Akima, LLC Shared Services Hiring for Corporate Talent Development Professional- Hybrid Remote Job at Herndon, VA Full Time

Akima is a global enterprise with more than 8,000 employees, delivering agile solutions to the federal government in the core areas of facilities, maintenance, and repair; information technology; logistics; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 14,000 Iñupiat shareholders, Akima’s core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers’ missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our Iñupiat values. In 2021, Akima ranked #28 on Washington Technology’s Top 100 List and #63 on Bloomberg Government’s BGOV200 List of top federal contractors. To learn more about Akima, visit www.akima.com.

The Corporate Talent Development Professional will be hands on in the execution of training and development activities at the enterprise level. This person will support the creation and execution of talent development activities in a newly forming department focused on developing the leaders and employees of the organization. This is a role focused on soft skills, employee engagement, leadership training and overall talent development for Akima employees.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and grow with a new team that is introducing learning and development opportunities to help people reach their career goals and coach them along their journey. This may include creating talent profiles for succession planning reviews, helping to support leadership development programs, supporting the analysis of coaching and team building assessment data, delivering training courses, creating project plans and presentations, and supporting the technology behind virtual training. This individual must have a strong analytical approach to problem solving, as well as a flexible and collaborative working style and be comfortable with tools and technology. The work requires the individual to be highly adaptable to change, produce high quality deliverables, and work collaboratively with multiple stakeholder groups. Candidates will have the benefit of working hybrid, when approved by the Hiring Manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the department senior director in coordinating with key stakeholders across the organization for various talent development programs
• Support the design, management and execution for a portfolio of talent development and training activities, to include leadership development programs, succession planning processes, coaching, mentoring, internships, and assessments
• Provide analytical support, research and knowledge management for various talent development and training activities, to include leadership development programs, succession planning processes, coaching, mentoring, internships, and assessments
• Develop and manage project plans for key projects and programs within the talent development portfolio
• Support instructor-led training and facilitation of virtual and live meetings/training sessions on various topics
• Support the development of training presentations, PowerPoint presentations, summary reports
• Assist in execution of training, which includes administration and tracking of required training, such as compliance and ethics modules
• Coordinate with external vendors for online training platforms and tools
• Perform research to identify external speakers, seminars, trainings, and partnerships to enhance existing training and development portfolio
• Support the development and delivery of training materials as needed, including presentations, user guides, instructor guides, communications, and job aids
• Coordinate training and talent development program logistics and communicate with participants as needed
• Monitor key success measures to include feedback surveys, engagement surveys, and other talent development metrics to include data analysis
• Create a knowledge repository of training content, library of templates and career resources for employees
• Leverage tools and technology such as Power BI, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Teams and learning management systems

• You must be able to meet all health requirements, including but not limited to, current and future vaccination requirements for infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
• Must have a minimum of 7 years professional talent development, organizational effectiveness and/or leadership training experience (Required)
• Must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in: Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, or other related area (Required)
• Must have experience in training and talent development
• Must have strong facilitation, communications presentation skills both in person and virtually
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills (including PowerPoint and training content creation)
• Must have a keen understanding of stakeholder needs; ability to communicate effectively with all internal stakeholders; ability to work well in a team atmosphere
• Must have the ability to travel occasionally (up to 20-25%)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in: Training & Development, Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources, Leadership, or other related area (Preferred)
• Certifications in coaching and assessments (i.e. Korn Ferry, Center for Creative Leadership) is preferred
• Experience in leadership development curriculum curation/development
• Experience using tools such as Power BI, Microsoft Forms, etc.