Instructional Coordinator

ROLE DETAILS             

CLIENT:            United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
PROJECT:           Enterprise Recruiting System Implementation
WORK LOCATION:     Harrisburg, PA
WORK SITE:         Client site

CLEARANCE:                      
Active or able to obtain a favorable National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background check
EDUCATION:                     
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Instruction, or a related field from a fully accredited college or university
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:                     
– Five (5) years’ demonstrated experience in projects relevant and related to job description.
– Must be able to read, write, understand, and communicate fluently and in comprehensible English language.
– Superior written and verbal communications skills, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple assignments with varying deadlines and priority simultaneously.
– Demonstrated ability to interface with client and/or other contractor personnel at all levels of an organization to meet client and internal program manager needs.
– Be self-motivated, resourceful, require minimal oversight, and demonstrate integrity and strong work ethic.
– Computer literate and able to gather information to create and maintain documents and briefings.
– Able to formulate recommendations for program or task improvement and communicate verbal and/or written informational instructions to be delivered to large and small audiences throughout the organization.
– Must have a current and valid driver’s license

KEY TEAM OBJECTIVES:
– December Group is supporting the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to implement a new enterprise recruiting system, the Army Accessions Information Environment System (AIESS). We are seeking committed and passionate Instructional Coordinator professionals to join our management consulting team at the Army Recruiting Command in Harrisburg, PA. client governance framework to ensure sustainment of financial controls per OMB A-123

ROLE DESCRIPTION:
– Research, assess, develop, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials for human resource programs.
– Incorporate current technology in specialized programs and fields that provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses.
– Work with course ware product team to design, develop, revise and validate interactive computer-based course ware.
– Use specialized computer software and/or hardware to develop, integrate, and edit instructional text, audio, graphics, animation, and video for interactive presentations
– Use appropriate programming/ branching logic and screen layout and remediation/feedback techniques.
– Develop tests, questionnaires, and procedures to measure effectiveness of curriculum and to determine if program objectives are being met.
– Advise managers on new programs involving program-specific training.
– Analyze content, target audience job tasks and learner environment, and identify the appropriate training strategy to direct students toward achieving course goals and learning objectives.
– Define course objectives and design course ware presentation and practice activities which train students to achieve performance objectives.
– Design and develop testing schemes that measure the students’ mastery of course material and evaluate the students’ ability to perform targeted job tasks.
– Ensure standards and conventions are followed and direct quality control processes.
– Conduct curriculum review boards, coordinate think tanks consisting of government and contractor personnel for updates and/or improvements to the curriculum, update instructional strategies, and assess method effectiveness and provide feedback.
– Conduct on-site instruction supplemented with virtual instruction and assist Government personnel in training delivery.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:           
Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
REQUIRED SOFT SKILLS:                     
– Creative, collaborative, detail-oriented, strong communication and listening skills (in-person and via telecon).
– Ability to work on multiple work streams at a time and manage time and deadlines effectively, to prioritize work products, and to function in a fluid, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
– Comfortable working both in teams and independently, organized, proactive and self-motivated, and ability to be an “outside the box” thinker when needed.
Flexible, and able to change direction quickly, and accepts this as operating in a high-performing team structure.

PREFERRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
– Experience with both on-site and distance learning training methods and technology, for large and small groups.
– Experience with Blackboard.
– Experience using or managing US Army TRADOC Program of Instruction Regulations (POI) development.
– Experience developing technical guides or manuals, pamphlets, standard operating procedures, how-to guides and FAQs, training curricula, visual aids and infographics, course ware content and documentation, and other digital learning and presentation products.
PREFERRED SOFT SKILLS:
– Experience with business process optimization and re-engineering
– Experience with enterprise and/or organizational change management