Instructional Designer II

Olgoonik is an Equal Opportunity Employer - EEO, including disability/vets

Olgoonik is a strong family of professional contracting companies established to create benefits for our Alaska Native shareholders and fueled by the belief that to do so our operations must remain of the highest quality, our employees qualified and principled, and our commitment to safety and every clients mission unconditional.

From our roots in Alaskas Arctic to our operations in South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, our experienced and dependable workforce consistently delivers results through a sharp combination of innovation and practicality.

Instructional Designer II

Overview:

The Instructional Designer, under the supervision and guidance of the Program Office, is responsible for designing, developing and evaluating curriculum in accordance with the Instructional Systems Design model, Standard Operating Procedures, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) standards. This position requires the incumbent to work closely with other program offices, subject matter experts, multimedia specialists, and distributed learning designers to design and develop lesson plans, student materials, and instructional media.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Applies principles of Adult Learning Theory to the design of all training materials
• Designs, develops, implements and evaluates training solutions;
• Designs and develops curriculum and courses of instruction using the Instructional Systems Design model
• Develops lesson content and identifies appropriate training delivery mechanisms
• Identifies training gaps and recommend changes to training programs and curricula that will minimize or eliminate training gaps
• Develops course material to include planning documents, student and Instructor materials and course presentations;
• Conducts needs assessments
• Develops learning goals and objectives, using the Instructional Systems Design model in accordance with Training and Performance Standard Operating Procedures
• Monitors courses and instructors against performance criteria
• Performs course evaluation
• Develops course proposals and project management plans
• Develops, maintains and ensures adherence to a course development schedule during the development cycle
• Stays current on policy, law and technology changes, as well as skill requirements, office directives, roles and responsibilities to ensure up-to-date curriculum
• Coordinates with instructors, subject matter experts (SME), multimedia team and other program offices
• Provide course management services, including course revisions, instructor performance evaluations, cost assessments, and making recommendations for course retirement
• Assists curriculum management by maintaining all curriculum records, scheduling and conducting curriculum reviews, making recommendations for updates and changes, and tracking revision history
• Reviews content and provide final quality control check on lessons and all supporting material
• Evaluates pilot courses to ensure that they conform to Training and Performance Standard Operating Procedures, FLETA accreditation and adult education standards
• Attends internal and external meetings as an Instructional Design expert
• Provides weekly updates of course activities to the curriculum manager
• Provides the necessary support and guidance to achieve and retain all FLETA accreditation requirements for the Program Office
• Participate in every facet of the Instruction Design process with some supervision and guidance
• Employee will require some supervision and has a growing opportunity to exercise independent judgement and initiative in the line of work

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelors degree with a concentration in adult learning, education or curriculum development
• Six (6) years of experience in curriculum design and development
• Must possess certifications and/or degrees in education or instructional design

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Specialized knowledge or professional experience in several of the following: instructional systems design, education and adult learning principles, cooperative learning, programming and authoring tools, graphic arts and media design and educational product evaluation
• Must be familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures in training and course development
• Demonstrated experience working in all five phases of the Instructional Systems Design model
• Demonstrated experience creating assessments
• Excellent writing, proofreading and design skills to develop training course materials
• Must possess excellent written and spoken use of the English language
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills; and attention to detail
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Familiarity with SharePoint preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Drivers License

Security Clearance:

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Possess or be able to obtain/maintain a SECRET clearance (A TOP SECRET clearance may be required)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands that will be required inside the work place and for the position. Must lift, will sit, answer the phone, type on a keyboard, move files, etc.

Travel:

None

Work Environment:

Office environment

Additional Details:

• Subsidiary:Olgoonik Innovations, LLC
• FLSA:Exempt
• Requisition Nbr:2014256

Olgoonik is an Equal Opportunity Employer - EEO, including disability/vets

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. As an Alaska Native Corporation, Olgoonik provides hiring preference to Olgoonik shareholders, descendants, and their spouses to the extent allowed by law.