Specialist, Learning and Development

Position Overview:

The Learning and Development Specialist works with the Learning & Development team to design and maintain curriculum, ensuring that existing and future training content directly supports global workforce learning needs. This position collaborates with stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs) from business lines, support divisions, and around the world to assess learning needs, design and implement content, and review learning outcomes. Focusing on human-centered design and translating business needs into scalable learning initiatives, the Specialist helps SMEs integrate e-learning into training initiatives to reach corporate and global staff, bolster learning objectives and evaluation, manage programmatic success across a breadth of learning initiatives, and facilitate learning sessions as needed. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities:

• With guidance from the director and advisor, supports the planning, maintenance, development, and implementation of our enterprise curricula, using best practices in adult learning and technical expertise in learning management.
• With the director and advisor, supports overall strategy for developing, adjusting, and disseminating training programs to a global audience, including the management of newsletters and other communications.
• Through e-learning software such as Vyond, Storyline, Rise, and Adobe Illustrator, develops independent and integrated e-learning modules to allow increased reach and availability of materials for a remote or global workforce.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts to help identify and prioritize new training content pipeline.
• Develop and maintains relationships with relevant SMEs around all aspects of the learning program including needs identification, training content design and development, implementation, and evaluation, as well as informal learning and knowledge sharing.
• Supports overall training project plan, including timeline and coordination of training content.
• In collaboration with director and advisor, sets processes, structure, and resources for virtual and in-person instructor-led training including instructor support and preparation.
• Builds and maintains personal technical knowledge in adult learning, instructional design, instructional technology, and training delivery by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Supports the day-to-day management of the learning IT systems.
• Utilizes the Performance Learning Management System and other learning platforms to support e-learning and virtual or in-person instructor-led training activity planning and implementation.
• Actively participates in new business activities, including proposal teams, in increasingly difficult roles and providing technical input related to training and development proposal efforts.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of technically relevant work experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required, Master’s degree or equivalent work experience in relevant field preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design.
• Knowledge and experience with e-learning design and implementation.
• Experience supporting the implementation of broad scale training programs required; experience with asynchronous delivery preferred.
• Knowledge/awareness of best practices in adult learning, blended training program design and management in developing country contexts preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to think creatively and contribute to the team’s overall vision of a globally accessible training platform.
• Flexibility and an ability to adjust to changing priorities and targets preferred.
• Willingness to adapt to the changing needs and pressures of the team with composure and ingenuity.
• Ability to liaise with global stakeholders across the company from all levels, executive to entry-level.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience managing workflow in a fast-paced environment with multiple partners and evolving priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility and integrity
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Apply by 11:59PM EST on November 19, 2024. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

Chemonics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Chemonics is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics. Military veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Chemonics will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by Chemonics, or (c) consistent with Chemonics legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

The Salary Range for this position is expected to be: $68,560 – $85,700.

An employee’s pay position will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, ESOP, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible to US based employees. Please visit https://chemonics.com/life-at-chemonics/our-benefits/ to find out more about the benefits this position is eligible for.

About Organization

For us, development is more than a passion or a calling. It’s a profession. Doing it well takes experience, ingenuity, and a stubborn insistence that tomorrow’s work must be better than today’s. In nearly 70 countries around the globe, our network of 4,000 specialists delivers results. Because with decades of experience operating in the most complex social and political environments in the world, we know how to quickly mobilize resources, seamlessly adapt to change and strategically apply lessons learned across thousands of projects.

We are an international development company that combines broad regional experience with technical depth and unparalleled management skill. Our portfolio covers agriculture and food security, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, economic growth and trade, education and youth, environment and natural resources, gender equality and social inclusion, health, supply chain solutions, and water, energy, and sustainable cities. Our management systems allow us to document, measure and apply both recent innovations and proven best practices across multiple regions and sectors.