Instructional Design Specialist, Sr

City of Atlanta, GA•Atlanta, GA

46d

About The Position

The Instructional Design Specialist, Senior is a role within the Organizational Development unit of the Department of Human Resources. As an Instructional Design Specialist, Senior, this individual is responsible for taking an active role in the development of programs to equip employees with the necessary tools for development in current and future advancement. This individual will be expected to design and develop curriculum content, training materials, training modules, and job aids, in support of the staff of the City of Atlanta/Department of Aviation. This individual will develop curricula to be used by the training facilitators and training participants and is expected to work with subject matter experts for their expertise and input to ensure content accuracy, as applicable. This is a highly experienced professional who will be expected to deliver accurate, high-quality documentation within a specified deadline and timeline, and will utilize adult learning principles to develop all instructional materials. In addition, this individual will use strong interpersonal, written, and visual communication skills, analyze and improve existing processes, drive needs/gap analysis to improve deliverables and learning outcomes for internal/external customers, employees and stakeholders.

Requirements

Curriculum Development or Instructional Design background/experience
Comprehensive e-learning and classroom design and facilitation skills
Strong knowledge of adult learning theory and its application to learning solutions
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to self-manage multiple development projects and deadlines
Strong attention to detail
Ability to define and document processes
Ability to manage large strategic projects
Ability to foster and create strong working relationships
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Strong organization and Time Management skills
Ability to interface with wide variety of skill levels
Ability to develop advanced training courses

Responsibilities

Uses needs assessment tools to identify need for and determine effectiveness of educational programs.
Interacts with functional organizations/business units to develop specifications for content courses
Analyze assessment and evaluation results to drive design/development improvements
Course development using established instructional design and assessment models in a variety of modalities (instructor-led, blended learning, virtual instructor-led, Micro-learning, Webinars) and delivery platforms
Structure existing content for best learning experience by end-user, e.g., instructor-led or e-learning
Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to identify and capture learning content
Analyzes and improve existing processes
Drive change through need/gap analysis, focus groups, etc.
Research, recommend and implement creative design/development improvements
Partner with internal and external teams to drive strategic improvements
Create follow up assessments to determine effectiveness of course material created and presented (ROI)