Sr Consultant: ID and Project Management

Job Description We are seeking a highly experienced Sr. Consultant: Instructional Design and Project Management to join our Content Strategy and Services vertical within the Wadhwani Skilling Network. This role demands a strategic approach to creating engaging and effective learning experiences for diverse global audiences, leveraging advancements in educational technology and digital learning. You will be responsible for guiding and mentoring junior instructional designers and content project managers, ensuring high-quality content creation, and maintaining instructional integrity across all initiatives. This senior role involves end-to-end project management, including meticulous scoping, budgeting, seamless stakeholder collaboration, and comprehensive content development oversight. Key Responsibilities - Pedagogical Approaches Powered by Research: - Incorporate highly effective pedagogical techniques, keeping the learner at the center, and selecting appropriate models based on specific needs to enable desired outcomes from the learning product. - Deliver engaging pedagogy that stems from a deep understanding of learner profiles and varying learning styles for targeted skills, firmly anchored on solid learning theories. - Instructional Design Strategy: - Identify emerging trends and best practices in instructional design and content development to envision, design, and configure appropriate Instructional Strategies for target audiences varying across geography, prior knowledge, and goals. - Design instruction for various categories of learning products, consistently keeping the target learner in focus. - Manage the delicate balance between design-superiority and pragmatic implementation-constraints. - Stay updated on advancements in learning platforms, services, and AI technology to understand and leverage their full potential, driving efficiency and agility in design and development. - Innovative Approaches in Learning Content: - Recommend effective and innovative learning content interventions for specific learning products, ensuring alignment with established models and standards. - Drive the development and implementation of such innovative learning experiences, ensuring content tangibly augments pedagogical approaches. - Judiciously leverage technological tools to create concrete content deliverables, including but not limited to microlearning, stackable-credentialing, gamification, and adaptive learning experiences. - Be responsible for the deployment of solutions for such distinctive pedagogical experiences with the LMS platform teams post QA. - Project Planning and Execution: - Develop comprehensive project plans for content design and development. - Execute projects with effective coordination across internal and external teams, vendors, and stakeholders. - Proficiently use MS Excel in planning and management for project timelines and simple budgets. - Quality, Time, and Cost Management: - Monitor project budgets diligently, making necessary adjustments while maintaining a sharp focus on meeting commitments of time and quality. - Oversee rigorous quality checks at different project stages to ensure all deliverables meet high standards. - Utilize project resources effectively, based on individual strengths and project requirements. - Learning and Development: - Continuously keep yourself updated on developments in learning principles, design, services, and content development. - Actively train and mentor junior Instructional Designers and Project Managers. Skills & Experience - Education: Graduate or Post-graduate degree in a relevant field. - Experience: Overall experience, with significant years in coordination and management of EdTech projects. - Communication: Excellent communication skills, strong relationship and oral communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively with executive leadership and strategic partners. - Language Proficiency: Strong English language proficiency with excellent grammar and proofreading skills. - Project Acumen: Profound understanding of project scoping and execution, with the ability to use MS Excel for tracking project timelines, maintaining simple project budgets, and comprehensive reporting. - Problem-Solver: Possesses a problem-solver attitude, with the ability to meet stringent deadlines, adapt to changes, and maintain high-quality standards in content development. Must-Have Competencies & Behavioral Attributes - Self-motivated with a proactive approach to tasks. - Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring high-quality content development. - Strong willingness to learn and continuously improve skills. - Excellent teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. - Strong work ethic with a commitment to delivering quality results. - Takes ownership of work and is accountable for deliverables. - Ability to meet stringent deadlines and work efficiently under pressure. - Strong adaptability to change in a dynamic work environment.