ISD Consultant: Leadership Development & Assessment

AMA Consulting LLC.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AMA Consulting LLC is seeking an experienced Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) Consultant to support research, assessment, design, and evaluation of a comprehensive leadership development program. This role requires expertise in leadership development, competency modeling, assessment methodology, gap analysis, curriculum design, and program evaluation.

It will translate county priorities into an evidence-based leadership architecture and deliver multi-phase programming aligned with adult

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Instructional Design, Education, Human Resources Development, Leadership, Behavioral Science, or closely related discipline.
• Seven (7)+ years of relevant experience in organizational development, leadership development, instructional design, leadership assessment, program evaluation, or related consulting.
• Experience developing leadership competency models, behavioral indicators, proficiency frameworks, or comparable competency-based systems.
• Knowledge of validated leadership assessment methodologies and assessment principles.
• Experience conducting organizational, cohort, or individual capability/gap analyses.
• Experience designing customized leadership development curricula and multi-phase development programs.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning, instructional systems design, competency-based development, and program evaluation methodologies.
• Experience establishing measurable learning, behavioral, or performance outcomes.
• Strong research, analytical, data interpretation, and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and support discovery activities with County Administration, Human Resources, department heads, and other stakeholders.
• Review organizational priorities, workforce considerations, operating challenges, technology changes, and anticipated future service-delivery needs.
• Research and develop a five-year leadership competency model incorporating competencies, observable behaviors, and proficiency levels.
• Design or recommend validated multi-method leadership assessment approaches.
• Evaluate assessment instruments and methodologies for validity, intended use, accessibility, licensing considerations, and applicability to senior public-sector leaders.
• Conduct individual and aggregate gap analyses to identify leadership strengths and development priorities.
• Translate assessment findings and identified gaps into learning objectives, curriculum, developmental activities, applied projects, and reinforcement strategies.
• Design customized, multi-phase leadership development programming using adult learning and instructional design principles.
• Develop program measurement frameworks, baseline measures, success indicators, and follow-up evaluation methodologies.
• Analyze program results and support recommendations for program refinement and continuous improvement.
• Develop technical reports, competency frameworks, assessment documentation, curricula, evaluation plans, and other project deliverables.
• Collaborate with program leadership, facilitators, coaches, and program support personnel to ensure alignment among assessment, curriculum, coaching, delivery, and evaluation.

Skills

Instructional design

Leadership assessment

Program evaluation

Competency modeling

Data analysis

Technical writing

Education

Master’s degree in related field

Doctoral degree (preferred)

Job description

AMA Consulting LLC is seeking an experienced Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) Consultant to support research, assessment, design, and evaluation of a comprehensive leadership development program. This role requires expertise in leadership development, competency modeling, assessment methodology, gap analysis, curriculum design, and program evaluation.

It will translate county priorities into an evidence-based leadership architecture and deliver multi-phase programming aligned with adult