Instructional Systems Designer (ISD)

Valiant has an exciting opportunity for an Instructional System Designer to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Security Cooperation Engagement Program (CSCEP). CSCEP develops partner nation Hazardous Materials (HazMat) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) unit and organization capabilities; incident management systems; and national response plans. The successful candidate will work with Valiant country leads, subject matter experts (SME), and DTRA staff to conceptualize, design, develop, implement, and evaluate instructor-led and hands-on training programs and course materials.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop curriculum content, training materials, training modules, and instructional aids.
• Facilitate the review and development of instructor-led training products.
• Facilitate course review with SMEs and stakeholders for assigned training products and continually monitor products for appropriateness, accuracy, and completeness.
• Recommend improvements to existing course content and delivery and manage configuration control of assigned courses to improve business processes and effectiveness of the agency’s training mission.
• Draft training project plans and course design documents, develop status briefs for assigned courses, prepare agendas and document meeting minutes, and facilitate curriculum working groups for new and existing courseware reviews and updates.
• Serve as lead Instructional Systems Specialist (ISS) from initial planning and analysis through design, development, implementation, and evaluation stages.
• Perform quality assessment and quality control on all internal and external documents.
• Provide technical review of assigned client curriculum products for adherence to standard design, development, and evaluation principles.
• Facilitate continued development, coordination, configuration management, and evaluation of client’s training curriculum program.
• Propose training policies to strengthen, facilitate, and integrate executive training with on-the-job leadership training.
• Provide recommendations on instructional strategy, course development, review work for assigned courseware products, and adhere to client’s course review schedule.
• Support the collection and analysis of course evaluations, including collaborating with course developers on Likert surveys or Kirkpatrick Evaluation Models for engagements.
• Analyze survey responses for documentation and lessons learned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Systems Design, Instructional Technology, Education, or Human Performance Technology, or equivalent relevant experience or professional certification designing, developing, and implementing learning solutions.
• 5+ years’ experience in Instructional Systems analysis, design, and development
• 5+ years’ experience in the instructional system design process (ADDIE and other established models of instructional design) and a broad range of adult learning theories and models for evaluation of adult learning.
• Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite, primarily PowerPoint and Word, is required.
• Experience with CWMD, CBRN, or HazMat desired.
• Experience in or working knowledge of DoD desired.
• Experience with international engagements desired.
• Must be able to travel unaccompanied to foreign locations, possess a current Passport and meet immunization requirements for travel.
• U.S. citizen and eligible for a Secret level security clearance.

Job Type: Full-time