Learning and Development Design Consultant

Job Description

Our purpose focuses on how we contribute to society, and how our business decisions can contribute to greater trust and solving important problems. In order to achieve our purpose and deliver a first-class service to our clients, we need first-class supportinternally. The people who power us - our internal teams - have a vital role to make sure we have all the right resources, services and technology to be the best we can be. Not all of us work directly with external clients. L&D Design Consultant - Audit Design TeamRole type: 12 month fixed term contract Location: Any UK office About the RoleResponsible for the talent, development and coaching strategies for the firm, the Talent, Development & Coaching Centre of Excellence (TD&C CoE) partners with the business to deliver high quality development opportunities that enable both the firms strategicpriorities and individual growth of our people. We are a team of well-connected people professionals who bring creativity, expertise and market insights and work with subject matter experts in our business to respond to the development needs of the firm. The Audit Design Team is a creative team of learning designers, responsible for designing and curating or creating Audit programme content which is available for the business. The aim is to develop the most impactful, innovative solutions to meet learner needsand deliver clear business outcomes, leveraging the latest technological innovations where this enhances learning effectiveness. Design Consultants work as part of a Portfolio Strategy Leaders (PSL) Audit team, and will report into the aligned PSL. However, the Design Consultant may report into the Senior Design Consultant for programme delivery. Responsible for understanding the businessobjectives for a particular training need, they will work with Audit SMEs to translate these into key learning objectives and design highly effective learning interventions to meet these needs. This includes the use of learning design methodologies and innovationand insights (from the Innovation and Investments Hub) to author content, review content prepared by Design Senior Associates, and supporting the PSL and/or SDC with project management activity. Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop programmatic content via curation, in-house authoring and engagement of external suppliers, leveraging Line of Service specific knowledge and experience as appropriate.
• Remain business-centred at all times, understanding their needs and keeping them in mind when taking actions and making decisions.
• Consistently follow the processes set by the Innovation & Investments (I&I) Hub, in combination with content knowledge, to enable effective and efficient/ innovative learning design.
• Review content written by Design Senior Associates and peers to maintain quality control of content, ensure learning objectives have been met, challenge learning efficacy and innovation and drive consistency.
• Hold relevant business relationships that are integral to programmatic design such as content SMEs.
• Work closely with the People Solutions Learning Experience team and Integrated Services - Event Delivery team to deliver a successful learning intervention.
• Facilitate design workshops where applicable.
• Lead the briefing/ training of facilitators and hosts to equip them to be able to deliver learning content.
• Support the PSL/SDC in ensuring appropriate evaluation metrics are put in place and analyse evaluation reporting at a programme level and consider the impact of this on future design iteration.
• Consider appropriate diversity, inclusion and wellbeing; accessibility; intellectual property; PwC brand and visual identity; external suppliers; and environmental and social impact when designing content.
• Coach and supervise more junior designers to enhance team capability, quality of output and to promote knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to the Innovation & Investment Communities of Practice to support collaboration and education and ensuring the adoption of market insights and latest innovations.
• Collaborate with the other Design Consultants across the Design Hub to ensure T&D activity is aligned across the CoE and share best practice.
• Support the PSL/SDC in project management activity, where appropriate.
• Be prepared to travel and support the delivery of programmes.

Role Requirements

• Has experience of working in the field of Audit and has an understanding of working in a regulatory environment.
• An understanding of PwCs service propositions, with a broad understanding of the firms strategy and priorities.
• Experience in the design, development and review of face-to-face and technology enabled learning solutions, showcasing innovation and creativity when approaching new challenges.
• An understanding of digital learning solutions and Learning Technologies and how they can be used to add value and transform the way we learn.
• Proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders, communicating confidently, clearly and effectively in verbal and written formats.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop self and others in the pursuit of delivering a distinctive and sustainable L&D service to the firm.
• Operate with a global and inclusive mind-set, demonstrating commercial acumen and an understanding of the firms business priorities.
• Ability to adhere to project management disciplines to strategically plan and deliver on tasks and responsibilities on time and to budget, with designated resources.