Learning Specialist - Toronto, Canada - G Adventures

G Adventures

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

About Us

G Adventures is the world's largest small-group adventure travel company and we've been making epic travel memories happen on all seven continents for over 30 years.

Our mission is simple:
to change lives through travel. And not just our travelers' either.

Since day one, our tours have been built to establish meaningful relationships with local communities, directly benefiting the people and places we visit at every step of our tours.

With the demand for travel coming back strong, we are set up and excited for this next chapter in our company's story — and we'd love for you to be a part of it.

Our DNA revolves around building, nurturing, and developing a diverse culture of people and a true sense of belonging, where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self to work each and every day.

You'll have the opportunity to grow your career, and yourself, alongside a passionate, talented, and welcoming community that works hard to spread goodness around the world.

If all that sounds like your kind of thing, well, we can't wait for you to join us.

About the Role

The Learning Specialist will develop, design and deliver engaging global learning programs and initiatives across the organization while continually assessing our learning programs and looking for ways to improve our processes and standards.

What You'll be Doing- Develop, design and deliver learning initiatives (both in-person, online, and experiential) for a global audience- Perform learning needs analysis, provide consultative advice and expertise to business units- Develop, implement and recommend learning strategies- Measure effectiveness of learning of developed solutions- Maintain/update content and design of assigned learning programs- Work as a member of the Talent team to assist with team initiatives- Connect with and help shape our global community and best practices- Contribute in continually improving team's processes and standards

Desired Skills & Experience- Familiar with human resources principles in the areas of: learning, performance management and leadership programs- Knowledge of eLearning development concepts, principles and methodologies- Knowledge of video content production and editing an asset- Clearly identify and articulate internal customer needs and how they arrived at the recommended solution- Strong written, verbal, communication, and presentation/facilitation skills; previous live training or presentation experience required.

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills including writing, listening, speaking, and facilitating- Formal training in adult learning principles; designing and delivering training is an asset- Knowledge of experiential learning design methods is an asset- Experience in developing programs that develop technical and knowledge based skills as well as people-focussed skills- Ability to manage higher workloads during busier seasons (product releases, new initiative announcements, etc)- Enthusiasm for learning and helping people reach their full potential (including themselves)- Alignment with our G Adventures Core Values- Desire to work in an engaging and fun work environment- Experience with the following tools would be an asset: Articulate Rise/360, Vyond, Adobe Creative Suite, Survey Monkey, Workday (WD Learning) or similar LMS

Assets- 3+ years experience in a learning team- 2+ years of experience supervising or leading teams- CTP or CTDP Designation

What do we offer you?- Competitive salary commensurate with the role- Competitive benefits package- Birthday day off- Vacation time for you to recharge- Enhanced Parental Leave- Learning and growth opportunities

*Applicable based on location*G Adventures is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants.