Contract Instructional Designer — Change Management & Learning

Seven Consulting; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Profit sharing

Paid overtime

Training allowances

Career development plans

Mentoring program

Collaborative culture

Team events

HMO with 1 free dependent

Job summary

Seven Consulting is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to deliver high-quality learning outcomes for client change initiatives. You will work with the Change Management team to analyse needs, design learning materials, and support adoption across complex IT-enabled transformations.

Your role includes stakeholder engagement, developing training programs, and providing post-learning support, with opportunities for growth within a collaborative, high-performance culture in Melbourne.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in instructional design, learning development, or organisational learning roles with an understanding of adult learning principles
• A related degree or certification (Education, Instructional Design, Learning & Development, Psychology, Change Management, Communications, or a related field)
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and PowerPoint. Proficiency in Learning Management Systems (LMS) and eLearning authoring tools such as Articulate 360, Rise, Storyline or Adobe Captivate
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A desire and ability to contribute to the Change Management Practice

Responsibilities

• Taking briefs from clients with the ability to provide direction about our structured learning services
• Analysing a client's business, specifically looking at audience needs (current capabilities and learning gaps to meeting project outcomes)
• Engaging stakeholders and subject matter experts around learning requirements
• Leading the learning strategy and advising project and business leaders on learning approaches, capability uplift, and adoption risks across complex change initiatives
• Design and develop learning materials, training programs and supporting resources
• Reviewing and refining learning solutions based on feedback and testing
• Executing on plans, scheduling learning sessions, reporting on progress and success measures, raising risks and issues, maintaining effective relationships, and being a supportive project team member
• Providing post-learning support to the recipients of change as well as business leaders including knowledge transfer and embedment

Skills

Instructional design

Learning development

Adult learning principles

Communication skills

LMS proficiency

Articulate 360

Rise

Storyline

Adobe Captivate

PowerPoint

Education

Education degree or certification in Instructional Design or related field

Tools

Articulate 360

Rise

Storyline

Adobe Captivate

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Following the success and growth of Seven Consulting, we built a Change Management Practice in 2023 to complement our Program Delivery, Program Management Office (PMO) and Consulting services. Established in 2002, Seven Consulting is Australia's best program delivery company. Our recent results show client satisfaction at 99.62% and team satisfaction at 98.51%, and those figures continue to hold firm.

We specialise in the successful delivery of large-scale, complex IT-enabled business transformation projects. We manage over $4 billion in transformation programs that range from $1m to $500m. We have offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Manila.

We are looking for talented Instructional Designers with relevant experience, who share our passion for delivering quality outcomes through business change.

Your New Role

As an Instructional Designer, you will work directly with our clients and Change Management team to deliver high quality outcomes. Each engagement is different, but typically an Instructional Designer is expected to be able operate independently (autonomously) on a project with responsibilities that include:

• Taking briefs from clients with the ability to provide direction about our structured learning services
• Analysing a client's business, specifically looking at audience needs (current capabilities and learning gaps to meeting project outcomes)
• Engaging stakeholders and subject matter experts around learning requirements
• Leading the learning strategy and advising project and business leaders on learning approaches, capability uplift, and adoption risks across complex change initiatives
• Design and develop learning materials, training programs and supporting resources
• Reviewing and refining learning solutions based on feedback and testing
• Executing on plans, scheduling learning sessions, reporting on progress and success measures, raising risks and issues, maintaining effective relationships, and being a supportive project team member
• Providing post-learning support to the recipients of change as well as business leaders including knowledge transfer and embedment

What You Bring

Coming into the Change Management Practice as an Instructional Designer means that you will bring professional experience in consulting and/or knowledge of project delivery and the end-to-end delivery of instructional design and learning development. Typically, Instructional Designers have:

• 3 - 5 years’ experience in instructional design, learning development, or organisational learning roles with an understanding of adult learning principles
• A related degree or certification (Education, Instructional Design, Learning & Development, Psychology, Change Management, Communications, or a related field)
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and PowerPoint. Proficiency in Learning Management Systems (LMS) and eLearning authoring tools such as Articulate 360, Rise, Storyline or Adobe Captivate
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A desire and ability to contribute to the Change Management Practice

You will also possess the following essential attributes for managing change at this level

• Resilience
• An inquisitive nature
• Empathy
• Problem analysis and solving
• Influencing and negotiating

To be eligible for employment, you must either be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or have a visa with work rights.

What We Offer

Seven Consulting is committed to building a community of high calibre Program Delivery, PMO, Change Management and Consulting professionals and providing a rewarding career by offering:

• A continuous learning and development environment
• In-house training sessions and external training allowances
• Individual career development plans
• A mentoring / mentee program
• A collaborative and inclusive culture
• Top quartile remuneration, regular and well-defined bonuses and profit share
• Paid overtime
• Recognition and rewards for high performance
• Job security and support during personal hardships
• A team charity initiative - Project 7 - to support the community
• Quarterly social and family events
• HMOwith 1 free dependent upon start date
• 1-week business trip to Australiafor the 3rd-year anniversary (all expenses paid)

Please visit our website to learn more careers and culture at Seven: https://www.sevenconsulting.com/

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Seven Consulting embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or on the basis of disability.

Seven Consulting is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members. All applicants are required to provide any relevant checks and COVID immunisation certificates.

This is an excellent opportunity to join Seven and be part of our continued growth and success. If you are looking for an organisation that values your experience and expertise, then apply now to be involved in some of the industry’s most significant projects.

Please apply online or contact our HR team on [phone] for a confidential discussion.

Our Team Satisfaction Results:

https://www.sevenconsulting.com/team-satisfaction-survey/