Curriculum Developer / Instructional Systems Designer

Jefferson Solutions Group

$80K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years of relevant training/curriculum-development experience
  • Successful in at least three specified training areas: Joint training, Joint doctrine, eLearning development
  • Minimum 3 years of ISD experience in complex interactive courseware
  • Minimum 3 years of military eLearning experience
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
  • U.S. citizenship and Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility/access

Responsibilities

  • Develop, update, and maintain Joint Targeting classroom and online curriculum
  • Apply Instructional Systems Design principles systematically
  • Produce course design documents, lesson plans, and training materials
  • Design and maintain both synchronous and asynchronous learning products
  • Collaborate with SMEs to translate technical content into engaging learning
  • Conduct reviews, beta testing, and ensure quality assurance of curriculum
  • Analyze course effectiveness and recommend improvements

Benefits

  • Opportunity to develop and influence curriculum within a specialized military training environment
  • Chance to collaborate directly with Government course managers and seasoned instructors
  • Position supports continuous professional development and instructional improvement
  • Engage with advanced eLearning technologies and methodologies
  • Contribution to operational readiness and effectiveness of military training programs
Full Job Description
Job Description

Jefferson Solutions Group is seeking a Curriculum Developer / Instructional Systems Designer to develop, maintain, and modernize resident and distributed-learning curriculum for the Joint Targeting School.

The selected candidate will work directly with Government course managers, instructors, and targeting SMEs to translate Joint doctrine, operational requirements, and learning objectives into effective classroom and online instructional products.

Please note that this position is contingent upon contract award and funding approval.

Primary Responsibilities

Develop, update, and maintain Joint Targeting classroom and online curriculum.

Apply Instructional Systems Design principles and systematic curriculum-development methodologies.

Develop course design documents, storyboards, lesson plans, instructor guides, student guides, practical exercises, testing materials, and training aids.

Design and maintain synchronous and asynchronous distributed-learning products.

Collaborate with targeting SMEs and instructors to convert technical content into instructionally sound training.

Conduct curriculum reviews, beta testing, quality assurance, content management, and version control.

Analyze course effectiveness and recommend improvements.

Develop or revise testing and check-on-learning instruments.

Support LMS implementation and maintenance.

Ensure consistent content across resident and virtual course offerings.

The JTS PWS specifically calls for knowledge of adult-learning theory, ISD, eLearning technologies, Bloom's Revised Taxonomy, systematic development, storyboards, QA, version control, LMS support, and virtual-learning design.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum 4 years of relevant training/curriculum-development experience.

Demonstrated success in at least three of the following:

Joint training experience.

Joint doctrine/CJCS instruction experience.

Interactive web-based or blended-learning development.

eLearning/courseware authoring.

Instructional Systems Design.

Military training environments.

Learning Management Systems.

Minimum 3 years of ISD experience developing complex interactive courseware strongly desired.

Minimum 3 years of military eLearning experience strongly desired.

Minimum 3 years of LMS experience strongly desired.

Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

U.S. citizenship.

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility/access.

These requirements track directly to the PWS Curriculum Development/Operations Specialist II labor category.

Preferred Qualifications:

ADDIE or equivalent systematic instructional-development experience.

MIL-HDBK-29612 familiarity.

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy experience.

Joint Targeting or Joint fires curriculum-development experience.

Microsoft Teams LMS experience.

Experience developing curriculum in NIPR/SIPR environments.

Adobe Acrobat and multimedia/eLearning-authoring experience.

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