New Job Manager, Learning And Development In Manitoba

Manager, Learning and Development

Location: This position will be based in our Winnipeg office.

Application Deadline: August 30, 2022

Our organization:

Founded in 2017, Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. (Wellington-Altus) is the parent company to Wellington-Altus Private Counsel and Wellington-Altus Private Wealth —the top-rated* wealth advisory company in Canada and one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. With more than $20 billion in assets under administration and offices across the country, Wellington-Altus identifies with successful, entrepreneurial advisors and portfolio managers, and their high-net-worth clients.

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The opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Learning and Development, the Manager, Learning and Development is responsible for identifying and translating Learning and Development needs into learning assets, toolkits, job aids, digital resources, and capabilities. This includes building workshops or events and implementing them to meet collaboratively determined success-criteria in alignment with business goals.

The Manager Learning and Development will also engage in consultations with subject matter experts, peers, the Senior Manager Learning and Development and business leaders, to confirm resources, tools and offerings meet Learning and Development needs – these could be performance readiness and continuous improvement needs for advisors, associates, and all employees.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, developing, and coaching a high-performing, qualified team to deliver and exceed expectations while mentoring employees to realize their professional development goals.
• Owning the development, implementation and evaluation of onboarding, refresher and remedial Learning and Development activities.
• Coaching team to develop, implement, and evaluate Learning and Development assets and events that are engaging, and achieve performance-focused outcomes.
• Providing ongoing performance coaching and reviews in alignment with team expectations.
• Providing input into functional and operational planning and decision-making.
• Developing SMART Learning and Development objectives for all existing and new programs/modules in consultation with Senior Manager and other stakeholders.
• Delivering risk assessed, outcome-driven Learning and Development events in an open and engaging environment.
• Maintaining and providing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports contributing to the Learning and Development team dashboard.
• Recommending ongoing improvements to tools, processes and resources contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A bachelor’s degree or diploma in business, digital learning, or similar field of study.
• A minimum of 5 years of job-related experience and 2+ years of managerial experience.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in instructional design and development, including blended solutions, digital content creation and rapid/development methodologies.
• Proven experience implementing multi-channel learning events in a corporate setting.
• Strong experience working with different stakeholder groups to gather needs, build programs, measure outcomes, and recommend improvements.
• A LEAN Greenbelt, CTDP or PDAL Certification is required; PMP, or Business Analyst Certifications would be an asset.
• Proficiency in e-learning authoring tools like Articulate 365.
• Strong data analytical skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience designing and developing digital learning assets including e-learning modules, job aids and toolkits.

Conditions of employment:

• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
• A background check, satisfactory to the employer, may be required of the successful applicant prior to commencing employment.

Wellington-Altus is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and welcomes applications from women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and genders. All qualified individuals who would contribute to the further diversification of our organization are encouraged to apply.

If you require accommodation for the recruitment process, please let us know at the point of application.

To apply:

Click the Apply For This Job button to submit your resume, cover letter and salary expectations. You will be contacted if you are selected for an interview. More information about working at Wellington-Altus can be found on our website at www.wellington-altus.com.