DRAX Hiring for Learning Development Specialist Job at Tuscaloosa, AL Full Time

Learning Specialist

At Drax, we recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We invest in the development of our colleagues to help them make the most of their talents, meet their career aspirations and enhance business performance.

If you are a Learning and Development professional, who is passionate about evolving learning cultures, then our Learning Specialist position may be your next best career move.

About The Role:

The Learning Specialist reports to the Learning and Development Manager – North America. And will Work collaboratively to adapt and deliver blended solutions that address business needs

This is a remote position. Candidates located in Monroe Louisiana and Tuscaloosa Alabama will be given preference. Travel to our sites will be approximately 50% of the time.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Work collaboratively with the Learning and Development Manager – North America (Senior Learning Business Partner) to adapt and deliver blended solutions that address business needs
• Coordinate with internal communications and work within available platforms to promote learning programs and resources
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate in-class and virtual development programmes successfully
• Evaluate learning effectiveness
• Manage workload and tasks to ensure successful delivery of projects
• Support operations leaders and managers by practicing coaching conversations on-site
• Take responsibility for continuous improvement, ensuring the quality of all materials produced are to the required standard, reviewed and updated
• Run and facilitate regular learning events – Inductions; Insights workshops and front-line management programmes using a variety of media
• Update and maintain learning records
• Consult with Human Resource Business Partners, business leaders and other key stakeholders to design, develop and deliver blended solutions based on business need to ensure learning requirements are tailored and delivered to the necessary timescales

You possess the following Knowledge, skills and experience:

Essential

• Experienced in adapting, developing, facilitating and evaluating high quality, interactive blended learning solutions
• Demonstrable knowledge of the principles of instructional design
• Experience creating content and resource for use on multiple devices
• Must be capable of working in multi-functional teams representing HR to the business
• Experienced in working with subject matter experts from a broad range of subject areas to write and develop content
• Experienced in partnering with business units to recommend and promote a broad range of learning programs
• Confident in coaching leaders in a non-digital environment to use digital platforms
• Proficient in working with Learning Management Systems
• Efficient working within Sharepoint
• Efficient Working with Microsoft Office tools
• Passionate about our mission of enabling a zero carbon, low-cost energy future.

Desirable

• Knowledgeable in performance management frameworks
• Experience facilitating Insight personality assessment training
• Experience supporting and instructing colleagues at all levels
• Graphic design / content experience

How You Need to Act:

Professional, collaborative and leading by example working across the business to build effective relationships and role-modelling our Values:

• We care about what matters – we help each other achieve the things that are important to each of us
• We’re a can-do kind of place – we’re empowered and encouraged to make informed decisions, take action and do the right thing
• We see things differently – we share inspiration and insight right across Drax, and search for new ideas and ways of working
• We listen carefully – we make sure that people feel genuinely heard, acknowledged and that what they say matters
• We do what we say we’ll do – we’re proactive, committed and reliable –and trust others to be the same

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