Learning and Development Consultant Al Futtaim Real Estate UAE

Al Futtaim Group is currently seeking an experienced and qualified individual to take on the role of a Learning and Development Consultant. The selected candidate will diagnoses learning needs, identifies appropriate solutions, and develops strategic learning plans and frameworks to facilitate the achievement of business goals in partnership with clients and internal stakeholders.

Duties of A Learning and Development Consultant

• Designs and delivers assessment centre and development centre for critical talent, focusing on leadership development initiatives from manager to director level.
• Support and implement the talent development strategy to review the pipeline of potential talents.
• Coordinate division wide annual and periodical talent initiatives, such as IDP alignment, career path mapping and create high impact talent initiatives that align with short- and long-term strategy, including action on learning, coaching, peer to peer learning.
• Evaluate and maintain leadership and technical competency models that facilitate assessment of gaps analysis.
• Manage annual engagement activities across the functions, including facilitating training interventions.
• Design, develops, implements & assesses training initiatives to ensure content is up to date and reflects best practice.
• Engage when required with external consultants and specialists, deliver the core curriculum, training calendar and customized programs as scheduled.
• Serve as a learning and development trainer on key projects, cross functional teams and group rollouts.
• Where required consult, recommend, design interventions and execute business solutions and ensures adherence to industry and government regulatory standards.
• Identify and improve operational systems & processes, research and formally recommend best practice or international standards that drive AFTC vision while ensuring delivery metrics are adhered to.
• Identify learning and development needs within the group for specific business units and manage internal & external customer expectations especially in regards to assessment practices & reporting.

What You’ll Do More?

• Consult with businesses to provide solutions and options, measuring customer satisfaction.
• Prepare proposals & quotations in line with business plan objectives.
• Work inclusively with HR Business Partners, business trainers, line managers and executives to deliver to gain agreement.
• Communicate solutions to the business in order to gain buy-in and ensure all AFG businesses are aware of the AFTC products.
• Utilize tools and resources that will discover training needs or assess capability standards.
• Manage & Analyze the Learning & Development performance, collate and report AFTC performance metrics.
• Manage projects to meet key objectives as required lead or partner AFTC, Group HR or business specific projects and ensuring project KPI’s are met and exceeded.

Requirements for Role of Learning and Development Consultant

The eligibility requirements for role of Learning and Development Consultant are as under:

• Bachelor’s degree, relevant training certifications with relevant work experience preferably in a matrix organization.
• 5-6 years of curriculum design experience and knowledge of competency standards, assessment design and delivery knowledge, program facilitation.
• Stakeholder management along with project management experience.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Effective communication, consultation, negotiation, coaching or mentoring skills.
• Ability to manage schedule and adjust priorities and structure time in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to analyse and solve problems and develop tailored training materials as per current practices and methodologies.
• Managing senior management expectations and concerns.

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