Job Description

About The Job

The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time term-limited position of Instructional Designer in the National Knowledge and Learning team of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY. This is a two-year term-limited position. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month.

The Business Operations and Support Services department, in the office of the Chief Operating Officer, works to enable organizational and operational effectiveness by partnering with ACLU staff across the enterprise to develop core business operations, training programs, and support services needed to maximize resources, evaluate and mitigate risk, and achieve the organization’s strategic goals.

As part of the Business Operations and Support Services department, the National Knowledge and Learning team works to provide clear, easy to access, rich learning experiences for ACLU staff nationwide. Our team focuses on building the organization wide vision for learning, including setting standards and creating consistency, collaboration and community within a decentralized training program. We partner with teams across the organization to identify learning priorities, design and implement impactful learning experiences, and provide ongoing learner support to ensure the long-term success of our training programs. We are a small team working to lead an exciting cross-functional partnership within the organization that is still growing and expanding.

This position is part of a collective bargaining unit. It is represented by ACLU Staff United (ASU).

What You'll Do

Reporting to the Director of National Knowledge & Learning , the Instructional Designer will design, create and implement high quality learning experiences for ACLU staff nationwide. The person in this role will work in close partnership with other members of the National Knowledge and Learning team, as well as subject matter experts across the organization, with the goal of advancing learning and professional development opportunities nationwide. In addition, the person in this role will work in our Learning Management System, leading new, innovative LMS projects and collaborating with our LMS admin and other teams to ensure needs are met within the system. The ideal candidate for this position is ideas-driven, passionate about organizational learning and has an interest in both instructional design and learning technology.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

• Craft engaging, interactive learning experiences that connect with adult learners, focused on internal operations, organizational policy and technology.
• Design, develop, and implement instructor-led and self-paced eLearning content for a diverse set of learners, using instructional design principles and models.
• Lead full lifecycle of instructional design projects including the needs assessment, content development, project implementation and management within the LMS.
• Manage course development projects including timelines, stakeholder coordination, and reporting.
• Collaborate with passionate subject matter experts across departments.
• Continuously evolve training based on feedback and changing business needs.
• Conduct course evaluations and curriculum reviews to measure program effectiveness and maintain training relevance and quality.
• Ensure all content meets internal accessibility standards as well as industry standards (WCAG).
• In partnership with our LMS admin, provide LMS related services such as uploading content, troubleshooting issues, responding to learner questions, and implementing innovative solutions within the system.

FUTURE ACLU'ERS WILL

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts

What You'll Bring

• Experience developing content for adult learners.
• In-depth understanding of instructional design models and theories.
• Experience building hard skills training focused on operations and technology.
• Strong experience with learning management systems, such as Absorb.
• Proficiency in course development software, such as Articulate and Camtasia.
• Clear and effective curriculum planning skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with subject matters experts.
• A knack for turning complex ideas into clear, compelling learning.
• Experience working with remote teams dispersed across time zones.
• Concrete verbal and written communication skills.

Compensation

The ACLU is committed to equity, transparency, and clarity in pay. Consistent with our compensation philosophy, there is a set salary for each role based on geographic work location. The annual salary for this position is $123,360(Level G) , reflecting the salary of a position based in New York, NY. Salaries are subject to a regional pay adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

For details on our pay structure, please visit:

WHY THE ACLU

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.

We know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and know that what we offer is essential not just their work, but to their overall well-being.

At the ACLU, we offer a broad range of benefits, which include:

• Time away to focus on the things that matter with a generous paid time-off policy
• Focus on your well-being with comprehensive healthcare benefits (including medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, gender affirming care & fertility treatment)
• Plan for your retirement with 401k plan and employer match
• We support employee growth and development through annual professional development funds, internal professional development programs and workshops

OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change.  We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization – one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression, anti-ableism, and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we’re in the courts or in the office, we believe ‘We the People’ means all of us.

With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org . If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.

The Department of Education has determined that employment in this position at the ACLU does not qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Remote work, 2 days per week,

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