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Senior Blended Learning Design Manager - National

Employer
PwC
Location
Birmingham, Gatwick, Leeds, London, Manchester, Reading, National UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
29 May 2019

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Job Details

This role is being offered on a 6 - 12 month fixed term contract basis and can be based in any one of our PwC Offices nationally.

About the Role
Talent and Development (T&D) is PwC's internal learning and development function. Our ambition is to be a world-class learning function, partnering with the business to deliver solutions which meets the needs of our people and helps deliver the Firm’s strategic priorities. The T&D’s, Learning Design team are responsible for designing training to the business and are looking for a Senior Blended Learning Design Manager to join them. The successful candidate will work with the wider Learning Design, Strategic Relationships and Learning Experience teams to deliver highly effective training content and learning design strategies using adult learning principles. They will be responsible for creating learning solutions that embed the 70:20:10 principle and align with the learning strategy.

They will work on a variety of projects and initiatives related to all areas of learning within PwC.

The key responsibilities of the role are to:

  • Act as expert adviser / Subject Matter Expert (SME) to teams across T&D around learning design and adult learning principles to ensure optimal solutions are created to meet business needs

  • Work with the Strategic Relationship Leads to understand the requirements of the customer, and define the kinds of learning that would be the most appropriate using both digital and classroom modalities, technical and non-technical subject matter

  • Draft and agree scope, objectives, design proposals, detailed design plans, delivery and evaluation in conjunction with the wider Learning Design, Strategic Relationships and Learning Experience teams

  • Ensure the design meets the learning objectives and budget parameters and that there are appropriate evaluation interventions in place

  • Be customer focussed at all times – understanding their needs and keeping them in mind when taking actions or making decisions

  • Work closely with assigned SMEs

  • Responsible for keeping abreast of latest external thinking and best practice and bringing this expertise to T&D

Have an awareness of Intellectual Property Rights (i.e. copyright) requirements applicable to their activities

What we are looking for 
The following skills are required for this role:

  • Strong experience of leading and coaching others to develop effective classroom, blended and digital learning solutions
  • Deep technical knowledge and experience of learning design and adult learning principles

  • Passionate about learning and development. An expert who is fully abreast of new thinking in the profession with strong networks

  • Innovative and creative in design thinking and when approaching new challenges

  • Experience of designing high quality, immersive and experiential classroom and blended learning solutions that will bring business benefits to PwC

  • Internal firm services

    In order to deliver a first-class service to our clients, we need first-class support internally. Internal firm services is a network of specialist support professionals and includes marketing, recruitment, human capital, finance, technology, learning and development, procurement, to name but a few. Each team plays a vital role in making sure we have all the right resources, services and technology across our business.

    The skills we look for in future employees

    All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

    Diversity

    We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Positive, can-do attitude with the ability to adapt and work effectively in a changing environment

Strong understanding of and a passion for how technology can used to support and transform the way we learn

Excellent project management, organisational skills & budgetary experience and able to work to deadlines

Strong analytical skills to effectively identify issues and be able to apply sound conclusions resulting in the right solution, at the right time and at the right cost

Goal orientated – maintains focus on agreed objectives and deliverables

Commercially orientated – keeps commercial aspects continually in mind when taking actions or making decisions

Proven ability to self-motivate and work independently as well as a track record of working professionally and collaboratively as part of a wider-team

Ability to build and maintain good relationships

Communicate confidently and effectively, at all levels, both in written and verbal form

Highly energised and motivated to effect change and influence the firm’s approach to people development

Company

Our values define how we do things. And our purpose is why we exist - now more than ever - to build trust in society and solve important problems for our clients and our communities. In a world we no longer recognise, we need to rely on the strength and agility of our people to help us to navigate these uncertain times.

We're committed to ensuring that care and our people's wellbeing remains central to our culture. While we may not know what’s ahead, we can do all we can to help shape the future. As we continue to navigate this unprecedented time, it’s important that we support our people, to help them take care of themselves and to ensure the right support is available when it’s needed.

For now, we ask you to join our talent network and stay in touch with what’s happening in real time, including new possibilities as they arise. Visit our website for more information on how we’re responding to this pandemic and what changes we’re making to our recruitment process. 

Stay safe and stay connected in this rapidly changing world.

PwC

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What we do

We’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

What we offer

‘Dress for your day’ policy

At PwC our culture drives our success and gives us a sustainable advantage, and we want to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to work in a way that works best for them and help them become the best that they can be. To support our flexible work environment we’ve evolved our dress code policy to “dress for your day”. This reflects the trust we have in our employees to decide what they think is appropriate given their daily responsibilities.

Flexible Talent Network/Flexible working

We’re looking for talented professionals we can deploy on a recurring basis across all areas of  PwC, depending on our business needs. The way you work is up to you, whether that’s full-time, part-time, term-time or reduced hours, just let us know and we’ll try and match you to a suitable role. As well as wide ranging opportunities across our business, we have a specific need for qualified accountants to work during our busy season and a programme supporting those returning to work after a break.

Our Flexible Talent Network video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhaNetNieV4

As a leading professional services network we’re confident we can offer outstanding training and development opportunities, exposure to multi-disciplinary teams, and support from industry-leading experts. Discover where your talent could take you and join an employer focused on helping you reach your full potential.

Take the opportunity of a lifetime!

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