Training & Development Specialist

Avalore•Arlington, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Training & Development Specialist will design, develop, deliver, and evaluate comprehensive training programs and materials to enhance user adoption, proficiency, and effective use of the WDP System and data platform. This person will conduct training needs analyses in collaboration with customer success teams, mission partners, and subject matter experts to identify knowledge and skill gaps and develop training curricula appropriate for different user roles and skill levels. This person will create engaging learning content, including e-learning modules, instructor-led training materials, presentations, hands-on exercises, video tutorials, user documentation, assessments, and practical exercises, and deliver training through in-person workshops, webinars, and self-paced online courses. This person will collaborate with technical teams and subject matter experts to ensure training content is technically accurate, aligned with system documentation, and updated to reflect system enhancements and new features. This person will apply instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles, and appropriate learning technologies to develop effective training solutions; evaluate training effectiveness through assessments, participant feedback, user performance data, and platform adoption metrics; and continuously improve training content based on results. This person will manage and maintain training materials and learning resources, support learning management system activities to track training completion and certifications, and stay current with emerging instructional design practices, adult learning principles, and training technologies.

Requirements

SECRET Security Clearance Required
Bachelor's Degree
Good communication skills
Self-starter mindset
Professional proficiency in English
Demonstrated proficiency in using all Microsoft Office applications
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time
Ability to sit, stand, talk, and hear
Ability to sit and use hands and fingers to operate a computer

Nice To Haves

Junior: 0 - 3 years of experience
Journeyman: 4 - 7 years of experience
Senior: 8+ years of experience

Responsibilities

Design, develop, deliver, and evaluate comprehensive training programs and materials.
Conduct training needs analyses to identify knowledge and skill gaps.
Develop training curricula appropriate for different user roles and skill levels.
Create engaging learning content (e-learning modules, instructor-led materials, presentations, exercises, video tutorials, user documentation, assessments).
Deliver training through in-person workshops, webinars, and self-paced online courses.
Collaborate with technical teams and subject matter experts to ensure content accuracy and updates.
Apply instructional design methodologies, adult learning principles, and learning technologies.
Evaluate training effectiveness through various metrics.
Continuously improve training content based on results.
Manage and maintain training materials and learning resources.
Support learning management system activities.
Stay current with emerging instructional design practices and technologies.