Learning & Development Manager

 

Description:

Reporting to HR, the Learning & Development Manager will be responsible for supporting the HR team and in particular the Learning and Development needs of the organisation. Working within a very collaborative and innovative environment you will have opportunities to work with a variety of lines of business including cross functional projects. You will lead all Learning and Development strategies for the site and be a true partner to the leadership team and also partner closely with HR Our client is a global medical technology company with a strong presence in Ireland. A strong people culture with strong people development opportunities.

 

Main responsibilities will include:

• Establish a talent development and learning needs assessment process with key partners across the business units and HR

• Create and deliver a Learning Strategy & execution roadmap to deliver against the learning strategy

• Establish portfolio of talent and organisational development solutions based on needs assessment, tailored to identified talent segments

• Define key learning objectives and training needs with partners in different areas of our organisation

• Support HR & Managers to complete training needs analysis for their teams and develop appropriate learning plans

• In partnership with HR and Business unit Managers create training plan templates

• Manage the execution of training plans, assessing progress and initiating corrective action as necessary to rectify deviations

• Work with QA and HR to identify and ensure completion of compliance Training, company policies and procedures Training & Mandatory Training

• In conjunction with HR Build, facilitate & implement onboarding programs for new joiners of various departments

• Establish framework for identifying future skills in close connection with talent visibility & mobility

• Proactively engage with external vendors to explore new innovative development and learning offerings

• Manage IDA grant applications for training needs across each business unit as and when needed

• Design metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and continue to fine-tune and improve to ensure the best practice is delivered

• Identify, track and report on relevant metrics and continually evaluate results and costs to assess effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities

• Planning, design and delivery of Training sessions, including Ad Hoc Training, for both new and existing team members

• Providing advice around learning and development, career development, employee engagement and change management

• Own, integrate and anchor Leadership Attributes and deliver our existing Leadership Development Program

• Lead the newly developed Mentorship Program

• Lead the existing Company Graduate Program

• Management of full L&D budget for the site, taking into consideration each business unit’s individual budget

• Support ID&E activities relevant to L&D for the site.

 

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's Degree in HR or relevant field is preferred as is experience working within a matrix environment.

• 5+ years of experience working directly within a Learning & Development role

• Experience performing training needs assessments, L&D strategy development and execution

• Familiar designing and developing Virtual Instructor Led training and blended learning solutions

• Experience as the L&D Specialist with skills in train the trainer and training & development

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work well under pressure and with a sound sense of urgency.

• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to deliver a clear message. The company offers a comprehensive set of salary and benefits