Instructional Designer - Wildfire Firefighting Training

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Instructional Designer - Wildfire Firefighting Training

Windwalker is pursuing a contract with a Federal Agency supporting onsite training design and delivery. This pursuit is in the early acquisition phases; however, an important factor in award of such a contract is the bidder's ability to provide professional, expert instructional developers. We are seeking resumes from interested parties who can meet the requirements below around which we plan to build our team.

Place of Performance

Performance shall be full-time, on-site with the client, at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), in Boise, ID. Full time remote work shall NOT be considered.

Minimum Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• Direct experience working collaboratively with a client organization and staff. Military/DOD or Wildland Fire experience is preferred.
• Proven experience and ability to collaborate with SMEs, project managers, and stakeholders in a fast-paced office setting to define and analyze learning objectives and needed outcomes.
• Ability to obtain and pass a background/suitability investigation.
• Expert-level knowledge of the ADDIE model of Instructional Systems Design.
• A minimum of 10 years of Experience in Instructional System Design preferred, to include, at a minimum, the following:
• • Experience developing learning experiences that support employee development rather than learning experiences that promote theoretical and abstract knowledge as in university programs. Experience with a focus on performance and doing of a task rather than knowledge; Less lecture-based training and more experiential for the learner. Knowledge content is used to set the baseline, but application is the standard for training.
  • Experience and understanding in Kirkpatrick Training Evaluation (Level 1-4). While Level 4 and organization impact may not be a required experience level, the contractor will at a minimum be required to apply systems level thinking approaches at the position level.
  • Experience in job task analysis