Advisor, Leadership Professional Development

The Leadership and Professional Development Advisor has a primary role in assisting with planning, designing, coordinating, and delivering training solutions to include, but not be limited to: basic to advanced leadership development, change management, team effectiveness, and other related topics to enhance leadership and professional performance. As a member of the Leadership and Professional Development team, the Leadership and Professional Development Advisor will assist with assessing needs, developing outlines, designing and developing courses, developing facilitator guides and participant materials as well as facilitating virtually, and occasional in-person courses, and may build appropriate online learning courses.

• Possesses deep knowledge and subject matter expertise in leadership development and coaching. Uses leadership and adult learning principles to develop and design training that improves professional performance across the company.
• Builds and maintains strategic partnerships and consultative relationships with leaders across functions resulting in mutually beneficial outcomes. Work closely with HR Business Partners to ensure alignment of professional development skills to business plans, people plans, and talent plans.
• Facilitates learning using a variety of instructional techniques and formats such as in-person, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, interactive online learning modules, virtual classroom, etc.
• Designs and develops engaging content for delivery by self or others based on identified business needs using a variety of authoring tools and mediums. Knowledgeable about instructional design methodology and application for effective learning.
• Follows up with participants to ensure understanding and consistent application. Serves as a leadership coach and resource for participants.
• Uses assessment tools and available company data to measure business and performance impact and ROI of learning solutions. Consistently evaluates training approaches, platforms, materials, and resources, to ensure effectiveness.
• Assists in identifying professional development opportunities for high-potential employees and other leaders, including those new to role.
• Exercises class management techniques to ensure a positive learning experience for participants.
• Manages own classroom schedule and logistics and ensures accurate reporting and administrative tasks to ensure classes are completed.
  
  

Education Requirements

Education Level

GED

Bachelor Degree

Area of Specialization

in Learning and Development and/or Instructional Design (or similar)

LICENCES/CERTIFICATIONS

Licenses/Certifications/Other/List/Reason

Work Experience

Leadership Training and Instructional Design Certification(s)Preferred

Experience

leadership and professional development training delivery through a variety of mediums.

retail

The typical starting pay range for this position is between $91,500 - $118,000 annually, although wages can very based on experience and geography.