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Learning and Development Design Associate

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Chicago, IL(remote)

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SKILLS
Adobe Captivate, Adult Learning, Business Strategy, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Consulting, Design Document, Diversity, Establish Priorities, Gap Analysis, Instructional Design, Inventory Reports, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Learning Management System (LMS), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Needs Assessment, Negotiation Skills, Organizational Development/Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Professional Services, Programming Tools, Project/Program Management, Social Media, Storyboards, Technical Operations, Time Management, Training/Teaching, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Willing to Travel, Writing Skills, eLearning
LOCATION
Chicago, IL
POSTED
Today
Company:
Grant Thornton LLP (US) is an audit, tax, and advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with over 50 U.S. offices and access to a global network or member firms in over 135 countries. We offer a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, operations, technology and more across various industries. We have the experience and expertise to help our clients move forward in an evolving business environment.

We're not a typical professional services firm. We put people first, and that is what sets us apart. We foster an inclusive environment, where extraordinary people come together to support a culture of diversity, quality, innovation and collaboration. With that, we focus on making a difference to our clients, colleagues and the communities in which we live and work.

Title: Learning and Development Instructional Design Senior Associate

Location: 100% Remote

Travel: May be some light travel for trainings

Duration: Contract - 3-4 Months to start with potential to extend

Team: Learning & Organizational Effectiveness

Summary:
  • The L & D Instructional Design Senior Associate collaborate across Grant Thornton functional teams (e.g., Learning & Effectiveness, Knowledge Management, ECS stakeholders) to create a user-friendly learner journey map ("Curriculum Roadmap") that clearly illustrates the professional development experience and skill/competency expectations from Associate through to Partner/Principal.
Responsibilities:
  • Design a client-centric, content architecture to optimize UX of the existing Curriculum Roadmap design and anticipate needs and questions of the end user.
  • In partnership with the business learning team and ECS stakeholders, define and map firmwide skills framework by first defining the core technical skills for each service line and level.
  • Inventory existing learning content, including curated learning pathways and milestone programs, and tag content to skills, level, service line, solution, etc. for input into the Curriculum Roadmap.
  • Perform content/skills gap analysis based on above content inventory and report to findings to business learning team.
  • Other related tasks in support of project completion as identified.
Required Skills:
  • Instructional Design
  • Needs analysis
  • Project Management
  • Journey mapping
  • Curriculum mapping
  • Content inventory/content architecture
  • Skill/competency mapping, tagging
  • Skills gap analysis
  • Strong executive presence
  • Strong communication skills
  • Time management, self-directed
  • Consultative skills
Qualifications & Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of proven success in progressive design, development and deployment, management roles and project management, ideally in a matrixed environment within a professional services industry
  • Experience designing highly interactive, experiential Instructor led and blended learning solutions utilizing various platforms
  • Knowledge of how professional service firms and their various business segments work, how they make a profit and what makes them successful
  • Consultative skills - ability to lead and collaborate with clients/stakeholders on the assessment, design, development and delivery of innovative and effective learning and performance solutions that align with the strategic business needs of the organization
  • Strong foundation in adult learning theory, and instructional systems design, and experience with advanced learning methodologies, frameworks, technologies and the use of social media to produce behavior change and performance results
  • Proven expertise in prioritization, delegation and negotiation with demonstrated ability to be effective in supporting multiple stakeholders working in various locations across different business units
  • Strong verbal, written communication & presentation skills
  • Solid PC skills with expert proficiency in MS Office - specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Knowledge of and experience with learning development tools such as Articulate Studio, Storyline, Camtasia, Captivate, GOMO, etc.
  • A portfolio of work samples - such as participant materials, design documents, storyboards, eLearning content for instructional design
Interview Process:
  • Skill based interview
  • Behavioral based interview

Required Skills : Learning Management Systems,E-Learning,Instructional Design,Design
Additional Skills : E-Learning Developer,E-Learning Designer

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