What are the responsibilities and job description for the Learning Architect | Learning and Development position at Arizona Public Service - APS?
Learning Architect - Learning and Development - APS is seeking a passionate and innovative Learning Architect to join our team.
As a Learning Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing comprehensive learning experiences that meet the needs of our organization and learners. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver with strong design skills, known for creating innovative solutions leveraging adult learning theory. Knowledge in emerging industry trends (i.e. social learning, podcasting, etc.) and project management skills a must!
What your day would be like:
You are responsible for:
- Conduct learning needs analysis and collaborate with L&D team on solution(s) proposal
- Deep research on enterprise-wide initiatives and topics to support the continued development of our employees and leaders
- Program research and design (including learning needs analysis, task analysis, design, development)
- Conduct learning evaluation on programs and solutions to ensure interventions are having measurable impact on the learners and the business
- Strategize enterprise-wide learning initiatives that provide innovative programs and solutions to support the continual development of our employees, while aligned with the needs of the business.
- Engaging with business partners, subject matter experts and leadership to create, curate, and/or select learning content and implement, maintain, and achieve measurable learning impacts.
- The ideal candidate will be a creative solver of business problems and policy adoption through the lenses of development and have a strong proven track record of understanding current/emerging trends in the corporate learning space.
- Technology: Articulate Suite | MS Suite | Adobe Premier Pro
Learning Architect - Learning and Development
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Training and Development, Human Resources or related field from an accredited college or university
- PLUS six (6) years' directly related experience in training curriculum development, process or instructional design and training.
- In lieu of bachelor's degree, combination of college coursework and/or experience in training curriculum development, process or instructional design and training equaling ten (10) years is required.
- Experience in instructional design and delivery of instructor-led in person, virtual (Microsoft Teams) and rapid self-paced materials.
- Skilled in adult learning theory and ADDIE module to develop professional and relevant content.
- Strong verbal communication, consulting and project management skills.
- Experience in managing large-scale processes and driving organization change.
- Experienced with virtual/ e-learning as a delivery method.
- Micro-Learning experience.
- Proficiency in software applications including Visio, web and instructional design software (Articulate, Captivate etc.)
Preferred special skills, knowledge and experience
- Understanding of the impact of social media on learning to effectively design robust solutions to target various learning styles.
- Creative solver of business problems and policy adoption through the lenses of education.
- Knowledge and understanding of current and emerging trends in the corporate learning space.
- Skilled at training and facilitating across a variety of modalities, to include virtual, in person and blended learning formats
**Must attach a sample of a work product that you have completed, with your resume**