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Senior Training and Development Specialist
Location: Remote, with some travel (estimated max 20%)
Core work hours between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday
Job Description:
The Senior Training and Development Specialist provides advanced technical knowledge and analysis of specialized GIS, HQIIS, Army real-property applications, and the associated operational environment. The position performs senior-level geospatial-systems analysis, develops technical and instructional documentation, delivers virtual and onsite training, and provides implementation advice addressing complex GIS and real-property problems.
The Senior Training and Development Specialist supports the development, updating, conversion, and delivery of the Army’s GIS-RP training program. The position helps installation real-property and IGI&S personnel understand processes, workflows, analytical tools, policies, information-system relationships, reconciliation requirements, audit-related activities, ArcGIS Pro mapping workflows, AIGP capabilities, and local implementation practices.
Primary Duties:
• Update existing GIS-RP Training Modules 101 through 104 as new guidance or policy is released.
• Develop and maintain associated instructor, participant, reference, and presentation materials.
• Convert Modules 101 through 104 into a self-paced instructional format.
• Develop advanced GIS-RP training modules addressing complex research and actions needed to identify discrepancies among GFEBS/PRIDE, HQIIS, and IGI&S data.
• Develop a self-paced GIS-RP fundamentals course for new real-property and GIS specialists.
• Develop short, searchable GIS-RP Tips and Tricks videos, each approximately two to five minutes, with associated digital tags.
• Deliver regularly scheduled virtual GIS-RP training.
• Virtually support the DCS G-4 Real Property Workshop.
• Plan and conduct tailored onsite training for Army installations.
• Analyze installation challenges, workflows, reconciliation activities, emerging real-property technologies, and priority Army directives to tailor training to local needs.
• Support the establishment of ArcGIS Pro desktop mapping templates that installation real-property and IGI&S personnel can jointly use and modify.
• Assist installation personnel in developing internal training plans and local Real Property/GIS Management SOPs.
• Support OCONUS installation training through virtual review meetings addressing findings from quarterly analyses.
• Provide technical documentation, implementation guidance, and senior-level subject-matter advice concerning GIS, HQIIS, real property, and associated operational processes.
• Coordinate with management analysts, GIS specialists, software quality personnel, business-intelligence analysts, and project leadership to verify the technical accuracy and consistency of instructional products.
• Deliver draft virtual and onsite training materials no later than 15 business days before scheduled training and final materials no later than five days before scheduled training.
• Prepare training documentation and presentation products in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint formats.
• Support meeting notes, monthly status reporting, annual reporting, and other required documentation related to training activities.
Mandatory Minimum Requirements:
• Education: A Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field of study.
• Advanced technical knowledge of specialized GIS applications.
• Advanced technical knowledge of HQIIS.
• Advanced technical knowledge of Army real-property applications and operational environments.
• Experience performing high-level geospatial-systems analysis.
• Experience developing technical and instructional documentation.
• Experience delivering training involving complex technical or operational subject matter.
• Experience providing implementation advice concerning complex GIS problems.
• Senior-level subject-matter expertise sufficient to support effective implementation.
• Experience and knowledge across key tasks and high-impact assignments.
• Demonstrated understanding of DoD and Army real-property and IGI&S policy and guidance.
• Demonstrated understanding of the most recently published DCS G-4 IGI&S QAPs.
• Demonstrated understanding of the most recent SDSFIE Army Adaptation.
• Demonstrated understanding of Esri ArcGIS application software.
• Ability to analyze technical requirements and convert them into accurate, audience-appropriate instructional content.
• Ability to develop virtual, onsite, self-paced, and short-form instructional products.
• Ability to train both new and experienced real-property and GIS specialists.
• Ability to tailor instruction to installation conditions, workflows, data discrepancies, and policy changes.
• Ability to develop clear written procedures, presentation materials, technical guidance, and supporting documentation.
• Ability to provide senior-level technical instruction, facilitation, and implementation advice.
• Ability to produce factually accurate deliverables free of grammatical and spelling errors.
• Ability to perform as an experienced professional acceptable to the U.S. Army
Desired Qualifications:
• Direct experience delivering Army GIS-RP training.
• Hands-on knowledge of HQIIS, GFEBS, PRIDE, AIGP, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, or related Army geospatial environments.
• Experience developing and delivering virtual, onsite, instructor-led, self-paced, and microlearning products.
• Experience updating instructional materials following policy, system, or workflow changes.
• Experience developing courses for both entry-level and experienced practitioners.
• Experience creating geospatial exercises, demonstrations, mapping templates, job aids, procedural guides, and searchable instructional videos.
• Experience supporting installation-level reconciliation, audit readiness, physical inventories, real-property data-quality initiatives, or SOP development.
• Familiarity with Army real-property and IGI&S policies, AR 405-45, AR 115-13, SDSFIE Army, DCS G-4 IGI&S QAPs, and RPIM business rules.
• Experience facilitating workshops and briefing senior Army or DoD audiences.
• Experience evaluating training effectiveness and incorporating participant or stakeholder feedback.
**Disclaimer: This position is contingent upon ELYON’s receipt of contract award, Government acceptance of the proposed candidate, completion of required onboarding, and continued contract funding.**
ELYON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. $70k - $80K Annual