Job Description: 

I am working with a leading independent financial planning business who are looking for a Learning & Development Consultant to help develop an innovative and market-leading training academy.

The role will involve taking responsibility for the following:

Design, development, implementation and evaluation of L&D courses to meet the needs of all levels of employees within the business but with particular emphasis on knowledge and skills development of advisers.

Engagement with Managers across the business to build an ongoing L&D programme that meets the company's long-term business strategy and growth plans.

Create and implement innovative and engaging content that positively encourages Advisers to embrace development, thus transferring to the job and improving their competency, client experience and results.

Prepare and deliver induction training for new and acquired Advisers to ensure that they quickly become effective in policies, products and procedures.

Provide an ongoing programme of soft skills development for Advisers and other employees to enhance the client experience and create business opportunities.

Construct, provide and monitor individual training to Advisers where skills gaps have been identified through performance management.

Design supportive training documents for new product launches and deliver effectively to the Advisers.

Deliver training via a mixture of medium solutions to ensure effective use of Advisers' time.

Create and deliver training solutions to agreed KPIs to ensure all targets are met and continuous improvements are made.

Working in conjunction with the Academy leadership team, lead on the design and delivery of the Academy programme.

Regular reporting on the effectiveness of the Academy course content and provide prompt feedback to the Academy Leadership team on any absenteeism or welfare issues.

Regular review the Academy training courses and collateral to refine and/or change as appropriate.

As required, act as facilitator for the Academy programme and deliver various training modules to Trainee Advisers.

Key Requirements:

Diploma qualified or Chartered

Training qualification, CIPD or other

Generic financial services product knowledge

Demonstrable business experience in a training role within an FCA regulated financial planning environment.

Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

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