Learning & Development Advisor, Riyadh

-< Back to Jobs - Refer a friend - Printer Friendly - Apply - Job Title - Learning & Development Advisor, Riyadh - Job Location - Riyadh - Job Type - Business/Professional Services & Support - Expertise - Human Resources - Description **The Team** The Global Learning & Development team serves over 5000 people from over 60 offices and provides specialist advice, education and learning solutions across a broad remit, including: professional core skills training, continuing legal education, talent development planning and programmes, coaching, career development initiatives and practice area or business specific L&D. The L&D advisor role will support the team in gathering learning needs and building strong relationships, along with helping to design, facilitate and ensure the smooth running of programmes and events. Clyde & Co is embarking on an exciting change journey and this role provides a great opportunity to truly transform and shape learning and talent development across the firm. **The Role** This role has a diverse and interesting remit that will enable the incumbent to deepen their Learning & Development expertise across the whole Learning & Development lifecycle There is also a strong desire for cross-collaboration. Providing the opportunity to work on global L&D projects and more broader projects across HR Further information on specific areas of responsibility, key characteristics and competencies can be found in this document. **Key Responsibilities** - Work closely with L&D Managers to design and facilitate learning needs analysis for practice groups and business services teams. Lead focus groups to understand capability gaps and support the interpretation and corroboration of learning needs, alongside other data points, to determine learning solutions, core skills curricula and talent development solutions - Support the team with facilitation and co-delivery across a variety of learning programmes (for example - inductions, workshops, team events and instructor-led learning sessions) - Support the L&D managers in the promotion and communication of L&D programmes and initiatives, designing communications and online forums where appropriate and provide advice on the format for engagement. - Work with the global team to design and support a variety of consistent evaluation methods to assess the impact of learning and talent programmes - Assist with prioritisation of the workload/workflow for the MEA regional team. - Work with L&D managers and coordinators to plan, schedule and organise L&D programmes and offering. Coordinate the sourcing of external providers and sessions. - Build relationships with external suppliers and provide feedback where appropriate. - Build internal stakeholder relationships with other departments across HR and within the firm, to influence their involvement and connection with L&D. - Promote and curate content in the Learning Management System (LMS) working in conjunction with the Digital Learning & Platforms team. Ensure we are managing digital content at regular intervals and adopting good housekeeping protocols in the system. - Support strategic priorities/projects within the Global L&D team and wider HR team, as well as taking ownership and accountability for some projects. - Provide advice and guidance to a variety of learners on the suitability of learning and talent programmes aligned to their needs - Support other ad hoc activities, as required. **Essential Skills & Experience** - Proven experience in a learning and development/training role, preferably within a partnership/professional services environment - Motivated by and has a deep interest in Learning and Development, and organisational culture - Experience of supporting the full learning cycle: design, delivery, scheduling, organising, and administration of training is essential - Demonstratable skills and experience in managing and organising a wide variety of projects and programmes - Experience of supporting a L&D team to build and sustain a learning and feedback culture - A good working knowledge of MS packages and IT proficiency essential - Effective stakeholder management - Driven by continuous improvement and actively seeks constructive feedback - Communicates effectively at all levels, both verbally and in writing - Proactive approach and positive attitude, enthusiastic and outgoing - Service oriented approach - Persuading and influencing skills - Strong IT skills - Team player - Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail - Flexible and adaptable (solutions focused when faced with changing priorities) **The Firm** Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially minded legal advice to businesses op