Instructional Designer

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin.

Human Resources is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining AARP enterprise-wide human resource strategies, initiatives, policies, procedures and related systems. This includes employee compensation and benefits, organization design and integration, talent acquisition, talent development and employee relations.

The Instructional Designer designs talent development programs (workshops, classes, job aids, training material, etc.) and identifies critical workforce requirements (e.g., skills, competencies, and performance outcomes) necessary to achieve current and future business objectives. Identifies topics and partners with internal and external experts to develop curriculum and education content. Designs, develops, and facilitates leadership development workshops.

• Manages cohort-based programs, including all communications, manager outreach, preparatory assignments, participant selection, learning sustainment, and program promotion. Promotes events and ensures learner engagement, enrollment, and satisfaction.
• Creates learning opportunities that support learning needs and business requirements. Applies adult learning theory and the neuroscience of learning to design and build learning solutions and experiences. Designs/develops instructional sound learning solutions and experiences. Plans and implements educational curriculum tools.
• Conducts training needs analysis to inform performance objectives, instructional strategies, and project scope. Assesses enterprise-wide learning and development needs.
• Provides consulting on talent development projects across the organization, including requests to develop/deploy new training activities and sustain existing programs.
• Provides recommendations for enhancing content by highlighting industry best practices and ensuring that the organization's standards are being met. Consults on development opportunities training programs. Performs detailed audience analysis and facilitates in-person and virtual workshops.
• Addresses questions and issues identified by learners, facilitators, program owners, and other stakeholders.
• Identifies, evaluates, and implements opportunities to engage and educate learners on talent development programs and system features/functionality/procedures.

• 5 years of experience in learning and development, specifically, designing and developing enterprise leadership and management curriculum and workshops, including instructor-led (in-person and virtual) experiential and hands-on workshops.
• Knowledge of training methodologies, adult learning requirements, needs assessment, and evaluation.
• Extensive experience facilitating a variety of learning experiences in a workplace setting.
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Adult Learning, Organizational Psychology, Organization Development, or related field required.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Education Technology, Instructional Design, Education, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or Learning Systems.

AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.

Additional Requirements

• Regular and reliable job attendance
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions
• In office/open office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate noise

Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA)

AARP observes Mondays and Fridays as telecommuting workdays, except for essential functions. Remote work and telecommuting can only be done within the United States and its territories.

Compensation and Benefits

AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company-funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance-based and peer-based recognition and tuition reimbursement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AARP is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. AARP does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.