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ID #15633221
State District of Columbia
City Washington
Job type Permanent
Salary USD Depends on Experience Depends on Experience
Source ADG Tech Consulting, LLC.
Showed 2021-06-20
Date 2021-06-01
Deadline 2021-07-31
Category Writing/editing
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IT Training Specilaist

District of Columbia, Washington 00000 Washington USA

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Title: Instructional Designer/IT Training Specialist

Location: Washington, DC

Duration: Long-term

Customer: USAID

"Candidate should be able to travel Worldwide 25 – 30% of the time once COVID restrictions are lifted".

"As of now it is a remote opportunity, the customer may request for onsite once Covid restrictions are lifted".

Responsibilities:

Help analyze stakeholder training needs and identify all the nuances of the system impact on the stakeholders.
  • Work with stakeholders to gather requirements for training, communication, and change management needs.
  • Work with the project lead to identify the training needs.
  • Provide input and assistance in the development of overall training and change management strategy and plans.
  • Conduct research and provide recommendations for training strategy, including appropriate training methods, materials, and delivery.
Gain

subject matter level expertise of the system and business process, through independent research and collaboration with others.
  • Learn how to quickly navigate new systems, understand how they work, and translate that into user-friendly language.
  • Swiftly grasp complex business processes and workflows and integrate that understanding into instructional material.
  • Proactively provide feedback on tools and process improvement opportunities to internal teams.

Create innovative, engaging and effective instructional materials with a focus on helping people use software to complete their daily tasks.
  • Materials include, but are not limited to: help videos, instructor-led training courses, user guides, tip sheets, wiki pages, email communications, etc.
  • Elicit feedback on materials, internally and externally, and collaborate on incorporating feedback.
  • Write in a user-friendly and system accurate way.

Deliver trainings to stakeholders on new and evolving systems.
  • Training methods include in person, remote, and hands-on.
  • Clearly communicate business purpose as well as system instructions.
  • Deliver training presentations clearly, effectively, and professionally.
Write

communication materials highlighting system changes, benefits, etc. to inform impacted stakeholders.
  • Write in different styles to engage, inform, or train stakeholders.
  • Write clear, effective and concise communication materials.
Assist in developing criteria for

evaluating effectiveness of training activities.
  • Coordinate the follow-up of training events and the administration of surveys and reports.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, educational technology or related field.
  • Employer will accept a suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience developing instructional materials, technical writing/editing, and teaching in an adult environment.
  • Solid expertise using MS Office products.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with a proficiency in writing, editing, proofreading, and formatting of user-friendly, customer-ready materials.
  • Excellent presentation skills with experience in providing instructor-led trainings.
  • Excellent customer service, teamwork, creativity, and analytical skills.
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
  • Self-motivated and disciplined, with capacity to work on multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and within time constraints.
  • Exposure to cross-cultural audiences, and global and cultural awareness.
  • Strong attention to detail and outstanding follow-through.
  • Familiar with a variety of Instructional Design concepts, best practices, and procedures.
  • Ability to develop a basic subject-matter understanding through materials provided, individual research, and collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle and ability to translate software development language into user-friendly language.
  • Ability to understand and write about complex scenarios.
  • Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with software development teams, government agency stakeholders, and creative teams.
  • Experience with Section 508 compliance.
  • Experience using Vyond, Adobe Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign, or Audition is a plus.

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