Learning Exp Design & Dev Specialist

Skill required: Talent Development- Instruction Design - Learning Delivery Instruction
Designation: Learning Exp Design & Dev Specialist
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:7 to 11 years
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What would you do? The Instructional Design Lead provides day-to-day direction for multiple training development efforts – specifically course efforts with smaller scope (output hours average range from 1-16) and small budget (work effort average range 40 – 250 hours). The Instructional Design Lead ensures that projects are executed according to CDC process, quality, budget, and milestone standards. The Instructional Design Lead tracks and reports progress to ensure completion according to agreed-upon schedule and within budget requirements for an average team of 3-4 Instructional Design Analysts/Senior Analysts.
What are we looking for? Education: • BA/BS - Prefer degree in Instructional Design, Cognitive Psychology, English, Technical Writing, Communications, related field or equivalent experience. Work Experience: • Academic or practical training/learning industry experience • Demonstrated experience developing performance solutions • Prior experience supervising learning professionals • Prefer experience with developing training solutions for global audience; adjusting materials based on cultural needs, regional constraints and localization or translation considerations • Basic project management experience Work Requirements: • None Knowledge/Skills Requirements: o Solid knowledge of instructional design techniques, adult learning theory, and web-based development tools o Strong written communication skills - working knowledge of editorial requirements– grammar and instructional design of materials; attention to detail to ensure quality o Strong oral communication skills - ability to facilitate client SMEs and sponsor discussions to set expectations and ensure appropriate involvement o Knowledge of and practice with several instructional approaches (web-based, instructor-led, or virtual instructor-led training) o Knowledge of Microsoftoff o Monitor course assessment (performance-based test) results against expected client service level agreements; recommend actions for course improvement • Complete project administration tasks o Provide coaching to team members regarding topics such as CDC process, quality metrics and professional behaviors. o Report status including estimates to complete work; identify potential risks and recommendations for mitigation. o Request feedback related to deliverables and own and team performance, suggest action items.
Roles and Responsibilities: •• Prepare conceptual design documentso Create initial conceptual designs (based on proven instructional theory) that meet business requirements.o Complete detailed designs based on high-level module designs.o Develop instruction modules and materials based on design specifications.o Conducts audience and needs analyses to confirm appropriateness of learning objectives.• Initiate course efforto Create detailed workplan for effort based on budget and resource plan provided by the supervisoro Prepare interview protocol and recommendations for course design based on preliminary or conceptual design informationo Facilitate content gathering from Subject Matter Experts to create course designo Define field trial and acceptance test approacheso Confirm Client Subject Matter Expert agreement of detailed schedule and involvement throughout process, set expectations for remainder of project.o Identify detailed learning objectives for each course based on business drivers and performance goals; map course content to appropriate learning objectiveso Facilitate project kick-off meeting with internal team to build understanding of the client subject matter expert roles and project; set expectations with team based on individual development plans and course schedule• Execute training solutions production on all types of development projectso Design and develop course content and facilitate media requirements according to project workplan and scheduleo Develop materials according to CDC process standards (as needed)o Identify learning-related issues such as content sequencing, flow of information and relevancy of mediao Evaluate materials to ensure that learning objectives have been met and appropriately satisfy performance gaps.o Review deliverables for completeness, compliance with standards, and consistency with the detailed design; prepare materials for manager reviewo Create test plan; lead course usability, testing and implementation of corrective actionso Provide oversight on content revisions given feedback from client subject matter experts and field trial participants; manage work effort to maintain scope