Job Description

We strive to build an environment where employees feel engaged and can contribute their unique skills and talents. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance now and in the future.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning Delivery Consultant, to work as part of the Global Learning Development (GLD) team. The primary focus of the Learning Delivery Consultant is to ensure the effective and seamless delivery of our programs and ongoing learning initiatives to create a positive learning environment, which excels in achieving its objectives and strategic targets.

Reporting directly to a Learning Delivery Manager, the Learning Delivery Consultant supports our Research Division functional areas and performs a variety of learning services at the points closest to learners receiving learning content. This experienced professional delivers, implements, or facilitates assigned training to our workforce. The Learning Delivery Consultant prepares and distributes communications to create the right levels of awareness, understanding of, and engagement with learning solutions among target audiences.

To be successful in this role the successful candidate will have strong collaboration, communication, and facilitation skills, and experience delivering learning content across a broad array of capability areas.

Responsibilities:

Partners with internal and external Learning teams (consultants, designers, developers, project managers) to ensure learning solutions deliver the desired learner experience at agreed-upon times and dates to the right target audiences.

Deliver training based on evidence-based practices.

Coaches and prepares colleagues, instructors, subject matter experts, or vendors who will deliver or facilitate learning.

Conduct train-the-trainer as needed.

Assist with the development and delivery of online courses and live webinar trainings.

Prepares and conducts ILT and VILT training programs within a particular division / geography across a broad array of capability areas.

Learner engagement before, during, and after delivery.

Enlists and collaborates with HR Operations to manage pre-event needs and provide onsite support in addition to tracking learner attendance / engagement.

Gather metrics by which program and learner impact will be evaluated.

Ensuring completion of required components of a learning solution across learner audiences in sequence, where applicable.

Communicating with first-line managers of participants about their responsibilities for sponsorship, pull-through, post-event certifications, as needed.

Problem-solving and adjusting the real-time execution of a learning solution as needed.

Skills, Experience, & Qualifications

Effective presentation skills for in-person and virtual settings utilizing a variety of collaboration and engagement strategies.

Experience with various video conferencing platforms to facilitate learning delivery.

Proficiency using technology-based productivity tools including Microsoft Office, Google and other web applications.

Experience delivering training (for several consecutive days) to audiences of varying size and organizational level.

Experience coaching/consulting various styles of learners.

Experience in client/partnership management.

Knowledge of and ability to use industry and organization standards, procedures, and policies relevant to staff learning and development.

Experience in applying concepts and practices of adult learning to meet the dynamic needs of the business.

Time management.

Strong interpersonal skills (communication, problem solving, collaboration, and sensibility to build rapport with client and co-workers).

Flexible and adaptable to changes in direction and the ability to overcome challenges that accompany change.

Commendable work ethic, commitment to ensure quality standards are met, and unwavering commitment to excellence.

Qualifications:

Required:

Minimum of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree, or currently in pursuit of degree completion, or equivalent relevant work experience in Human Resources, Learning, and related disciplines.

Minimum 6 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience presenting/facilitating learning content (with Masters\xe2\x80\x99 degree, minimum experience is 4 years).

Preferred:

Experience in the areas of learning, talent, HR, or comparable areas; experience in applicable technical/professional areas pertinent to the division / function served (e.g., R&D, manufacturing, sales/marketing, etc.).

Training/Facilitator Certification(s).

Instructional coaching experience.

Experience working in an agile environment.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separationpackage, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as \xe2\x80\x9cremote\xe2\x80\x9d.

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Expected salary range: $97,680.00 - $153,700.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. For Washington State Jobs, a summary of benefits is listed .

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