Learning Business Partner II- Employee Development (Hybrid, Morrisville, North Carolina Based) (Education)

The Learning Business Partner II-Employee Development manages the delivery of a blended new hire onboarding and orientation experience that helps attract and retain a talented workforce. The Learning Business Partner II - Employee Development will focus on supporting new hires from the first day on the job through the first six months of employment.  The role is responsible for the development and implementation of the overall onboarding lifecycle, designing journey touch points to keep new employees engaged, and ensuring new employees are supported enabling them to become productive more quickly. This role will provide guidance to other staff who will also support the onboarding program goals, to ensure we have a team of employees prepared and ready to assist in delivery of the new hire training.  This role will also assist in design, development, and delivery of other training programs as necessary to improve the success of all new hires into the organization.

This position will allow the successful candidate to work a primarily hybrid schedule in the Home office (Morrisville, NC). At minimum one day a week working onsite is required, or additional days onsite as necessary to support training events such as New Employee Orientation (both setup and facilitation) or ODL or POD onsite meetings. The selected candidate is also required travel to our Charlotte office on a as needed basis.

Responsibilities & Duties

Program Management

• Develop and execute an innovative and impactful onboarding strategy to attract and retain top talent
• Manage onboarding experience including content, resources, evaluations, and KPI's, and the compliance requirements for all new hires
• Build and maintain employee experience journey maps to outline job role responsibilities for the first 30 days and detail expected outcomes
• Enhance, improve and own the peer coaching program with a focus on ensuring employee adoption of the organizational culture
• Oversee the peer and leader mentoring programs to create a more comprehensive onboarding experience
• Provide leadership or assistance in design, development, and/or delivery of other essential organizational training when necessary to continue growth of the workforce

Collaboration

• Collaborate with supervisors to develop new hire training plans 
• Partner with cross-functional teams to create, implement, and deliver a seamless onboarding experience for new hires
• Collaborate with other members of the Organizational Development Learning team to prepare them to facilitate the onboarding program and oversee their development to ensure successful delivery

Program Evaluation & Improvement

• Monitor key indicators to measure employee experience periodically using the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) model
• Develop and analyze success metrics including onboarding scorecards to discover patterns and insights

Training Coordination

• Provide oversight of the onboarding schedule, logistics, and speaker selection
• Help coordinate other organization-wide training programs such as the American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED program, ensuring Alliance has several trainers throughout the organization, and assist in their preparation and scheduling

Maintain Training Documentation

• Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials

Communication

• Create internal communications regarding learning programs to ensure employee are aware of development opportunities

ODL Administration

• When necessary, should be capable and comfortable helping with management of the ODL inbox, basic AU Online administration, and classroom setup. Along with the rest of the ODL Staff, support other departments who reserve Training Rooms with A/V and basic room support

Minimum Requirements

Education & Experience

 Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience in a progressive training or teaching role, preferably in a business setting; including experience in organizing training events, assessing needs, counseling and evaluating sessions; or a Master's degree and five (5) years of experience in a progressive training or teaching role, preferably in a business setting; including experience in organizing training events, assessing needs, counseling and evaluating sessions.

 Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of organizational development systems, theories, and practices, including accepted methods of measurement and assessment, and practices of leadership and organizational development.
• Advanced knowledge of cultural diversity issues 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Ability to display sensitivity in interactions with various and diverse members of the staff and community
• Skills in problem-solving, mediation, conflict resolution and team building are essential.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and present ideas effectively, either verbally or in written form
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and staff 
• Ability to adapt and communicate information to a wide range of audiences and situations

Salary Range

$66,240 - $84,456/Annually

Exact compensation will be determined based on the candidate's education, experience, external market data and consideration of internal equity. 

An excellent fringe benefit package accompanies the salary, which includes:   

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long Term Disability
• Generous retirement savings plan
• Flexible work schedules including hybrid/remote options
• Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, holiday, management leave
• Dress flexibility

Education

Preferred

• Bachelors or better in Oganizational Management

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