Instructional Designer

The successful candidate will support the design and development of performance-based adult training courses that may be classroom, virtual, or blended learning solutions. She/he will understand and implement effective adult learning strategies in the NOAA Office for Coastal Management's instructional products and services by working closely with management, subject matter teams, and incorporating input from targeted learners.

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Communicating OCM's instructional design process and tailoring design based on input from learners and subject matter experts.
• Applying e-learning and adult learning science best practices to advance the quality of OCM's Digital Coast Academy.
• Working with cross-office teams to understand priority needs and applications of OCM target audiences for on-demand solutions that support the regular use of OCM data and technical tools for improved on-the-job performance.
• Producing virtual meetings, webinars, and learning events, using Adobe Connect or similar platforms.
• Conducting training needs assessment scaled to meet project needs and scope to recommend appropriate instructional solutions.
• Designing and developing scientific, technical, soft skills, and accredited online and classroom courses that are learner-centered, need-based, and goal-driven, and use effective knowledge-transfer strategies.
• Designing and developing learning materials (e.g. content, activities, job aids, knowledge checks), and evaluation instruments (e.g. formative and summative).

Qualifications - 

Required:

• BA or BS plus five years of adult education or instructional design related experience or M.A. in Instructional Systems, Adult Education, or a related degree.
• Demonstrated experience designing and producing virtual courses, webinars, and other learning events.
• Strong command of adult learning theory and practices for both classroom and virtual training experiences.
• Experience developing and implementing need-gathering techniques, including interviews, surveys, and group facilitation, to capture and document instructional needs.
• Demonstrated experience designing synchronous (classroom and virtual) and blended learning designs.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams to efficiently produce effective training courses and online learning products.
• Experience building relationships with management, colleagues, and external partners.

Preferred Experience:

• Working in environmental science, planning or policy, coastal management, marine/estuarine ecosystems, or a related field
• An understanding of technical applications needed on-the-job by practitioners in the fields of environmental science, planning, policy, and coastal and ocean ecosystems management.
• Designing a variety of learning solutions (e.g. from micro-learning videos to 2-day instructor-led classroom courses).
• Working with state and federal partners and agencies.
• Working with virtual learning platforms needed for blended learning solutions.

Axiom offers competitive compensation packages including comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance and matching 401(k) contribution.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)