Curriculum Design & Development Lead

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Curriculum Design and Development Lead to join the Military to Civilian Readiness (M2CR) Transition Assistance Program (TAP) team. The selected candidate will provide contracted support to the Department of Veterans Affairs in support of VA's interagency TAP mission, including curriculum development, revision, validation, training support, instructional design, evaluation, and coordination with Government stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts.

The Curriculum Design and Development Lead will be a hands-on instructional design leader responsible for managing TAP curriculum projects and ensuring training products are accurate, engaging, accessible, and aligned to VA requirements. This role requires experience managing curriculum resources, development schedules, client expectations, and multi-modality training products in a dynamic, mission-focused environment.

This position may include remote/offsite support, periodic support at VBA Central Office in Washington, DC or other VA facilities, and coordination with personnel supporting military installations worldwide.

Please note: The contract has not been awarded; this position remains unfunded and is contingent upon the award of the contract.

Responsibilities

Creates and manages curriculum project plans and schedules for contract deliverables. Manages instructional design and training development staff; tracks curriculum status, schedules, risks, issues, quality reviews, and Government approvals; and resolves development issues to meet productivity, accessibility, accuracy, timeliness, and client-satisfaction goals.

• Lead TAP curriculum design, development, revision, validation, dissemination, and sustainment in accordance with the PWS, VA direction, the Government-approved Project Management Plan, and VA TAP curriculum standards.
• Manage curriculum projects supporting VA Benefits and Services, Women's Health Transition Training, Military Life Cycle modules, New Hire Training, Master Advisor Training, and other assigned TAP training products.
• Apply Instructional Systems Design (ISD) methodology and Bloom's Revised Taxonomy across curriculum analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation, update, and reconfiguration activities.
• Partner with VA M2CR, the Government Program Manager, COR, ACORs, Government points of contact, VBA Subject Matter Experts, and operational stakeholders to define learning requirements, materials, test items, and evaluation needs.
• Oversee training products for face-to-face instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, asynchronous web-based, modular, activity-based, and self-study delivery.
• Manage course materials, scripts, exercises, manuals, teaching aids, lesson plans, instructor/facilitator guides, online resource guides, participant guides, job aids, assessments, and evaluation instruments.
• Oversee use of Articulate 360/Storyline, PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign, and other VA-approved audio/visual tools, including multimedia, interactive exercises, and SCORM packages.
• Coordinate pilot programs, SME reviews, target-audience validation, courseware verification, and Government approval cycles before release of new or revised curriculum products.
• Ensure training products comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements, including testing, issue correction, VA remediation support, and final 508 reporting.
• Promote plain-language communication, instructional quality, accuracy, accessibility, version control, professionalism, and customer service across the curriculum team.
• Coordinate with TAP Operations, TAP Training, Benefits Advisors, Master Advisors, and program leadership to keep curriculum operationally usable, current, and aligned to field delivery needs.
• Support New Hire and Master Advisor Training requirements, including standards-based materials, agendas, practice opportunities, presentation evaluations, knowledge assessments, and performance tools.
• Track and report curriculum work in progress and completed, including issues, SME coordination, remaining activities, schedule status, risks, dependencies, and Government-required information.
• Participate in recurring curriculum and program meetings, including Weekly Curriculum 3P Briefings, status briefs, Quarterly Program Reviews, special focus meetings, integrated product team discussions, and ad hoc meetings.
• Support fast-turnaround requests for curriculum data, status, content impacts, policy-change analysis, training-product inventory, quality findings, and executive reporting.
• Ensure curriculum files, source materials, deliverables, and data are stored, transmitted, and maintained using VA-approved systems or Government-approved locations.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Master's degree in curriculum development and instructional systems design and 12+ years of relevant experience (or commensurate experience)
• 5 years of relevant experience managing PWS-defined curriculum projects
• Experience managing curriculum development programs is required, including course materials, scripts, exercises, classroom manuals, self-study manuals, teaching aids, and other instructional products.
• Experience managing multi-day training programs involving course material design, course implementation, and coordination of multi-location travel
• Proven experience managing curriculum design and development using ISD methodology, including needs assessment, test design, formative/summative evaluation, usability testing, course validation, job/task analysis, competency alignment, assessments, performance support, and maintenance.
• Experience developing materials for face-to-face instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, and asynchronous web-based training delivery.
• Must be able to manage curriculum schedules, deliverables, SME coordination, review cycles, quality control, version control, accessibility reviews, risks, issues, and Government approvals.
• Experience with Articulate 360/Storyline, PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign, or similar tools used to create instructional and multimedia training products.
• Experience creating or overseeing SCORM packages, slide presentations, guides, handbooks, resource guides, job aids, assessments, and evaluation tools.
• Must support Section 508-compliant instructional materials, including testing, remediation coordination, and delivery-package documentation.
• Must have excellent verbal, presentation, analytical, written communication, facilitation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Must be proficient using office automation equipment and software and able to support professional, plain-language communication with Government stakeholders.
• Must maintain professional conduct, protect VA information, and comply with applicable VA access, privacy, security, PIV, background investigation, and Rules of Behavior requirements.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Prior experience supporting VA, TAP, military-to-civilian transition, Veterans benefits, workforce readiness, benefits training, or related Federal benefit programs.
• Experience supporting New Hire Training, Train-the-Trainer, Master Advisor, instructor certification, facilitator development, or performance-based instructor evaluation programs.
• Experience coordinating with Federal SMEs, Government Program Managers, CORs, ACORs, instructional design teams, multimedia teams, and operational delivery teams.
• Experience with VA curriculum standards, VA branding, plain-language requirements, Section 508 remediation, SCORM, LMS-ready content, and configuration/version control.
• Federal Government contracting experience supporting large, complex, multi-year programs.

Clearance Required: Suitability/Public Trust.

Posted Salary Range

USD $150,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.