University Of Buffalo Buffalo , NY 14202
Posted 4 weeks ago
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Position Title Instructional Designer - Trainer Classification Title Instructional Support Technician Department Business Reporting and Systems Posting Number P240099 Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/49122 Employer State Position Type Professional Appointment Term Term Salary Grade SL3
Posting Detail Information
Position Summary
The Office of Business Reporting and Systems within Business Services is looking for a highly-skilled Instructional Designer/Trainer to join our team. In this role, you'll be responsible for developing and executing engaging training plans, classes, and learning materials, including documentation, manuals, self-paced learning modules, videos, webinars, and more. As part of your duties, you'll also be responsible for scheduling classes, providing user onboarding for university employees on certain UB business systems, and reviewing feedback to improve materials and classes. Your expertise will be paramount in identifying opportunities to leverage technology to enhance the learning process.
Duties included in this role:
Create strategic training programs that align with business needs and projects
Assess individual and group training needs
Plan, prepare, and research lessons
Create a diverse variety of deliverables - (i.e. documentation, videos, self-paced learning, webinars, etc.)
Develop and deliver in-person and remote courses to individuals and groups in a professional manner
Organize, prepare and promote courses and customized training materials
Develop and maintain web-based training materials including videos, instruction manuals, and tip sheets
Collaborate with project coordination team to develop training plans, course materials and documentation for new software applications
Apply new technologies to deliver courses and improve the learning experience for users
Develop and assess learning outcomes for participants
Keep personal IT and training skills and knowledge up to date
Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefit packages.
About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America's leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor's degree
A minimum of 2 years experience as trainer/instructor is required
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work well with people at all levels of the organization is essential
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Strong organizational, planning, and motivational skills
Experience with MS Publisher, Word and PowerPoint or similar software is required.
Preferred Qualifications
A bachelor's degree in communications, Human Resources, MIS, computer science or education
Prior experience as business software trainer/instructor
Experience utilizing remote teaching, conferencing, and course development tools like Zoom or Panopto is desired
Experience utilizing or teaching cloud-based procurement, expense reimbursement, budgeting, and reporting tools is a plus
Experience in instructional design
Teacher/trainer and professional certifications are a plus
Event planning experience a plus
Software design/development experience.
Physical Demands
N/A
Salary Range $60,000 - $70,000 Additional Salary Information The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate. Type Full-Time Campus North Campus Posting Alerts Special Instructions Summary Additional Information
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Is a background check required for this posting? Yes Background Check Notification For non-internal applicants: a selected candidate will have to complete and pass a background check prior to appointment.
Contact Information
Contact's Name Kelly Stich Contact's Pronouns Contact's Title Administrative Staff Assistant Contact's Email stcih@buffalo.edu Contact's Phone 716-645-6074
Posting Dates
Posted 03/14/2024 Deadline for Internal Applicants 03/28/2024 Deadline for External Applicants 05/10/2024 Date to be filled 06/15/2024
References
Number of References Required 3 Reference Cutoff Date Instructions to Applicant
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