Dillon Consulting Limited Looking for Learning & Development Specialist at Toronto, ON Full Time

Are you passionate about adult workplace learning and development? Do you thrive when maximizing people’s performance potential? At Dillion, organic growth as individuals and part of our collective community is a driving factor of our success. As one of our core values, continuous development means we look for opportunities to evolve our skills, knowledge and competencies at every opportunity, in our daily work, and with and from each other.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a junior Learning and Development Specialist to join our team of progressive L&D professionals within an employee owned company that prioritizes the development of our people and looks beyond training events to the analytics and insights that evidence positive business impact.

In collaboration with and reporting to the Executive Director, People and the Manager, Learning and Development, the Learning and Development Specialist will help us be at the leading edge of people development.

Responsibilities:

As a junior member of our team, you will continuously develop and evolve your proficiency to:

• Create learning materials including eLearning content, storyboards, user guides, tutorials, instructor guides, case studies, assessments, videos and podcasts
• Develop learning strategies and initiatives using Universal Design Learning (UDL) and adult education theories and models in support of inclusive learning experiences for diverse audiences
• Participate in the tracking and analysis of learning and development metrics related to learning initiative completion and business impact
• Contribute to the execution of our Early Career Development program
• Contribute to the creation of a constructive working culture where development of our people is as important as and critical to profit generation
• Provide instructional design guidance to internal stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Maintain up to date knowledge of best practices and industry trends related to people development, leadership, workplace learning and adult learning
• Develop and maintain strong, customer-focused relationships with internal stakeholders, including learners, subject matter experts and operational team management

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees, and periodic participation and presentations at industry and professional conferences

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate in Adult Education or Instructional Design
• 0 to 3 years of experience in a workplace learning and development role

Experience:

What you bring to this role

• Intermediate knowledge of software including e-learning authoring tools e.g. Storyline, Camtasia, Captivate, Articulate and Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Knowledge and understanding of adult education including instructional design and evaluation
• A desire to contribute to and build a constructive working culture
• A curiosity that drives creative and innovative solutions
• A commitment to continuous personal development
• Evolving project management skills with a focus on managing multiple priorities and delivering on-time results
• Effective planning, time management, prioritizing and decision-making skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and diverse perspectives

• Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences

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  Employee share purchase plan
• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full-time regular employees
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  A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
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  Flexible work hours
• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
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  Learning and Development opportunities
• As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization
• We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities
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  Focus on Innovation
• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities
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  Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees
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  Wellness Subsidy
• Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes