Consulting Instructional Systems Designer

Description

Leidos is seeking a part-time Instructional Systems Designers (ISDs) to support a program with a classified government customer.  The candidate must have extensive experience with industry-standard instructional design and facilitation practices, developing or creating project management plans, and designing learning assessments as well as sponsor open source topics, data collection instruments, data collection and analysis.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Execute all facets of the training development life-cycle for various training types, including instructor-led courses, web-based and online training, blended learning, and performance support.
• Conduct needs assessments and training needs analyses, including gap analysis, contextual analysis and root-cause analysis.
• Select and design innovative instructional and learning strategies and associated technologies to optimize learning and achieve learning objectives.
• Develop, execute, and test training courses and performance support products.
• Perform quality assurance and quality control activities, including SME reviews, design reviews, course pilots, and hot washes.
• Create and conduct training evaluations, both formative and summative, across all levels for maximum impact
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with training project plans and schedules.
• Manage and execute all aspects of training projects, including schedules, resources, and scope

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a TS/SCI with poly to be considered
• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience or a Master's Degree and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Must have experience as with Instructional Design and facilitation
• Experience with customer open source and data collection and analysis instruments and tools
• Demonstrated experience in the following:
• Formally documenting instructional design plans
• Ensuring instructional solutions address performance gaps
• Identifying and making improvements to instruction
• Designing instructional strategies that engage, motivate, or are learner-centered
• Using face-to-face, online, and blended learning strategies
• Developing project management plans for instructional design projects
• Designing assessments of learning
• Collaborating across functional teams
• Prior Customer experience
• Prior experience as a facilitator

Preferred Qualifications:

• Instructional Design Certification from an accredited institution
• Experience with online learning platforms and tools

• Experience Identifying performance gaps or learning needs
• Experience Using empirical data to make instructional design decisions

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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