Instructional Systems Specialist - District of Columbia, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

This position is located in the Training Management & Performance Improvement Division. This organization reports to the Deputy Chief Learning Officer within the Office of Program Administration within HCS. The incumbent serves as an instructional systems specialist /project manager and provides management and execution of programs and projects that entail the mission, functions, activities, laws, rules, and regulations for which the division is authorized and funded to administer.

Duties

• Apply analytic and performance problem-solving principles of Human Performance Improvement/Human Performance Technology (HPI/HPT) and Instructional Systems Design (ISD).
• Provide expertise to Service, Staff, and Program Office personnel on ISD and HPT principles and methodologies to develop and strengthen skills across the training community.
• Maintain the work procedures within business lines to effectively consult and support evolving training needs.
• Perform front end analysis and assessments for identification and comparison of present and desired levels of individual and organizational performance to identify performance gaps.
• Assist in root cause analyses to determine impact the work environment are having on performance and provide recommendations and solutions for appropriate interventions.
• Assure that Project/Program management principles are in use and proper controls are maintained to permit accurate forecasting of schedules, costs, and resource needs for planning and coordination of training initiatives and programs.
• Collaborate and provide expertise to staff resources necessary to create the work products that will result in ISD based training products.
• Oversee contractors' instructional systems development work (analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation,) on the training products being procured.
• Validate evaluation program activities to align with industry best practices and adhere to federal regulations for training evaluation and learning effectiveness.
• Develop identification of measures, set metrics, and formally capture programmatic data to be used for tracking and reporting to Senior Leadership.