Training and Development Specialist

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Job Description:

Leidos Defense Group Modeling Simulation & Training Division has several openings for Training and Development Specialists (all level) for a new program in Huntsville, Al. This position will support a new program award in support of the US Army providing full life cycle M&S and Live / Virtual / Constructive Training engineering development and sustainment.

Responsibilities:

• Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance
• Analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness
• Responsible for instructing customers or employees on services, procedures, processes, techniques, tactics, products, or skills developments
• Participation in course definition and development, but the primary focus is course delivery
• Keep abreast of training and development research, learning theory, motivation theory and new training methods and techniques
• Fully comprehend and be able to apply all course objectives and teaching points.
• Prepare classroom facilities for instruction
• Prepare and execute online course instruction and conduct synchronous learning sessions
• Deliver course by informing, showing, facilitating practice, and evaluating participants’ analytic tradecraft through joint analytic exercises
• Respond to participant and staff needs during and outside of course delivery, such as resolving logistical or technical issues
• Lead the team to determine the learning need, appropriate learning outcomes, and the most appropriate instructional methodologies based on adult learning theory
• Document needs assessment findings to include recommendations to be used by the clients
• Determine the tasks, skills, level of effort, and advanced learning strategies required to meet the learning needs of the organization

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 3- 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Active Secret level clearance
• Experience or training in critical thinking
• Experience in instructional principles and techniques, lesson plan preparation, instructional objectives, test construction, instructional technology and the use of audiovisual and graphic aids as instructional tools
• Lead/facilitate a course composed of experienced professionals and adult learners
• An excellent ability to deliver effective oral presentations and prepare written course materials that clearly convey learning objectives and relevant course content
• Flexibility to adjust course delivery to fit the needs of students
• Ability to work in a team-teaching environment, where you understand the entire course material in order to ensure continuity between modules
• Ability to understand and meet lesson objectives
• Experience with direct customer interaction and the ability to shape the roadmap of training through partnership with them and the team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of instructional systems design
• Knowledge of adult learning theory
• Experience with the scientific method
• Experience with other diagnostic or investigative techniques

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