Senior Learning Consultant Jobs

Putting people first, every day
BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.
Your Opportunity
Our National office is looking for a Senior Learning Consultant to join the Learning & Development team. This role can be based out of any of our Canadian offices while owning the following responsibilities:

• Leads & participates on assigned projects, including developing detailed work plans, compiling/leading project teams and providing regular status updates
• Play an active role in driving and facilitating the advancement of our Learning Business Partners function, ensuring its optimal development and capacity to deliver highly impactful learning solutions for the benefit of the firm.
• Provide input into BDO’s learning & development strategy, priorities, & initiatives
• May facilitate various learning programs
• Work closely with business leaders, SMEs, and key stakeholders to understand business priorities, identify learning outcomes, and provide learning advice as a subject matter expert.
• Deliver comprehensive performance consultations as a trusted advisor to the business
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge on current practices and emerging trends in instructional technology, educational policy, learning measurement, and blended and online learning
• Design, develop, and deliver integrated learning programs based on industry leading adult learning principles to enhance the learner experience and enable performance outcomes
• Analyze and evaluate key learning programs and initiatives to enable achievement of firm, professional, & personal success
• Positions internal facilitators/SMEs for learning program delivery success
• Scope learning and development projects and work closely with the Design & Development and Technology & Measurement teams within L&D to ensure learning solutions are planned and executed smoothly and successfully while offering an exceptional client experience to the business.
• Work closely with business leaders to strategize and plan for the design and delivery of innovative learning solutions within BDO’s learning curriculum.
• Work with our L&D and broader Human Resources teams as a trusted advisor to deliver the BDO Talent Experience: Enabling Firm, Professional, and Personal Success by successfully managing end-to-end program design and delivery.

How do we define success for your role?

• You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration
• You grow your expertise through learning and professional development
• You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients
• You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent
• You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace
• You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work

Your Experience And Education

• You have the ability to establish and maintain trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders/teams and collaborate to achieve defined outcomes
• You have expert-level capabilities in performance consulting and instructional design to plan, design, and implement strategic firm-wide learning and development programs
• You have a minimum 5 years of experience in a Learning Advisor/Consultant role, with experience managing organization-wide programs
• You have a curious mindset, strong critical thinking, and sense-making skills to continuously drive innovation in our learning and performance practices
• If you have experience in the professional services industry, it will be considered an asset
• You have experience managing multiple projects with extensive coordination and a high attention to detail
• You have working knowledge of learning management systems (LMSs), eLearning authoring tools, and reporting dashboards as part of program reviews to track program KPIs
• You have expertise leveraging innovative learning technologies, such as social, mobile, micro-learning, and gamification
• You have a relevant university business degree, preferably in Adult Education, Human Resources, or similar
• You have strong group facilitation and presentation skills at all levels
• You have proficient knowledge of MS Office software applications

Why BDO?
Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2023. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.
Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.
• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.
Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.
Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.
Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.
Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.
Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.
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