Junior Learning Deployment Specialist - Talent Development - Assurance - 12 month FTC in Birmingham

Junior Learning Deployment Specialist - Talent Development - Assurance - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Location: London or Birmingham

Are you ready to embark on a fantastic opportunity within the UK&I Talent Development team where you will support the high quality and effective delivery of the Assurance learning curriculum?

The UK&I Assurance Talent Development team strives to create exceptional learning experiences that equip our people to build trust and confidence in the capital markets, and to have a positive impact on communities and the planet. We deliver on this vision by co-developing and delivering the Assurance learning strategy, comprising technical training and broader training initiatives for our people, from school leavers and graduates through to partner.

The opportunity:

We are recruiting for a Junior Learning Deployment Specialist. As part of this role, you’ll manage learning administration activities for the end-to-end execution of the deployment process working alongside the Senior Learning Deployment Specialist.

You’ll be supporting the UK&I Assurance Talent Development team deliver on learning and Talent Development priorities to support Purposeful Growth in Assurance, at a time when the societal purpose of the work we do in UKI Assurance has never been more important.

The team is based across various locations with the majority in London and Birmingham. This role would therefore be best suited to someone based in London or Birmingham.

Reports to: Learning Program Manager

Your key responsibilities:

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Support the budget, accruals, forecasts, and actual costs of courses/projects you are responsible for, supporting all Finance related activities as per the Deployment model
• Support with monthly/annual finance activities/requests from Enablement/Operations team

LEARNING / PROJECT DEPLOYMENT

• Build initial course scheduling offering schedule for review
• Submit requests to Schedule Offerings and to publish content in SuccessFactors
• Support the end-to-end execution of Learning course deployment plans and budgets, including conference and event management including:
• Arranging training material
• Monitoring of participant nominations working alongside GDS TSS Deployment Administration team
• Management of learner cancellations, no shows and missed sessions, including coordinating training dates and nominations from different areas of the business (such as UKI UK, UKI ROI, UKFS, ROI FS, Channel Islands)
• First point of contact for queries from the practice in relation to the courses assigned, in addition to ongoing management of learning mailboxes and referrals from GDS TSS
• Prepare facilitators for delivery of Learning courses (logistics) and support in the management of facilitators
• Provide oversight of Learning deployment administration activities, taking responsibility for the detailed review of work performed by the GDS TSS Deployment Administration team assigned. 
• Manage and maintain SharePoint sites and maintain content relevancy for SL, curriculum, program, or course including joining instructions (if required), learner, facilitator information
• Support the hosting and production of online modules, webcasts and virtual learning projects.  Advise on best practice, for example interactivity during virtual classroom sessions.
• vILT producer role where vILT team can’t support
• Learning on-site support (as required)
• Realise operational excellence through maintaining thorough understanding of, and adherence to, the Learning Deployment Operating Model
• Ideas generation and rollout of networking elements within virtual learning programmes
• Venue booking, accommodation booking for residential courses and ongoing management 
• Ensure CE credits awarded to Learning participants and instructors where applicable
• Supporting on projects across the Learning and/or Leadership Development TD team(s) as required

STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS

• Build and maintain close working relationships with TSS Learning deployment administration contacts (where relevant).  Coach and support the GDS TSS Learning administrators to increase their knowledge, skills and competence within their role along with their understanding of the region, by providing transparent and supportive feedback
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders relevant for courses and client group, to enable the successful deployment.  Stakeholders may include GDS TSS, Portfolio Managers, Senior Learning Associates, Learning Associates, Enablement team, Service Line Talent Development Teams, Global deployment team, Facilitators, external suppliers.

MEASURE LEARNING 

• Access reports on Learning course L1 – L3 evaluation feedback 

TEAM

• Contribute to other activities or projects across the wider Talent Development function
• Support the induction of new team members

Skills and attributes for success

To qualify for the role, you must have  

• Proactive problem solver with solutions mindset
• Strong IT skills – Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint
• Ability to learn new processes and skills quickly
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders across the organisation at all levels
• Strong team worker, with enthusiastic, can-do approach, with ability to coordinate and work as ‘one team’
• Commercial acumen and business awareness
• Desire to deliver quality services
• Stakeholder management / business consulting 
• Ability to engage and influence others, desire to embrace and drive change,

Experiences:

• Experience of working in Learning (preferred)
• Experience of working in professional services or corporate environment
• Working in international and diverse environment 

What we offer:
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

Please note
Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters! 

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
 

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