What are the responsibilities and job description for the Learning and Development Business Partner position at McCarthy Holdings, Inc.?
Position Summary
The Learning & Development Business Partner will strategically implement processes to ensure the business unit’s workforce has the knowledge, skills, and overall competency to meet their current and future business needs. Additionally, the role is responsible for the development and delivery of National training solutions in a manner that is effective, professional, and engaging, so that the business demands and learning requirements are met. This includes teaching courses, facilitating discussions, writing courses, coaching jobsite training champions, and partnering with subject-matter experts and leaders to create learning programs and assess learning needs. This individual works as part of the new Learning & Organizational Development Team to deliver Best in Class training programs for the Organization. This will be a high-impact position affecting nearly 3000 employees for a best-in-class national general contractor.
The position will report to the Learning and Development Sr. Manager and will partner closely with the Regional Learning & Development Manager, Craft Training Instructors, and key stakeholders. This role requires travel to jobsites across the country as well as national meetings and training events. Expected travel for this role is 25%-50% of the time.
Key Responsibilities
- Design strategic unique learning solutions from start to completion following training best practices and aligned with the organizational needs.
- Drive solutions that focus on increasing core skills, capabilities, and proficiency in job roles
- Assess current training programs and suggest modifications that enhances the learners' performance as well as the learning experience.
- Act as a learning consultant and trusted advisor to the business.
- Partner with functional areas at a national level for required trainings and development of solutions that keeps company in compliance with federal and state regulations.
- Develop and formalizes processes to gather learning data, analyze and communicate training effectiveness and impact.
- Partner with regional L&D managers and HRBPs to remove obstacles related to creation of content, programs, solutions, processes, and technology.
- Support the implementation of existing Workforce Development Programs to increase overall bench strength and capabilities.
- Support a culture of learning and growth by providing visibility and accessibility to learners on existing learning resources.
- Research and test various learning technologies and solutions to improve learning engagement, retention, and behavior change.
- Partner with TA team to develop incoming talent and understand skills lost/skills gained to develop team and individual capabilities.
- Build capability models that help ensure optimal talent development at an individual level.
- Partner with technical trainers to develop and drive solutions that focus on increasing core skills, capabilities, and proficiencies in craft roles.
- Research and test various and new learning technologies and solutions to support talent development including learning engagement, retention, and behavior change.
- Develop and formalize processes to gather learning data, analyze and communicate training effectiveness and impact in partnership with regional teams.
- Maintain an internal network of subject matter experts (SMEs) to effectively identify key business challenges and develop appropriate approach to improve learning effectiveness, support key roles, and address business needs.
- Partner with other regional L&D managers and national instructional design team to identify new and existing content in alignment with the business needs.
- Partner with regional learning and development managers to deliver Train-the-Trainer programs in the implementation of national learning and development solutions and programs.
- Understand and comply with all relevant regulatory programs, including federal, state, and local laws governing apprenticeship training, and reporting requirements preferred
- Demonstrate commitment to maintaining apprenticeship program compliance by following established procedures, participating in required training on regulatory updates, and promptly reporting any issues or concerns to supervisors or designated compliance personnel.
- Partner with the business to ensure programs are in compliance and/or provide opportunities to enhance programs with a focus on learner experience
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (HRD, Business Administration, Learning and Development, Education, or other related field) or relevant experience in lieu of degree.
- Knowledge of adult learning theories and learning and development best practices.
- 3-5 years related experience developing and implementing training solutions.
- 3-5 years of experience designing and developing instructional materials in a variety of media required (Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, and Adobe InDesign).
- Must be flexible to deliver training in a variety of formats: classroom, virtual, on-the-job, synchronous, asynchronous, etc.
- Ability to describe technical concepts in a way that makes them easily understandable, digestible, and relatable.
- Technical aptitude and demonstrated experience leveraging learning technologies and tools that integrate with and support learning activities.
- Experience demonstrating the effectiveness of learning solutions through measurement, analysis and reporting required.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint and other course development tools
- Energy, enthusiasm and initiative to create new programs and drive national outcomes, balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Spanish Bilingual Preferred
McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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