Public Health Instructional Designer

Cherokee Federal; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

Cherokee Nation Integrated Health (CNIH) is seeking a Health Communications Specialist to support the Global Border Health Team (GBHT) within CDC’s Division of Global Migration Health. You will develop and adapt training materials, translate guidance into learner-centered content, and support diverse audiences across partner countries.

This role requires strong instructional design, curriculum development, and evaluation skills, with the ability to work independently and with public health

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, health education, public health, communications, education, training, or a related field.
• Experience developing learning materials for diverse audiences and translating guidance into learner-centered content.
• Experience designing instructor-led, virtual, hybrid, and eLearning materials with implementation experience.
• Experience localizing training content for country-specific systems and low-resource settings.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and update training materials and curricula for global border health capacity building.
• Translate technical guidance into learner-centered training products and job aids.
• Create instructor-led, virtual, hybrid, and eLearning modules for diverse environments.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and prepare reports with improvement recommendations.

Skills

Instructional design

Curriculum development

Training

Communication skills

Public health

Education

Bachelor’s degree in instructional design or related field

Job description

***As required by our governmental client, this position requires an active NACI/Tier I clearance or the ability to obtain a NACI/Tier I clearance to be considered. ***

Cherokee Nation Integrated Health (CNIH) is seeking a Health Communications Specialist to provide instructional design and training support services for the Global Border Health Team (GBHT) within CDC’s Division of Global Migration Health. GBHT supports partner countries in strengthening public health systems and workforce capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to communicable disease threats associated with population mobility and international travel. In this role, you will support the development, adaptation, delivery, and evaluation of training and learning products for partner countries, translating technical guidance into effective, learner-centered materials.

The successful candidate will possess strong instructional design, curriculum development, training, and communication skills, with the ability to adapt technical content for diverse audiences and country-specific contexts. This position offers an opportunity to support global public health capacity building through the development of training materials, eLearning products, job aids, toolkits, evaluation tools, and other learning resources designed to strengthen border health capabilities.

Pay commensurate with experience.

Full-time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Instructional Designer Responsibilities Include:

• Design, develop, and update training materials, curricula, and learning products that support global border health capacity building.
• Translate technical guidance into clear, accessible, learner-centered training and educational products.
• Develop instructor-led, virtual, hybrid, and eLearning materials to support diverse learning environments.
• Develop job aids, toolkits, facilitator guides, performance support tools, and training-of-trainers (TOT) materials.
• Adapt and tailor training content to country-specific public health systems, risks, and operational environments.
• Support translation processes and ensure training materials are usable and appropriate for low-resource environments.
• Incorporate case studies, simulations, and other applied learning approaches into training products.
• Develop and apply training evaluation strategies, tools, and knowledge and skills assessments.
• Analyze training data and prepare evaluation reports with recommendations to improve training materials and delivery.
• Support training implementation, pilot testing, and refinement of learning products, as needed.
• Provide consultation to GBHT on training strategies and support the standardization of training packages.
• Contribute to knowledge management and recommend innovative learning approaches to strengthen training effectiveness.
• Prepare training curricula, eLearning modules, adapted materials, evaluation reports, strategy documents, and other deliverables specified at the task order level.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Instructional Designer Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, health education, public health, communications, education, training, or a related field.
• Experience in instructional design, curriculum development, health education, training development, eLearning, or a related field, with experience developing and adapting learning materials for diverse audiences.
• Experience translating technical or public health guidance into learner-centered training materials, curricula, job aids, toolkits, facilitator guides, or performance support tools.
• Experience developing instructor‑led, virtual, hybrid, and/or eLearning materials and supporting training implementation, pilot testing, and refinement.
• Experience adapting and localizing training content to address country‑specific systems, risks, operational environments, and low‑resource settings; experience supporting translation processes is preferred.
• Experience developing and applying training evaluation strategies, knowledge and skills assessments, and learning analytics; ability to analyze training data and prepare reports and recommendations.
• Experience developing case studies, simulations, training‑of‑trainers materials, and other applied learning resources.
• Strong written and oral communication, organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with public health professionals, subject matter experts, partner organizations, and other project stakeholders.
• Ability to support knowledge management, standardization of training packages, and development of innovative learning approaches.
• Experience supporting global public health, workforce development, border health, communicable disease prevention, emergency response, or related public health programs is preferred.
• Must pass pre‑employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Instructional Designer Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting instructional design and training programs for international, public health, governmental, or resource‑limited settings.
• Experience developing eLearning modules, facilitator guides, training‑of‑trainers materials, job aids, toolkits, and other performance support resources.
• Experience with training evaluation, learning analytics, knowledge and skills assessments, and continuous improvement of training programs.
• Experience adapting training materials for diverse cultural, linguistic, or country‑specific audiences.
• Experience with knowledge management, standardization of training packages, and innovative learning approaches.

Company Information:

Cherokee Nation Integrated Health (CNIH) provides support, services, and solutions to federal and commercial customers. The company takes a personalized approach to solving our clients' toughest challenges, helping you make the most of your skills. CNIH is part of Cherokee Federal – a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies. For more information, visit cherokee‑federal.com.

Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

Similar Job Titles:

• Health Communications Specialist
• Instructional Designer
• Training Specialist
• eLearning Developer
• Health Education Specialist

Keywords:

• Global Public Health Training
• Health Education & Workforce Development
• eLearning & Virtual Training
• Global Border Health Capacity Building

Legal Disclaimer:

Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit cherokee‑federal.com/careers for information regarding our Afformative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, and Accommodation request.

***As required by our governmental client, this position requires being a US Citizen, lawful resident alien, citizen of American Samoa or other territory owning permanent allegiance to the United States.