Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Learning & Development

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Instructional Design, Learning Materials Development, New Program Development

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

We have several new strategic enterprise-wide learning projects we’re launching in Q1 that will have a high organizational impact. Are you an experienced instructional designer? Do you have hands-on experience building instructor-led behavioral-based learning programs? Want to work from home using your talent to hand-craft learning solutions that will empower a 30,000+ professional workforce? Want to produce observable, measurable results that enhance skills and enable performance? Are you ready to hit the ground running on your first project day one on the job? Then own this opportunity and apply today.

As a senior team member, you’ll hit the ground running, designing and developing professional skill development programs for the enterprise that are highly relevant, business-minded, and leader-championed to enable the immediate application of new skills on-the-job and enable performance results. You’ll managed your own projects, build complex, multi-faceted blended-learning programs, and seek design excellence, with emphasis on continuous improvement in L&D for yourself, the design team and broader L&D function.

HOW A SENIOR INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Balance the workload of multiple L&D Projects per the agreed upon timelines established by the L&D Professional Development Expert and Business Sponsors. This includes providing high quality products and proactively following through on all project tasks and millstones for timely delivery.Facilitate the L&D Project kickoffs and subsequent milestone meetings with Business Sponsors and appropriately engaging other L&D Resources, Subject Matter Experts and Business Stakeholders. Engagement activities include but are not limited to the following: defining the project and business outcomes; reporting project updates; sharing program design/development progress; and gaining necessary approvals.Conduct discovery activities to determine the desired performance outcomes, performance gaps based on enterprise needs analyses and strategic prioritization, cascading learning objectives that will enable those outcomes, and measurement strategies for demonstrating the achievement of those outcomes.Determine the most effective learning approaches, techniques, and technologies to efficiently achieve the learning objectives and desired performance outcomes.Communicate to business stakeholders the clear connections between program content and the desired performance outcomes in achieving business results to gain sign-off.Design program events, activities, and exercises (including sequencing and timing), while also ensuring that learning is relevant, business-minded and engaging for participants.Develop all program assets and materials including virtual workshop events, facilitation guides, learner workbooks, job aids, etc.Establish measurement and monitoring plans to ensure effective implementation of all new programs through targeted curriculum mapping and metrics captures.Collaborate with internal L&D team to implement learning solutions.Produce and archive design documents that appropriately detail the design process and justification for the program. Design documents.Collaborate with L&D leadership and appropriate stakeholders to produce marketing material (as applicable) for new or enhanced learning and skill development programs to package and promote offerings it in highly intuitive, digestible, and compelling ways.Ensure that all learning solutions are fully accessibility and meet usability standards.Champion and influence the achievement of our GDIT L&D Mission and guiding principles. Exhibit L&D Excellence and seek continues professional development.Build strong consultative partnerships with Project Sponsors and Business Stakeholders.Position requires the ability to facilitate sessions up to 10% of the time (typically no more than 5% and virtual in most cases). 

ATTRIBUTES OF A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE:

You’ve got positive energy and are excited to collaborate with peers, SMEs, and leadership on business-minded learning solutions.You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener-because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.You have a “can do” attitude and can pivot on the fly. Our team creates high-quality work on quick and sometimes dynamically changing timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.You’re never tired of learning and always seek to make you and others around you better.You want to be part of a winning team that is ranked as an organization that excels at learning and human capital development by Training magazine.

QUALIFICATIONS TO APPLY:

Bachelor’s Degree AND 10+ years of related work experience in Instructional Design in a corporate environment.Master’s degree in Instructional Design or Instructional Design certificates a plusDemonstrated Instructional Design/Development Skills in professional or soft skills instructor-led learning (samples/demo will be required).Track record for delivering measurable performance outcomes that enable skill development.Demonstrated ability to write performance outcomes, learning objectives and evaluation measures.Experience with multi-component professional skill development and onboarding programs a plus.Working knowledge of learning and performance development best practices.Current experience interacting with senior leaders in a large, fast-paced, highly complex enterprise.Must be willing to deliver a 15–20-minute presentation to Sr. Leadership as part of the final interview process.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home; must be primarily available during Eastern Time standard business hours401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerProfessional growth opportunities including paid education and certificationsCutting-edge technology you can learn fromRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

#GDITERG

The likely salary range for this position is $123,716 - $167,380. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.