Learning Specialist

Learning Specialists required to design and deliver virtual and blended learning solutions.

Hybrid / Gillingham, Kent + travel. Up to £47,300 per annum + benefits to include 6 weeks holiday (plus bank holidays), funding for training / development, pension, private healthcare, mental health & well-being support. Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week. Excellent career progression opportunities.

MKC training are seeking two Learning Specialists to design and deliver effective, engaging, innovative, high-quality virtual and blended learning solutions acrossa growing commercial training portfolioencompassing leadership and management, project and programme management, and other behavioural and technical skills to address critical institutional capabilities.

Technical Placements is proud to be recruiting on behalf of MKC Training - who are they?
MKC Training are providers of innovative, learning design and consultancy for businesses and the defence sector. Forward thinking and innovative, and in a period of substantial growth, they are a dynamic, friendly, collaborative team who are passionate about learning. For over a decade, they have delivered high end military training to over 150,000 learners taking a transformational and humanistic approach to learning solutions with measurable results in shortening time to proficiency and delivering lasting behavioural change. This success has taken them into the civilian / commercial training area with many large public and private sector organisations trusting their approach and expertise. This is an exciting opportunity to join MKC Training a company with an ambitious vision:To be the UKs premier skills development partner, harnessing innovative solutions to equip their clients for the future.

The Learning Specialists are ambassadors for leading-edge learning provision both internally and externally and will facilitate this through a high level of needs analysis design, presentation, facilitation and influencing skills as well as passion and commitment to learning (including own development).

As a Learning Specialist, you will get the opportunity to work with a wide range of people, have your ideas valued and listened to, contribute your perspective and expertise to projects, and be encouraged to develop yourself and others, with CPD offered and valued so that you, and your career, continue to develop.

Delivering virtually as well as face to face, you must be willing to travel in the UK to deliver face-to-face learning when required, while benefitting from the balance of sensible scheduling and flexible hours and hybrid working so that you achieve a great work / life balance.

Additional qualifications and experience to support your role as Learning Specialist:

Recognised L&D qualification (level 3 minimum) and substantial experience of designing and delivering high quality learner-centred people development and soft skills programmes to a variety of audience types for both virtual and face to face solutions

Qualified, certified, current and competent in vocational areas relevant to portfolio specialisms

Passion for helping others learn and develop

Strong facilitation skills for learner-centric training

Ability to engage senior level audiences

Appreciation of the needs and expectations of the modern learners; able to design learning solutions appropriately

Work seamlessly with MS Office suite and web-based learning collaboration tools

Ability to deliver according to awarding body requirements and effectively and efficiently assess learner submissions

Willingness to deliver training at venues both virtually and face to face

Full job description available on request.

MKC Training is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

All applications will be considered. They provide support through Mental Health First Aid and Coaching and Mentoring schemes. They are accredited Investors in People, ISO accredited, and have a Gold Award in the Medway Healthy Workplaces Programme. They have won several Health & Safety awards and recently won a Princess Royal Award for one of their employee learning and development programmes.

Armed Forces Covenant We offer guaranteed interviews to military veterans if they meet the selection criteria.

Closing date for applications Friday 25thOctober 2024, although this is subject to change allowing for market conditions.

All posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service application.MKC Training follows the DBS Code of Practice.

If you meet the requirements, please apply or for more information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Tim Hill at Technical Placements.

Note to Recruitment Agencies this recruitmentproject is under a managed service contract direct approaches to the client will not be accepted.