Instructional Designer

RESPONSIBILITIES  

The Instructional Designer, Mid will work with the oversight of a lead instructional designer to develop, deliver and update training coursework and documentation to ensure enterprise compliance with customer current and oversight requirements. This includes: 

• Updating existing data-handling compliance training courses and materials, communicating the methods, documents, and procedures to guide appropriate use of data 

• Developing new materials to reflect changes to data-handling requirements. The Instructional Designer: 

• Designs and develops interactive courseware for customer training 

• Determines appropriate vehicles and delivery channels to achieve desired performance (instructor-led, computer-based training courses, virtual web-based programs, blended solutions, job aids, or other performance interventions) 

• Designs and develops curriculum, total course materials for participants and facilitators including instruction, exercises, evaluations, activities, job aids and all other required materials, in accordance with departmental and business needs/requirements 

• Ensures integrity of task analysis, training requirements, training hierarchies, instructional materials, and evaluation plans. Converts written materials and/or training requirements to interactive courseware 

• Plans and storyboards multimedia.  

• Develops educational multimedia, using tools such as Captivate, Camtasia, Dreamweaver, Articulate Studio, or Captivity 

• Designs instructionally sound lessons in a variety of delivery media 

• Interacts with customer and subject matter experts to ensure technical accuracy of instructional content  

• Evaluates materials during development for instructional alignment and appropriate styles, standards, and specifications. 

• Providing refresher training to the NCTC workforce on the data-handling requirements 

• Implementing required training 

• Tracking and administering the compliance-related training 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Currently possess an active Top Secret security clearance
• Years of experience with degree: BS 5-7 Years, MS 3-5, PhD 0-2 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS  

• Certified Instructional Designer/Developer (CIDD) 

• Instructional Designer Certificate 

We are seeking a Instructional Designer to support the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). This analyst will play an important role helping to build a flexible and responsive IT environment that meets NCTC’s evolving and changing mission priorities. 

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers. 

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

• Location:  Chantilly, Virginia primarily with occasional travel within the National Capital Region (NCR) 

• Type of environment: Varies 

• Noise level: Low  

• Work schedule: “Normal work hours” constitute on average 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week (excluding breaks and meal periods) within standard operational hours occurring 0600-1800, Monday-Friday, excluding Federal holidays. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs. 

• Amount of Travel: 20% 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with ha Finish nds and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE 

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship 

Clearance requirement: TS/SCI with Polygraph

OTHER DUTIES 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.