Reports to Head of Academy
The purpose of this role is to educate new and existing employees, providing on the job education to newly hired employees as well as enhanced education to current employees.
The candidate will deliver a wide range of induction, technical, procedures and soft skill training as part of the Aztec Academy to help facilitate the professional development of our staff, enhancing employees’ skills, performance, productivity and quality of work.
The candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to providing high quality, engaging and innovative learning experiences, creating a supportive learning culture to inspire and motivate employees.
Key responsibilities:
- Design, develop and deliver new training sessions as required within the technical, procedures and soft skill training Academy cogs
- Amend and tailor established training material for both remote and e-learning modules to provide innovative and engaging training applying the latest teaching techniques to a training environment
- Manage the induction programme for all new starters within the global induction framework
- Act as a first point of contact for external training providers regarding instructional design, utilising internal resources to create and/or oversee the creation of meaningful internal training, education and development alternatives
- Assist in identifying the training needs of employees and proposing solutions based on both the business and individuals needs, ensuring statutory training requirements are met. Solutions could include individual training, group instruction, demonstrations, lunch and learn workshops, coaching and facilitation either virtually or in person.
- Work alongside the wider team to develop and maintain product implementation, product use and other specific customisations such as Hub pages
- Handle internal and external logistics for training activities including IT, venues and equipment
- Demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and students as well as any physical and/or learning disabilities
Skills, knowledge, expertise:
- Sound technical knowledge of the funds industry
- Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, and business contacts
- Minimum of three years’ experience as a trainer demonstrating a track record in designing and delivering successful training programs
- Excellent oral/written communication skills, including group facilitation and presentation skills including experience with training tools, like Articulate Rise or Storyline, Powtoon, PowerPoint; high energy, enthusiastic, motivational training style
- Ability to work with management to align learning/leadership development with succession planning initiatives
- Demonstrated knowledge of laws and regulations relating to mandated compliance training is desirable
- Must be able to plan, multi-task and manage time effectively to manage a demanding time schedule
We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.