Instructional Designer

Company Description

Infojini Consulting is a full service IT consulting, services, and staffing firm with offices in Linthicum Heights ,Maryland, Washington, DC and Mumbai, India.

Infojini Consulting is recognized as one of the fastest growing IT services and software development Companies. With a partnership of all major technology vendors, Infojini Consulting has built a strong Government and commercial customer base including fortune 100 companies and most state and federal agencies such as State of North Carolina, State of South Carolina, State of Maryland, State of California, State of Pennsylvania, State of Virginia, State of Washington and many others.

Infojini Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified individuals for employment irrespective of their race, gender, age, color, sexual orientation. We offer an excellent compensation package

Job Description

Job details mentioned below:

Title: Instructional Designer

Location: Linthicum, MD

Duration: 12+ months Client: State of MD

Job Description:

• Researches, writes, edits, and proofreads complex application usage documents or sections of documents such as manuals, procedures and specifications to provide users with clear and actionable information regarding technical areas of the documents in a non-technical way.
  
• Determines the scope and timeline of new documentation projects in order to plan projects, closely works with the agency’s training department and Program Management .
  
• Coordinates project plans with the PMO lead and the agency Training Manager, interviews technical and business personnel to understand and develop documentation requirements. 
  
• Researches documentation and design notes and uses computer based training or company technical products to gather and research complex technical information for use in preparing documentation. 
  
• Writes, organizes, enters and compiles complex online help files to support training needs of the end users. 
  
• Creates, compiles, and delivers complex system/software developmental documentation packages including, but not limited to narratives, logic diagrams, inputs and outputs samples, inputs preparation instructions, job setup information, etc., from technical project team inputs, system requirements analysis, system design specifications, technical system design, technical procedure development, configuration control requirements, test and training specifications, and programming notes. 
  
• Assists in establishing style guidelines and standards for texts and illustrations to meet business needs. Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.
  
• Designs, develops and implements training needs through ongoing development and implementation training initiatives.
  
• Designs, develops, implements, and modifies learning solutions when performance gap in day-to-day system usage warrants training.
  
• Recommends and assists with the design, development and implementation of user training materials, job aids, user manuals, online help/assistance materials and e-learning solutions to meet agency’s training needs.
  
• Recommends learning solutions to reduce overall training time and dependency on instructor-led classroom delivery.
  
• Supports HBX projects from a training perspective.
  
• Ensures completed training deliverables are reviewed and approved by business stakeholders and ongoing changes are factored into training development plans for assigned business areas.
  
• Participate in and supports a successful training/documentation effort.
  
• Track and contribute to weekly reporting on training and documentation efforts, including documenting and tracking escalating issues that require management attention and resolution.
  

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Ability to quickly acquire and maintain an in-depth understanding of the affected business areas, program methodology and other internal processes needed to ensure a successful training outcome.
  
• At least 5 years of experience in Instructional System Development creating process and training documentation for projects leveraging an agile or iterative development methodology
  
• Four or more years of technical writing experience. 
  
• Experience working with desktop publishing, word processing, and on-line documentation software with mastery over MS Office Suite. 
  
• Experience working with industry writing style such as grammar, sentence form, and structure. Experience working with healthcare industry related software products. 
  
• Strong communication skills. Personal computer and business solutions software skills. 
  
• Strong proofreading and editing skills. 
  
• Ability to multi-task and work independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  
• Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.
  
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills to effectively manage classroom training including addressing questions and effectively managing training time.
  
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline. 
  

Preferred Skills:-

• Master’s degree in Instructional Design.
  
• Experience with the Healthcare and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  
• State and local government experience.
  
• At least 2 years of experience using Adobe Captivate designing and developing eLearning.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.