Intern Facilitator/Curriculum Designer - Leadership Development Program

Leading Edge Skills is a focused IT and Business training center, based in California, right in the heart of Silicon Valley, that prepares students in transitioning and launching a new career quickly. We feel pride in offering a unique learning experience through training programs that are aligned with the industry requirements and are affordable.

Our trainers/managers are the most valuable and respected asset for us. We make sure our trainers/managers make use of their full potential to not only transform the skill set among the student body but make them feel comfortable when they come across unexpected and challenging scenarios they may face at the workplace.

We’re looking for humans with a passion, empathy, and accountability to prepare contents and train public sector managers with leadership skills through our

Leadership Development Program

Must have excellent facilitation skills for both in person and remote trainings.  Have passion to design Leadership curriculum and willing to learn Assessment tools such as DISC & MBTI. Well organized and have project management aptitude.  Reporting, minutes/agenda settings and status tracking through dashboarding and BI report development is nice to have. Be familiar with Canvas - Learning Management System. . Experience working in the public sector, within defense entities (Navy/US Army/Airforce) is preferred. Teaching/Assistantship experience in leadership courses including following is desirable.

Intro to Leadership Development

Leading Teams and Groups

Leading People

SCOPE & GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

At Leading Edge Skills (LES), we refer to our instructors as trainers because they go above and beyond mere instruction. Our trainers are IT experts that possess engaging personalities, a strong passion for technology, and a knack for making the complicated simple. In addition to imparting training, the LES trainer role supports our organization’s overall objective to continually improve the effectiveness of learning by creating IT-related videos and learning experiences that our learners can trust. Responsibilities include researching current trends and certifications in the IT industry, developing curriculum, creating instructional videos, product demonstrations, virtual labs, quizzes, and supplemental files designed to help individual learners, small businesses, enterprise teams, and government agencies achieve their IT-related goals. The LES trainer is also responsible for reviewing content created by other trainers to ensure that we always deliver our learners the highest quality content.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS:

• Create accurate, concise, and engaging content on a regular basis
• Increase traffic to LES website (www.leadingedgeskills.com) by delivering timely and relevant content
• Increase usage of products and features such as virtual labs and practice exams
• Receive positive learner reviews
• Meet or exceed the Quality Control Standards set forth by the Learning Content team

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Stay up to date on current technologies, certifications, exams, and other Business & IT news
• Develop course curriculum leveraging your real-world experience and exam-related objectives
• Design, develop, edit, and submit knowledge & skill-based instructional videos
• Create effective learning experiences utilizing quizzes, demonstrations, labs, and other tools at your disposal
• Collaborate with other instructors, illustrators, and other teams (e.g., Learning Content and Marketing)
• Provide timely & constructive peer review of content created by your colleagues
• Act as a brand ambassador for LES
• Participating in recruitment campaigns.

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES/EDUCATION:

• Education required:

A graduate degree in education, adult learning, organizational psychology,
leadership, or similar, related field. Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply.

• Skills/experience required:
• Independent thinker and self-starter
• Attention to detail
• Collaborative and comfortable working on a team
• Be able to present a short lecture/demo (max 6 min) on the topic related to the course content of Cyber Security Analysis Program listed on our website at leadingedgeskills.com. Pre-recorded video lecture/demo can be sent with your resume referencing this job posting.
• Attitude required:
• Honesty, humility, and integrity
• Inclusive and respectful
• Strong work ethic
• Passion for learning
• Comfortable with autonomy
• Eager to add new skills and grow professionally
• Skills that are preferred, but not required:
• Curiosity
• Assertiveness
• A love of IT and/or technology
• Proficiency with Gmail, Google Docs, Slack, and internal LES tools.