Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harkcon, Inc. is seeking an experienced Lead Instructional Systems Designer to support a federal maritime-security curriculum development and modernization effort. The role leads end-to-end instructional design, coordinates Government and subject matter expert reviews, develops and modernizes training products, and ensures quality through final delivery.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary instructional-design and technical counterpart to Government stakeholders
- Lead the analysis, design, development, revision, and quality assurance of instructor-led, virtual, technology-enabled, and blended training products
- Review and enhance existing courseware for instructional effectiveness, organization, learner engagement, technical accuracy, and alignment with learning objectives
- Develop new courses and instructional modules using Government-furnished information, technical source material, and SME input
- Develop and refine measurable Terminal Performance Objectives (TPOs) and Enabling Objectives (EOs)
- Conduct audience, task, content, and instructional analyses to determine appropriate course structure, instructional sequence, and learning strategies
- Develop course outlines, lesson structures, facilitated discussions, icebreakers, scenarios, group activities, exercises, and other adult-learning activities
- Develop and revise PowerPoint-based instructional materials and supporting Word/PDF products
- Develop detailed instructor guides that include facilitation guidance, activity instructions, timing considerations, and slide-level discussion points
- Develop student syllabi and supporting curriculum documentation
- Coordinate Government and contractor SME reviews and ensure technical comments are resolved before incorporation into final instructional products
- Maintain consistency across presentations, instructor guides, student materials, learning objectives, activities, and supporting curriculum documentation
- Develop interactive PowerPoint features such as hyperlinks, reference aids, navigation elements, pop-up information, and instructor-support functionality
- Support development of accessible instructional products consistent with Section 508 requirements
- Coordinate preparation, reintegration, formatting review, and functional quality assurance of translated presentation slides and student syllabi
- Support Government review cycles and incorporate consolidated comments into final products
- Conduct instructional, editorial, accessibility, functional, and release-readiness quality checks
- Coordinate with the Project Manager on schedules, deliverable status, risks, decisions, and weekly/monthly reporting
- Participate in up to two international seminar observations and use instructor and learner feedback to inform targeted curriculum improvements
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Training and Development, Educational Technology, Organizational Development, or a related field; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered
- 5+ years of progressively responsible instructional design, curriculum development, or training-development experience
- Demonstrated experience applying ADDIE or another recognized systematic instructional-design methodology
- Demonstrated experience independently leading substantial curriculum-development or course-modernization efforts
- Experience developing and substantially revising instructor-led training
- Experience developing measurable learning objectives, instructor guides, student materials, presentations, activities, and curriculum documentation
- Experience converting complex technical or operational information into clear instructional content for adult learners
- Experience working directly with Government personnel and technical SMEs
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
- Ability to independently manage multiple instructional products through review, revision, and final delivery
- Strong writing, editing, facilitation, organization, and quality-control skills
- Ability to meet firm delivery schedules and manage concurrent instructional-development activities
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally
- Experience developing training for a federal government customer
- Experience supporting maritime, transportation, infrastructure, emergency management, public safety, security, military, or law-enforcement environments
- Experience supporting international capacity-building or foreign-partner training
- Experience developing Section 508-compliant instructional products
- Experience developing interactive or technology-enabled presentations
- Experience supporting multilingual or localized instructional products
- Familiarity with maritime or port-security concepts
- Experience facilitating curriculum-development sessions or SME working groups
- Current U.S. passport or ability to obtain one before required international travel
- Location: Remote within the United States
- Travel: Occasional international travel required; anticipated travel includes observation of up to two overseas training seminars
Benefits
- Remote within the United States
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