supports the full training development life cycle across instructor-led, web-based and online, blended-learning, and performance-support formats. It includes assessing training needs, designing and delivering learning solutions, evaluating their effectiveness, and managing training project plans, schedules, resources, scope, and risks.

Requirements

• Must have an active TS/SCI with poly to be considered.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in instructional design and facilitation.
• Experience with customer open-source and data collection and analysis instruments and tools.
• Experience formally documenting instructional design plans.
• Experience ensuring instructional solutions address performance gaps.
• Experience identifying and making improvements to instruction.
• Experience designing engaging, motivating, or learner-centered instructional strategies.
• Experience using face-to-face, online, and blended-learning strategies.
• Experience developing project management plans for instructional design projects.
• Experience designing assessments of learning.
• Experience collaborating across functional teams.
• Prior customer experience.
• Prior experience as a facilitator.

Nice To Haves

• Instructional Design Certification from an accredited institution.
• Experience with online learning platforms and tools.
• Experience identifying performance gaps or learning needs.
• Experience using empirical data to make instructional design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Execute all facets of the training development life cycle for instructor-led courses, web-based and online training, blended learning, and performance support.
• Conduct needs assessments and training needs analyses, including gap, contextual, and root-cause analyses.
• Select and design innovative instructional and learning strategies and associated technologies to optimize learning and achieve objectives.
• Develop, execute, and test training courses and performance-support products.
• Perform quality assurance and quality control, including SME reviews, design reviews, course pilots, and hot washes.
• Create and conduct formative and summative training evaluations across all levels.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with training project plans and schedules.
• Manage and execute training projects, including schedules, resources, and scope.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time