Apex Systems · 7 hours ago
Sr Instructional Designer
Falls Church, VA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$50/hr - $60/hr
8+ years expApex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. They are seeking a Senior Instructional Designer to manage multiple Learning & Development projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables and effective learning outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Balance the workload of multiple L&D Projects per the agreed upon timelines established by the L&D Design Leadership and Business Sponsors. This includes providing high quality products and proactively following through on all project tasks and millstones for timely delivery
Facilitate the L&D Project kickoffs and subsequent milestone meetings with Business Sponsors and appropriately engaging other L&D Resources, Subject Matter Experts, Business Stakeholders, and Senior Leaders. Engagement activities include but are not limited to the following: defining the project and business outcomes; reporting project updates; sharing program design/development progress; and gaining necessary approvals
Conduct discovery activities to determine the desired performance outcomes, performance gaps based on enterprise needs analyses and strategic prioritization, cascading learning objectives that will enable those outcomes, and measurement strategies for demonstrating the achievement of those outcomes
Determine the most effective learning approaches, techniques, and technologies to efficiently achieve the learning objectives and desired performance outcomes
Communicate to business stakeholders the clear connections between program content and the desired performance outcomes in achieving business results to gain sign-off
Design program events, activities, and exercises (including sequencing and timing), while also ensuring that learning is relevant, business-minded and engaging for participants
Produce design documents that appropriately detail the design process and justification for the program
Develop all program assets and materials including workshop events, facilitation guides, learner workbooks, job aids, etc
Establish measurement and monitoring plans to ensure effective implementation of all new programs through targeted curriculum mapping and metrics captures
Collaborate with internal L&D team to implement learning solutions
Collaborate with L&D leadership and appropriate stakeholders to produce marketing material (as applicable) for new or enhanced learning and skill development programs to package and promote offerings in highly intuitive, digestible, and compelling ways
Ensure that all learning solutions are fully accessibility and meet usability standards
Champion and influence the achievement of our GDIT L&D Mission and guiding principles
Exhibit L&D Excellence and seek continues professional development
Build strong consultative partnerships with Project Sponsors and Business Stakeholders
Position requires the ability to facilitate sessions up to 10% of the time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years of related work experience in facilitator-led Instructional Design in a corporate environment in a Learning & Development function
Demonstrated Instructional Design/Development Skills in professional or soft skills instructor-led learning (samples/demo will be required)
Track record for delivering measurable performance outcomes that enable skill development
Demonstrated ability to write performance outcomes, learning objectives and evaluation measures
Working knowledge of learning and performance development best practices
Current experience interacting with senior leaders in a large, fast-paced, highly complex enterprise
Must be willing to deliver a 15–20-minute presentation to Sr. Leadership as part of the final interview process
Preferred
Master's degree in Instructional Design or Instructional Design certificates a plus
Experience designing complex, multi-component professional skill or leadership development and/or onboarding programs a plus
Experience in government contracting program/project leadership a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
Other insurance plans
ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
401K program
HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
Corporate discount savings program
On-demand training program
Access to certification prep
Library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars
Certification discounts
Other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
Company
Apex Systems
Apex Systems, a division of On Assignment, provides organizations with IT staffing solutions to address gaps in their current workforce.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Roger Wahman
Chief Technology Officer - SVP
Andrea Schiola
Global Head of Technology Partnerships, SVP, Principal
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