Apex Systems Looking for Learning and Development Consultant at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Job Description

What you’ll be doing

Banks Architecture, Data & Analytics (ADA) team focuses on building out enterprise-wide Architecture, Data & Analytics capabilities by developing multi-year strategies and establishing client data as a strategic asset for various LOBs.

As the Learning Consultant on the team, you will research, recommend, update and design content for a variety of learning and performance solutions, and manage development activities for related projects aligned with all of Enterprise Data Governance strategies, aiming to enhance employee capabilities, supporting a client-centric environment. They will take on strategic planning and key leadership facilitation engagements, aligned to strategic business priorities; providing expert quality facilitation to ensure teams adopt the skills required to advance the strategy.

To function effectively, the Learning Consultant must have excellent instructional design skills, communication and writing skills, and the ability to manage multiple and competing deliverables, and experience designing content for adult learners in a variety of formats, including e-learning storyboards, self-guided and instructor-led and different modalities including audio, video and animation. The Learning Consultant will work closely with clients, employees, vendors and Talent Development team members.

We enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-2 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you’ll succeed

• Facilitate timely, high quality consistent, creative, leading edge learning solutions for most complex and multi business/organization wide facilitated solutions through multiple delivery approaches that positively impact the bank. Facilitate more strategic conversations with leaders at multiple levels, with less prescriptive content, using facilitation and adult learning expertise to structure and facilitate these interactions. Proactively look for ways to enhance learner experience and engagement and actively support greater use of virtual and other technologies to create greater efficiency and learner access, particularly to more geographically remote business groups
• Design a range of solutions utilizing a variety of approaches to suit multiple learning styles and to achieve learning objectives. Conduct needs assessments, gather and interpret data to identify performance gaps, research and interpret relevant content in conjunction with Advisors and subject matter experts (SME) to make recommendations. Define measurable and achievable performance and learning objectives.
• Collaborate across functions to achieve understanding of the perceived needs or gaps, then determine appropriate training tools and methodologies such as e-learning, multimedia, virtual workshop, knowledge objects, , blended solutions, etc.
• Present content by creating detailed design plans, instructional strategies, objectives, research results, etc. Create recommendations including content highlights, key concepts, and multimedia ideas. Prototype where possible.
• Deliver and implement quality learning on time – Successfully complete high quality learning solutions with agreed upon parameters, determine success criteria, prepare for effective implementation of learning programs, monitor results of learning programs and implement updates to improve on layout and content.

Who you are

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork and accountability.
• You are driven to succeed. You are motivated by accomplishing your goals and delivering your best to make an impact.
• You engage with your heart and mind. You care about people and understand different perspectives. You listen and learn from experiences of others.
• You act like an owner. You thrive when you’re empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
• You’re driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to bring a shared vision to life.
• You can demonstrate experience in designing successful e-learning, instructor-led and self-guided training materials as well as extensive knowledge and application of instructional/information design principles. It is an asset if you possess Post-Secondary education in Adult Education or Instructional Design.

Your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a health benefits program, defined benefit pension plan, an employee share purchase plan and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.