Aps6 Instructional Designer

**Mandatory: Australian Citizenship required to work within Federal Government**

Our Federal Government client is seeking to engage multiple
**APS6 Instructional Designers** for a 12-month assignment with potential extension in Geelong.

**About the Team**

The Workforce and Capability (WAC) Branch support the Agency to determine resource requirements. The branch source people with the skills and cultural fit to best deliver a world-leading Scheme. They enable an inclusive, capable, and engaged workforce.

The branch lead a range of programs, including learning and development initiatives such as foundational skills development, the Graduate Development Program, service delivery training, and leadership and management development. They manage culture and inclusion initiatives such as staff engagement programs, the Employee Experience project and the annual Agency-wide APS Census. The branch also lead organisational development initiatives such as talent, succession, performance and reward and recognition program such as the Celebrating Brilliance program (Light Up).

**About the Role**

The
**APS6 Instructional Designer** is required to provide detailed technical, professional, policy, operational support and advice in relation to complex problems. Where required, the role will coordinate and assist in the strategic planning, program and project management and policy development that support the Agency's objectives.

**Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to**:

- Strategically consulting with a wide range of stakeholders and supporting the development of training content, on the job components and elements that support best practice 70:20:10 solutions.
- Providing recommendations and developing solutions covering a wide area of capability design and development activities, including learning needs and performance gap analyses, relationship management, learning design and facilitation.
- Undertaking consultation across the Agency, developing a range of eLearning and innovative learning solutions.
- Managing projects and processes, including the development and ongoing maintenance of a portfolio of learning solutions and content.
- Providing a high level of instructional design capability in the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of learning solutions including:

- eLearning
- face to face content such as facilitator guides and learner guides/workbooks
- self-paced guides
- on-the-job learning tools and best practice blended solutions that may include Videos on Demand (VoDs), Virtual classrooms, etc.
- Developing and monitoring accessible training packages that meet WCAG2.0 AA standards.
- Collaborating and building productive partnerships with stakeholders to ensure solutions are appropriately evaluated, feedback is incorporated and solutions remain effective, responsive and relevant.
- Undertaking procurement and coordination of external programs, managing learning content and delivery by external providers.
- Facilitating content via train the trainer processes or upskilling of other facilitators on the content of the material.
- Managing and coaching less experienced team members on instructional design processes and delivery of learning solutions.
- One of the APS6 positions will have a project-focus, building the Agency’s** First Nations Cultural Inclusion Capability** learning package.

**Key selection criteria**:

- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to influence
- Demonstrated experience developing a range of learning solutions using varying learning formats
- Cultural competency, including knowledge and/or experience of safe and inclusive stakeholder engagement
- Strong written communication skills

**Desirable selection criteria**
- Experience creating accessible learning solutions
- Experience developing and managing learning and development strategies and frameworks
- Experience developing and implementing Culture and Inclusion related learning products would be highly regarded

It is highly desirable that the successful applicant understand or lived experience in the field of disability.

**What's on Offer?**
- Position located in Geelong
- APS6 $60.26/ph + super
- Temporary contract for 12 months, with possibility to extend
- Standard Hours or work - Monday to Friday, 8:30 am till 5:00 pm