Learning and Development (L&D) Specialist

at  Torch Technologies Inc

Job Description:
Torch is seeking a Learning and Development Specialist to lead the creation of a company-wide, sustainable L&D Department. This position will perform a wide variety of professional level human resources activities that service all areas of the organization and participant levels.

Typical daily tasks include:

• Design, organize and conduct training programs for employee owners and line management
• Management of annual compliance training calendar and delivery of annual compliance training
• Coordination of executive and senior level leadership training programs
• Works with technical and non-technical internal customers (BU Leads, etc.) to identify learning and development needs for their programs
• Manages external content vendor relationships and library of course content
• Promotes and creates curriculums suitable for customer needs
• Manages the scheduling, tracking, documenting, and reporting of training attendance and proof of training
• Supports new hire orientation, as needed
• Manages and acts as point of contact (POC) for employee educational assistance program
• Acts as primary system admin for the DTM Learning Module
• Stay abreast of state and federal required training requirements either through own research or check-ins with senior HR personnel
• Work with Freedom Center Host and Front Office Executive Admins to coordinate use of conference rooms and schedules for training purposes to include room layout discussions and food options
• Manage the performance appraisal program to include annual setup, launches, communications and tracking
• Assist Generalists with review of performance appraisal scoring and manager appraisal comments
• May provide technical guidance to lower-level staff as the department grows

Ideal candidate will be able to establish a foundation, to include written policies and procedures, for a company-wide Torch University training program with room for growth and development. Work is performed in a busy office environment as part of the Corporate Human Resources Team. Candidate must be able to prioritize and organize work and meet deadlines.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of two years of related experience working with learning programs
• Experience working with learning management systems

• Design, organize and conduct training programs for employee owners and line management
• Management of annual compliance training calendar and delivery of annual compliance training
• Coordination of executive and senior level leadership training programs
• Works with technical and non-technical internal customers (BU Leads, etc.) to identify learning and development needs for their programs
• Manages external content vendor relationships and library of course content
• Promotes and creates curriculums suitable for customer needs
• Manages the scheduling, tracking, documenting, and reporting of training attendance and proof of training
• Supports new hire orientation, as needed
• Manages and acts as point of contact (POC) for employee educational assistance program
• Acts as primary system admin for the DTM Learning Module
• Stay abreast of state and federal required training requirements either through own research or check-ins with senior HR personnel
• Work with Freedom Center Host and Front Office Executive Admins to coordinate use of conference rooms and schedules for training purposes to include room layout discussions and food options
• Manage the performance appraisal program to include annual setup, launches, communications and tracking
• Assist Generalists with review of performance appraisal scoring and manager appraisal comments
• May provide technical guidance to lower-level staff as the department grow