Posting Title:     Senior Performance Development Specialist – Full Time
Company:          Edward Jones – St. Louis, MO
Reference #:     325342
Apply to:             joan.carlson@edwardjones.com
Website:            www.edwardjones.com

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It's an exciting time at Edward Jones. Human Resources is positioned as a trusted business partner resulting in more career opportunities than ever before and we need talented people. We require first-rate Human Resources professionals to help shape the future. Don't miss an opportunity to play a key role in designing and delivering programs to develop our firm.

Responsibilities

• Conduct training and leadership development needs assessment in support of firmwide and divisional goals.
• Source, design, deliver and evaluate new training and leadership development curriculum, programs and tools.
• Revise and update existing training and leadership development programs and tools.
• Design structured learning and role transition tools and programs to support development of associates and leaders.
• Measure the effectiveness of training and leadership development programs.
• Facilitate internal training and leadership development programs.
• Responsible for managing the overall quality of leadership development. programs, scheduling classes, certifying internal facilitators, managing budget and contracting for services as appropriate.

Requirements

• Master's degree in industrial/organizational psychology, organizational development, human resources, or a related area is preferred, but not required.
• Five to seven years of experience in consulting on training and leadership development, curriculum design, and training delivery is required.
• Training evaluation and measurement Kirkpatrick's levels of evaluation is preferred, but not required.
• Experience in multi-media learning.
• Experience managing vendor relationships.
• Experience managing costs.
• Experience coaching others on process and performance improvement.
• Experience with data analysis and proposing solutions.
• Expert in curriculum design.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult-learning principles.
• Knowledge of Instructional System Design methodology and experience in application.
• Advanced stand-up training and group facilitation skills.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership and variety of internal customers to design and implement tools and programs to best meet their needs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project-management skills.
• Expert in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word.