Learning Exp Design And Dev Specialist

Accenture; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an Instructional Design Lead to manage day-to-day training development efforts for courses with limited scope and budgets. You will ensure projects follow CDC processes, maintain quality and milestones, and report progress for teams of 3-4 analysts.

The role emphasizes design leadership, client-facing coordination, and developing solutions for global audiences with localization considerations.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Instructional Design or related field.
• Experience in learning development for global audiences.
• Experience supervising learning professionals.
• Basic project management and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare conceptual design documents.
• Create initial conceptual designs based on instructional theory.
• Develop detailed designs from high-level module designs.
• Develop course content and learning materials per design specs.
• Conduct audience and needs analyses to align objectives.
• Coordinate with SMEs to gather content and validate design.
• Provide guidance on CDC process, quality metrics and behaviors.
• Report progress, risks and mitigation recommendations.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning theory

Web-based development

Editorial quality

Education

BA/BS in Instructional Design or related field

Job description

Job Description

Skill required: Talent Development- Instruction Design - Learning Delivery Instruction

Designation: Learning Exp Design & Dev Specialist

Qualifications: Any Graduation

Years of Experience: 7 to 11 years

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

What would you do?

The Instructional Design Lead provides day-to-day direction for multiple training development efforts – specifically course efforts with smaller scope (output hours average range from 1-16) and small budget (work effort average range 40 – 250 hours). The Instructional Design Lead ensures that projects are executed according to CDC process, quality, budget, and milestone standards. The Instructional Design Lead tracks and reports progress to ensure completion according to agreed-upon schedule and within budget requirements for an average team of 3-4 Instructional Design Analysts/Senior Analysts.

What are we looking for?

Education

• BA/BS - Prefer degree in Instructional Design, Cognitive Psychology, English, Technical Writing, Communications, related field or equivalent experience.

Work Experience

• Academic or practical training/learning industry experience
• Demonstrated experience developing performance solutions
• Prior experience supervising learning professionals
• Prefer experience with developing training solutions for global audience; adjusting materials based on cultural needs, regional constraints and localization or translation considerations
• Basic project management experience
• Monitor course assessment (performance-based test) results against expected client service level agreements; recommend actions for course improvement
• Complete project administration tasks
• Provide coaching to team members regarding topics such as CDC process, quality metrics and professional behaviors
• Report status including estimates to complete work; identify potential risks and recommendations for mitigation
• Request feedback related to deliverables and own and team performance, suggest action items

Knowledge/Skills Requirements

• Solid knowledge of instructional design techniques, adult learning theory, and web-based development tools
• Strong written communication skills - working knowledge of editorial requirements– grammar and instructional design of materials; attention to detail to ensure quality
• Strong oral communication skills - ability to facilitate client SMEs and sponsor discussions to set expectations and ensure appropriate involvement
• Knowledge of and practice with several instructional approaches (web-based, instructor-led, or virtual instructor-

Roles and Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities:
• Prepare conceptual design documents
• Create initial conceptual designs (based on proven instructional theory) that meet business requirements.
• Complete detailed designs based on high-level module designs.
• Develop instruction modules and materials based on design specifications.
• Conducts audience and needs analyses to confirm appropriateness of learning objectives.
• Initiate course effort
• Create detailed workplan for effort based on budget and resource plan provided by the supervisor
• Prepare interview protocol and recommendations for course design based on preliminary or conceptual design information
• Facilitate content gathering from Subject Matter Experts to create course design
• Define field trial and acceptance test approach
• Confirm Client Subject Matter Expert agreement of detailed schedule and involvement throughout process, set expectations for remainder of project.
• Identify detailed learning objectives for each course based on business drivers and performance goals; map course content to appropriate learning objectives
• Facilitate project kick-off meeting with internal team to build understanding of the client subject matter expert roles and project; set expectations with team based on individual development plans and course schedule.
• Execute training solutions production on all types of development projects
• Design and develop course content and facilitate media requirements according to project workplan and schedule
• Develop materials according to CDC process standards (as needed)
• Identify learning-related issues such as content sequencing, flow of information and relevancy of media
• Evaluate materials to ensure that learning objectives have been met and appropriately satisfy performance gaps.
• Review deliverables for completeness, compliance with standards, and consistency with the detailed design; prepare materials for manager review
• Create test plan; lead course usability, testing and implementation of corrective actions
• Provide oversight on content revisions given feedback from client subject matter experts and field trial participants; manage work effort to maintain scope
• Support training solutions development process
• Coordinate project activities between all disciplines including media, technology, project management, client onsite or business interlock and delivery teams

Any Graduation

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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