Parsons Corporation Looking for Training & Development Coordinator at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada Full Time

When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.

Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Training & Development Coordinator to join our team! In this role you will get to play an integral role in improving the development and advancement of the organization’s employees.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assess project needs to drive training and development initiatives and identifies and arranges suitable training solutions for employees that lead to certificates and certifications.
• Creatively design and implement effective methods to enhance skills, training and opportunity.
• Working collaboratively with individuals to advance their development plans and identify specific training opportunities, skills development programs, on-the-job training, apprenticeships, or other activities that lead to certifications or certificates for Parsons project staff.
• Review professional development needs on a continual basis for individuals as their roles evolve
• Collaborates with Yukon Government, Yukon University and other local education institutions to identify and encourage availability of programs or courses necessary for local residents to gain certification, certificates and other formal credentials.
• Review individuals’ development plans and progress quarterly and assist staff to identify personal goals, roles of interest, and the training/mentoring required for advancement and progression.
• Promotes and encourages partnerships with local education and training institutions for work experience and/or job placement and job readiness programs.
• Promote the use of support services by providing information on-site related to the available programs and services.
• Meet with Yukon Government to discuss certificate and accredited programs and service delivery plans and identify areas for collaboration.
• Provide seminars on career development and pathways to success.
• Plans, organizes, and facilitates employee development and training events.
• Develops and maintains organizational communications such as internal bulletins, newsletters and other cooperate communications to ensure employees have knowledge of training and development events and resources available to them.
• Leads the reporting of all training and development efforts and completions and evaluates and measures results of training initiatives and continually improves programs as needed.
• Incorporates cultural understanding and awareness into all training and development initiatives.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Experience designing and implementing training and development programs.
• Experience in education, training, skills development and mentorship programs or initiatives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods.
• Ability to evaluate and research training options and culturally appropriate content and delivery.
• Ability to design and implement effective education, training and development programs and initiatives.

Minimum Clearance Required To Start

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

The position may require a COVID vaccination or an approved accommodation/exemption for a disability/medical condition or religious belief as required by customer requirements and some cases federal, state, provincial or local mandates.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!