Saturday, April 18, 2015

Training & Development Assistant- City of London

Training & Development Assistant- City of London London

My client has an amazing new exciting opportunity for a Training & Development Assistant to work in a firm who are highly regarded as one of the best in providing advice to its clients worldwide and has been recently awarded for its level of expertise and quality of advice, placing it amongst the top 10 firms in its area of expertise in the city. They have many offices around the globe in Asia, Europe and the Middle East and you will have an opportunity to work in its largest office based in the heartbeat of the business district in the city, with tourist attraction buildings like the 'Gherkin', 'Cheese grater' and Bishopsgate Tower in close proximity. You will be supporting the Head of Training and Development, who has many years of experience and knowledge therefore there is no one better who could be your biggest supporter and mentor.

Key responsibilities

Scheduling of training workshops including liaison with internal and external trainersWorking with firms to book trainees on to courses; securing dates; managing & tracking attendance; booking and meeting trainers; arranging materials & catering; advertising programmes; completing certificates for attendees; diary management.Creating and generating reports from the database; extracting key management dataSetting up new development programmes and related training workshopsManaging course bookings and tracking attendance; developing the use of the databaseInvolvement and assistance in a project with the wider team on a new firmwide HR and T&D systemDistributing the T&D programme to all London fee earners; working with the team to increase the accessibility of training and booking process/advertisingInvolvement in the Firmwide appraisal process with the HR teamPotential involvement in other Firmwide training activity/roll outs on areas such as compliance, risk and other initiatives or other needs as they arise

Key knowledge and skills:

Excellent administrative, organisational, planning and coordination skills - able to plan, prioritise, respond and adapt proactively to changing deadlines and demandsProactive in managing own and others' time, diaries and calendarsStrong accuracy and eye for detailExcellent verbal and written communication skills - articulate and able to communicate with all levels and via different mediaExcellent IT Skills - Word, PowerPoint, Excel and database useProactive manner and approach to all work and communicationCan-do, positive and professional attitudeApproachable and able to build rapport quickly with all levels of staff across the firmProfessional, confident and resilientAble to work as part of a teamAbility to use own initiative, review working practices and come up with fresh ideasMotivated by and interested in people and the HR & Training agendaOverall able to provide a high level of service to the team and our internal clients

Experience/ Qualifications

May be part or fully CIPD qualified - or have a longer term interest in becoming so

Proven track record and experience (or very strong potential) within an administrative role to include the following.

Diary management and schedulingEvent planning and coordinationDatabase management and use of multiple IT systemsManagement of multiple tasks and projectsLocationLondonSalary£30000 negotiableReferenceContact NameTB

My client has an amazing new exciting opportunity for a Training & Development Assistant to work in a firm who are highly regarded as one of the best in providing advice to its clients worldwide and has been recently awarded for its level of expertise and quality of advice, placing it amongst the top 10 firms in its area of expertise in the city. They have many offices around the globe in Asia, Europe and the Middle East and you will have an opportunity to work in its largest office based in the heartbeat of the business district in the city, with tourist attraction buildings like the 'Gherkin', 'Cheese grater' and Bishopsgate Tower in close proximity. You will be supporting the Head of Training and Development, who has many years of experience and knowledge therefore there is no one better who could be your biggest supporter and mentor.

Key responsibilities

Scheduling of training workshops including liaison with internal and external trainersWorking with firms to book trainees on to courses; securing dates; managing & tracking attendance; booking and meeting trainers; arranging materials & catering; advertising programmes; completing certificates for attendees; diary management.Creating and generating reports from the database; extracting key management dataSetting up new development programmes and related training workshopsManaging course bookings and tracking attendance; developing the use of the databaseInvolvement and assistance in a project with the wider team on a new firmwide HR and T&D systemDistributing the T&D programme to all London fee earners; working with the team to increase the accessibility of training and booking process/advertisingInvolvement in the Firmwide appraisal process with the HR teamPotential involvement in other Firmwide training activity/roll outs on areas such as compliance, risk and other initiatives or other needs as they arise

Key knowledge and skills:

Excellent administrative, organisational, planning and coordination skills - able to plan, prioritise, respond and adapt proactively to changing deadlines and demandsProactive in managing own and others' time, diaries and calendarsStrong accuracy and eye for detailExcellent verbal and written communication skills - articulate and able to communicate with all levels and via different mediaExcellent IT Skills - Word, PowerPoint, Excel and database useProactive manner and approach to all work and communicationCan-do, positive and professional attitudeApproachable and able to build rapport quickly with all levels of staff across the firmProfessional, confident and resilientAble to work as part of a teamAbility to use own initiative, review working practices and come up with fresh ideasMotivated by and interested in people and the HR & Training agendaOverall able to provide a high level of service to the team and our internal clients

Experience/ Qualifications

May be part or fully CIPD qualified - or have a longer term interest in becoming so

Proven track record and experience (or very strong potential) within an administrative role to include the following.

Diary management and schedulingEvent planning and coordinationDatabase management and use of multiple IT systemsManagement of multiple tasks and projects

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Talent & Development Manager - eCommerce

Talent & Development Manager - eCommerce West London

Creative and fast growing international eCommerce business have an exciting opportunity for a Talent and Development Manager to develop a function in line with the business and its unique culture. This is a truly entrepreneurial and forward thinking environment and an amazing chance for someone to really put their own stamp on a role and inspire the business!

Initial focus will be scoping out training needs requirements throughout the business - from entry level roles right up to the senior management team and across all business areas from Creative, Customer services through to Technical.

You'll develop a strategy and propose the best solutions for delivery against these needs, driving the leadership and management development program forward and designing a program of effective and engaging training activities to cover everything from core business skills, soft skills and everything in between.


The ideal candidate will have:-



Extensive experience working in Learning & Development and strong experience of designing, managing and delivering a variety of development programmes.
Extensive experience of working in Learning & Development including recent experience in an L&D business partnering/management role
A strong network and proven relationships with relevant L&D providers and suppliers
Proven experience in a fast paced, growing organisation where you have had to design and deliver new training programs
Industry-relevant accreditation's in psychometric tools such as MBTI, Firo-b and able to offer profiling and coaching sessions with individuals and teams to support their continual development
Excellent presentation and facilitation skills demonstrating the ability to communicate, engage and inspire
Proven strategic ability, and pride yourself on effectively partnering with your business areas in line with their training need to support delivery of their goals.
A creative approach, and are always looking to identify new ideas but you are also super organised, structured and comfortable with change and facilitating transformation.

If this sounds like something which would excite and inspire you, and you fit the above then please apply.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to everyone. If you have not heard from us within 5 working days of sending your CV then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the position you have applied for.


LocationWest LondonSalary10% bonus, fantastic benefitsReferenceBBBH42849Contact NameEmma Richardson

Creative and fast growing international eCommerce business have an exciting opportunity for a Talent and Development Manager to develop a function in line with the business and its unique culture. This is a truly entrepreneurial and forward thinking environment and an amazing chance for someone to really put their own stamp on a role and inspire the business!

Initial focus will be scoping out training needs requirements throughout the business - from entry level roles right up to the senior management team and across all business areas from Creative, Customer services through to Technical.

You'll develop a strategy and propose the best solutions for delivery against these needs, driving the leadership and management development program forward and designing a program of effective and engaging training activities to cover everything from core business skills, soft skills and everything in between.


The ideal candidate will have:-



Extensive experience working in Learning & Development and strong experience of designing, managing and delivering a variety of development programmes.
Extensive experience of working in Learning & Development including recent experience in an L&D business partnering/management role
A strong network and proven relationships with relevant L&D providers and suppliers
Proven experience in a fast paced, growing organisation where you have had to design and deliver new training programs
Industry-relevant accreditation's in psychometric tools such as MBTI, Firo-b and able to offer profiling and coaching sessions with individuals and teams to support their continual development
Excellent presentation and facilitation skills demonstrating the ability to communicate, engage and inspire
Proven strategic ability, and pride yourself on effectively partnering with your business areas in line with their training need to support delivery of their goals.
A creative approach, and are always looking to identify new ideas but you are also super organised, structured and comfortable with change and facilitating transformation.

If this sounds like something which would excite and inspire you, and you fit the above then please apply.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to everyone. If you have not heard from us within 5 working days of sending your CV then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the position you have applied for.

Apply now


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Friday, April 17, 2015

How do we know it’s time for ‘Just In Time’ training?

The YouTube vid below provides an example as to information being provided at point of ‘assumed need’ to a specified individual. For those of you who plan to dismiss the idea off the back of it being ‘just’ a sci-fi film, remember the virtual info screen that John Anderton (Tom Cruise)operates with his hands…….?

… Microsoft Kinect anybody

And now onto the context of this blog post. Sure, for many people it is fairly obvious when a moment of need has arisen because….. well…… they are in need!

They are at Point A, needing to get to Point C and don’t have the knowledge or skill to get them there. They realise this and seek some support to assist them – simples!

But what about when you don’t realise you are at Point A, or that you need to get to Point C, or perhaps more worryingly (and dangerously) ‘think’ you have the knowledge or skills to assist you, when in actual fact the knowledge or skills are wrong or outdated…… disaster looms….

So my question is:

What ‘triggers’ (other than the individual self-detecting a ‘just in time‘ need) are there/or can we create?

Here’s an example of what I mean:

Worker X has to pass from a potentially contaminated area to a clean area.In order to do this they have to pass through a room with a monitoring device to detect any contamination.On this particular occasion Worker X receives notification that their wife has gone into labour and rushes from the potentially contaminated area straight past the monitoring machine into the clean area…..!Now imagine if there was a proximity detector in that room that detected any movement from the potentially contaminated area and immediately played a short 30 second movie on a screen above the exit door reminding Worker X (and anybody else) of the need for and process of monitoring.

Just in time performance support despite the worker forgetting/realising the need/assuming they had the skill.

Do you have any auto-triggers in your workplace to deliver performance support at the time of need?

If so, what do you use?

How do you use it?

Can you think of any auto triggers, beyond proximity detection?

Get those thinking caps on folks and let us all know via the comments box below, come on you lurkers….. you know you want to….


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Strategic HR - Talent & Leadership Specialist

Strategic HR - Talent & Leadership Specialist London

Shape the MPS of tomorrow

To protect London and fight crime, the MPS must be the best it can be. That means our leaders must be trained to provide support, direction and vision for a truly exceptional team. That’s where you come in. As a Strategic HR Talent & Leadership Specialist, you’ll be the driving force behind our talent programmes, making sure senior figures are fully equipped to excel.

This is an exciting opportunity to design and develop MPS Talent & Leadership programmes. You’ll make sure senior leaders have the experience and skills to fulfil MPS goals, through expert support, interventions and training. You’ll also design assessments that help us evaluate leadership potential. It’s your chance not only to influence the Met at the highest level, but to join Strategic HR, which delivers our overall People Strategy. You’ll bring your expertise to this 45-strong team, working both within and outside your specialism.

An experienced HR professional with CIPD membership (or equivalent accreditation) or equivalent experience, you’ll have worked on Talent and Leadership programmes before. You’ve shaped strategies and designed processes, drawing on your knowledge of current talent management practice. This should cover leadership and development, and selection and engagement. You’re also a skilled project manager, with a proven ability to deliver change. Now you’re ready to use this expertise plus your collaborative approach to create an outstanding leadership team. One that can make a real difference to the Met and, ultimately, the people of London.   

To apply, please visit our website to download a role specific information pack and application form.

Completed applications must be returned by Friday 27th February 2015.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all ofLondon’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

LocationLondonSalaryc£43,000Reference392357Contact NameRecruitment

Shape the MPS of tomorrow

To protect London and fight crime, the MPS must be the best it can be. That means our leaders must be trained to provide support, direction and vision for a truly exceptional team. That’s where you come in. As a Strategic HR Talent & Leadership Specialist, you’ll be the driving force behind our talent programmes, making sure senior figures are fully equipped to excel.

This is an exciting opportunity to design and develop MPS Talent & Leadership programmes. You’ll make sure senior leaders have the experience and skills to fulfil MPS goals, through expert support, interventions and training. You’ll also design assessments that help us evaluate leadership potential. It’s your chance not only to influence the Met at the highest level, but to join Strategic HR, which delivers our overall People Strategy. You’ll bring your expertise to this 45-strong team, working both within and outside your specialism.

An experienced HR professional with CIPD membership (or equivalent accreditation) or equivalent experience, you’ll have worked on Talent and Leadership programmes before. You’ve shaped strategies and designed processes, drawing on your knowledge of current talent management practice. This should cover leadership and development, and selection and engagement. You’re also a skilled project manager, with a proven ability to deliver change. Now you’re ready to use this expertise plus your collaborative approach to create an outstanding leadership team. One that can make a real difference to the Met and, ultimately, the people of London.   

To apply, please visit our website to download a role specific information pack and application form.

Completed applications must be returned by Friday 27th February 2015.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all ofLondon’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

Apply now


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Using Social Media for Learning

I had been hoping to gather a number of key stakeholders within my organisation to pitch to them in relation to the use of Social Media Technologies for both knowledge management and learning, however the first available date to gather them all together for the 2-3 hours that I needed was the 04th January 2011!!!

A great suggestion was made to me that I actually deliver some of my ‘pitch’ using the very media tools that I was hoping to gather support for in bringing to my organisation. The negative aspects of social media unfortunately grab the headlines more so than the positive effects, therefore it was my intention to bring to their attention the positive aspects of using Social Media Technologies. I was intending to use a wide-ranging number of tools including the very Blog you are reading now, You Tube, Twitter, Delicious, a ‘members only’ social-networking site and Facebook, however a number of those tools are blocked by our IT security policy so I was unable to fully demonstrate their effectiveness (I think they call that a vicious circle!) To begin with I intended to show them a short film entitled Social Media Revolution 2

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZ0z5Fm-Ng]

I have recently seen Peter Butler (Head of Learning at BT) speak extremely passionately on their internal use of a Knowledge Management platform which they have christened ‘Dare2Share’. The footage below, shows a great examples of how a collaborative platform has benefited BT.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtVYkEdGtfo]

The image you can see below is actually a PowerPoint slideshow that I have inserted into a tool called ‘SlideShare’. This tool then allows me to embed the show inside a webpage, as you can see below. This slideshow is only 11 slides long and will go some way towards demonstrating the change in mindset in terms of using social media tools for learning that there is that there has been within the wider global population and the potential ‘disconnect’ that we may be guilty of causing amongst future employees.

[slideshare id=4339355&doc=usingsocialmediaforlearning-100528023309-phpapp01]

During the above SlideShare I mentioned a social bookmarking site called ‘Delicious’ and promised visibility of my Delicious bookmark account, here it is, please feel free to click on any of the links and see what I have been researching. Imagine the power of this type of application within a Project Team who are all collaborating and undertaking research towards a common goal… The first two clips that I showed above were from YouTube, however as you could see these were created by other people/organisations. The clip below was created by me and uploaded to YouTube. I created this footage in order to update our e-learning authors on some pending changes to our e-learning authoring software. To type the update within an email would have been time-consuming (and probably quite boring to read!) however by talking to people in a ‘virtual’ manner, I believe it bridged the gap between numerous face-to-face meetings and a dry email – the feedback received by the recipients was very encouraging. Imagine that this footage was of a technician disconnecting ‘Valve A’ from ‘Pump B’… what a great Knowledge Management tool! Obviously the content shouldn’t sit in the public domain i.e. YouTube, but would need to be more secure. In essence our own organisations version of BTs Dare2Share model.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVfOp2CxFI0]


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Trainee Development Adviser

Trainee Development Adviser London - City

Client -
My client is an international leading law firm, looking for a Trainee Development Advisor on a permanent basis.

Role -
As the specialist Graduate Development Adviser you will be the main point of contact for trainees throughout their training contract within the firm. This will involve managing seat changes, organising inductions, ensuring the smooth running of their delivery, monitoring trainees performance, managing any secondment coordination, working with Partners and Law Schools, overseeing appraisals and managing the Trainee Development Assistant.

You -
Experience of working in Trainee Development and on projects is essential. The candidate will have preferably worked within a law firm and be a team player.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients. Thank you

LocationLondon - CitySalary£30,000 - £40,000ReferenceSS105413Contact NameSam Stafford

Client -
My client is an international leading law firm, looking for a Trainee Development Advisor on a permanent basis.

Role -
As the specialist Graduate Development Adviser you will be the main point of contact for trainees throughout their training contract within the firm. This will involve managing seat changes, organising inductions, ensuring the smooth running of their delivery, monitoring trainees performance, managing any secondment coordination, working with Partners and Law Schools, overseeing appraisals and managing the Trainee Development Assistant.

You -
Experience of working in Trainee Development and on projects is essential. The candidate will have preferably worked within a law firm and be a team player.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients. Thank you

Apply now


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Podcast #26: One month on…

Devlearn 12

Craig chats with Bianca Woods about what they took away from Devlearn 12, but more importantly what they’ve been able to implement back in their organisations in the 6 weeks since Devlearn concluded.

Bianca also shares her tips on how to maximise your engagement with your ‘non conference attending’ colleagues prior to, during and after any conference attendance.

Listening time: 25 mins

Download the podcast in m3 format: Podcast #26 One month on..

Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.

Shownotes

Bianca’s blog

Music Source

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