Company:
Grant Thornton LLP (US) is an audit, tax, and advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with over 50 U.S. offices and access to a global network or member firms in over 135 countries. We offer a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, operations, technology and more across various industries. We have the experience and expertise to help our clients move forward in an evolving business environment.

We’re not a typical professional services firm. We put people first, and that is what sets us apart. We foster an inclusive environment, where extraordinary people come together to support a culture of diversity, quality, innovation and collaboration. With that, we focus on making a difference to our clients, colleagues and the communities in which we live and work.

Title: Learning and Development Instructional Design Senior Associate

Location: 100% Remote

Travel: May be some light travel for trainings

Duration: Contract – 3-4 Months to start with potential to extend

Team: Learning & Organizational Effectiveness

Summary:

The L & D Instructional Design Senior Associate collaborate across Grant Thornton functional teams (e.g., Learning & Effectiveness, Knowledge Management, ECS stakeholders) to create a user-friendly learner journey map (“Curriculum Roadmap”) that clearly illustrates the professional development experience and skill/competency expectations from Associate through to Partner/Principal.

Responsibilities:

Design a client-centric, content architecture to optimize UX of the existing Curriculum Roadmap design and anticipate needs and questions of the end user.
In partnership with the business learning team and ECS stakeholders, define and map firmwide skills framework by first defining the core technical skills for each service line and level.
Inventory existing learning content, including curated learning pathways and milestone programs, and tag content to skills, level, service line, solution, etc. for input into the Curriculum Roadmap.
Perform content/skills gap analysis based on above content inventory and report to findings to business learning team.
Other related tasks in support of project completion as identified.

Required Skills:

Instructional Design
Needs analysis
Project Management
Journey mapping
Curriculum mapping
Content inventory/content architecture
Skill/competency mapping, tagging
Skills gap analysis
Strong executive presence
Strong communication skills
Time management, self-directed
Consultative skills

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of proven success in progressive design, development and deployment, management roles and project management, ideally in a matrixed environment within a professional services industry
Experience designing highly interactive, experiential Instructor led and blended learning solutions utilizing various platforms
Knowledge of how professional service firms and their various business segments work, how they make a profit and what makes them successful
Consultative skills – ability to lead and collaborate with clients/stakeholders on the assessment, design, development and delivery of innovative and effective learning and performance solutions that align with the strategic business needs of the organization
Strong foundation in adult learning theory, and instructional systems design, and experience with advanced learning methodologies, frameworks, technologies and the use of social media to produce behavior change and performance results
Proven expertise in prioritization, delegation and negotiation with demonstrated ability to be effective in supporting multiple stakeholders working in various locations across different business units
Strong verbal, written communication & presentation skills
Solid PC skills with expert proficiency in MS Office – specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Knowledge of and experience with learning development tools such as Articulate Studio, Storyline, Camtasia, Captivate, GOMO, etc.
A portfolio of work samples - such as participant materials, design documents, storyboards, eLearning content for instructional design

Interview Process:

Skill based interview
Behavioral based interview

Additional Details :

Projected Start Date : 2024-06-24T00:00:00

Projected End Date : 2024-09-27T00:00:00

Client Company : Grant Thornton LLP

Vendor Pay Rate : 60

Selling points for candidate :

Face to face interview required : No

Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship : No

Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No

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