KEV Group Looking for Learning and Development Specialist at Ontario Full Time

About KEV:

KEV Group is an enterprise SaaS company providing online payment and accounting software to simplify student activity fund management in schools. KEV’s easy- to-use web-based software automates the collection, disbursement and management of student funds, thereby reducing the time it takes to receive and account for all school activity fees and increasing the time teachers can spend on education. The company is based in Toronto, with offices in the US. KEV is a portfolio company of Serent Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm focused on high growth technology businesses.

Why Join KEV?

• Work in an industry that benefits children, parents and schools

• Do meaningful and purpose-driven work, and make a real impact

• Join a quickly growing organization with real opportunity for learning and growth

• Passionate and accessible leadership team that cares about people – personally and professionally

• Flexible work environment

  About the Role

  Our recent growth journey has taken us from 90 employees to 150 in a short period of time! We are excited to be bringing on another addition to the People and Culture team to support our employees and the business as we continue to grow. This is a learning and development position with a special focus on new employee onboarding and training. Your goal in this role will be to work with department leaders to build, facilitate, and monitor new employee training programs to ensure that all new hires have an optimal onboarding experience and are equipped with the tools, resources and knowledge to be successful, motivated and engaged.

  This is a hands on role that will require you to get deep into the weeds of what makes a KEVite successful in each area of the business. You will focus on building curriculum, setting goals and expectations, and monitoring employee progress throughout the year. As new hire training matures, you will turn your attention to other L&D opportunities across the business.

  Additionally, as part of the People and Culture team, you may be included in various other HR initiatives in support of employee experience and culure.

  The Role:

• Scheduling, facilitating, and enhancing the curriculum of KEV Academy, our new employee onboarding program, to acclimate all new KEVites to the organization

• Working with department heads to build a robust department and role-specific onboarding and training program to ensure that employees have the skills and knowledge to be successful in their roles – this includes defining learning objectives, working with appropriate resources to build learning content, developing training manuals, and helping employees through their onboarding journey

• Standing up our recently purchased Learning Management System (Absorb) and rolling out internally as a centralized learning platform and repository for content

• Working with leaders to define new employee goals and expectations, and ensuring these are clearly communicated to new hires to set them up for success

• Checking in regularly with new hires to provide onboarding support and ensure they are successfully ramping in their new position

• Developing an ongoing learning and development program to foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement – such session should cover product, soft skills and hard skills training and should involve bringing cross-functional teams together

• Supporting the People and Culture team on various HR initiatives in support of a positive employee experience

  Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree is a requirement

• 3+ years’ experience in a learning and development role or related position

• Ability to autonomously lead initiatives working alongside senior leadership

• Experience developing learning curriculums and facilitating trainings

• A passion for helping people realize their fullest potential

• Ability to partner with leaders of various departments to understand the drivers of success in any position and develop a set of learning objectives and goals accordingly

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  We Offer:

• Competitive salary

• Comprehensive health and dental benefits

• Professional development opportunities

• Continuing Education

• Health programs

• Great colleagues and collaboration

   

  This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required by the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

  KEV Group is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with Human Resources or the hiring manager.

  KEV Group is an equal opportunity employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.

   

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