Applied Learning Specialists

KWAAN; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kwaan Bear IT Solutions, LLC is seeking a cleared Applied Learning Specialist to join our team in Washington, DC. The role focuses on designing and evaluating learning opportunities for public diplomacy practitioners, with emphasis on situation and policy analysis, audience research, and PD monitoring.

You will provide instructional design expertise for synchronous and asynchronous training, develop materials, and guide field teams in applying policy-driven PD concepts.

Qualifications

• Requires certification in instructional technology or instructional design or a Master’s Degree or five years equivalent experience in education-related fields.
• Experience applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to instructional design projects.
• Experience developing teaching and training materials for practitioners and adult learners.
• Experience teaching and training practitioners and adult learners.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and evaluate learning opportunities for public diplomacy practitioners.
• Provide instructional design expertise and materials for synchronous and asynchronous training.
• Develop training guidance and learning support for field teams applying policy-driven PD concepts.
• Lead synchronous and asynchronous training and workshops for PD practitioners.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to integrate research into PD workflows and materials.
• Conduct background research to ensure alignment with latest policy guidance.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning

UDL

Teaching materials

Training practitioners

Asynchronous learning

Experiential learning

Knowledge management

Scenario-based learning

Gamification

Strategic planning

Operational planning

Education

Master’s Degree or certification in instructional design/education

Job description

Title: Applied Learning Specialists

Job Location: Washington, DC

Security Clearance Required: Active, in-scope DoD-issued Secret

Position Overview

Kwaan Bear IT Solutions is looking for a cleared Applied Learning Specialist to join our team in Washington, DC.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with subject matter experts on the theory and practice of public diplomacy to design, develop, implement, and evaluate learning opportunities for public diplomacy practitioners in the field and in Washington, with a particular emphasis on situation and policy analysis, audience research, planning, and public diplomacy monitoring.
• Provide instructional design expertise and develop materials for use in synchronous and asynchronous training and other learning efforts for public diplomacy practitioners.
• Develop training guidance and learning support for field teams working to apply policy-driven public diplomacy concepts.
• Develop and lead synchronous and asynchronous training and workshops for public diplomacy practitioners on policy-driven PD concepts.
• Work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to integrate research findings into the work and habits of PD practitioners, business processes and organizational routines, via adult-learner-focused workshops, training, learning guidance and support materials.
• Conduct background research, literature reviews, and desk reviews to ensure latest policy guidance is incorporated into all learning materials developed by the office.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of two years’ work experience in instructional design and/or adult learning is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in instructional design methods and principles, and with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in particular.
• Demonstrated experience developing teaching and training materials for practitioners and adult learners.
• Demonstrated experience in teaching and training practitioners and adult learners.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following categories: knowledge management, asynchronous online learning, or experiential learning (e.g., educational exercises, case-study method, scenario-based learning, workshops, gamification).
• Ability to design and deliver effective, engaging learning opportunities
• Skill in strategic and operational planning, organizing, directing and conducting complex studies and projects.

Education

• Certification in instructional technology or instructional design, or a Master’s Degree, or five years equivalent experience in one of the following fields: education, international education, industrial design (MID or MFA), a social science or humanities discipline (e.g. international communications, international relations, political science, media studies, social psychology, public policy, diplomatic history, literature, languages, etc.).

Kwaan Bear IT Solutions, LLC (KBITS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. KBITS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at KBITS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. KBITS will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.