Learning and Development Associate

• 2 years of 360 agency recruitment experience (REQUIRED)
• Contract recruitment experience (preferred)
• No LS knowledge necessary

Who are we?

Meet is a global, Life Sciences Talent Solutions Provider founded in London, with offices in New York, San Francisco, San Diego, and Raleigh. Our clients range across the top Medical Device, Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies in the world.

The Learning and Development Partner will identify learning needs and design, deliver and evaluate engaging interventions that support the realization of Meet’s vision, mission and operating plan. Using your knowledge of best in class learning and development practices, you will identify approaches that will maintain our high-performance culture through ensuring that our people receive the appropriate levels of support and development to be successful throughout their careers. As a compelling and skilled communicator, you will excel in developing strong stakeholder relationships at all levels across the business and will drive learning and development initiatives and projects to ensure optimum levels of engagement.

KEY ACTIVITIES:

• Contribute to the development of a comprehensive and engaging learning and development offer through the identification of learning needs in line with Meet’s career pathways.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of adult learning theory and different learning preferences when designing and delivering learning interventions.
• Ownership of the on-boarding process for the US business, including:
• Scheduling.
• Briefing managers on the on-boarding process for new starters.
• Delivery of the entry level onboarding program.
• Monitoring new starter progress against milestones.
• Providing feedback on new starter performance and recommendations for post-course follow-up to the leadership team.
• LMS management and creation of supporting materials.
• Individual coaching support for new starters.
• Monthly reporting on new starter performance
• Contribute to the further evolution of the training program through combining feedback and data from previous deliveries with an understanding of best practice learning and development strategy.
• Support learning transfer and the implementation of tailored development pathways through conducting regular coaching /call coaching sessions.
• Liaise with the HR Business Partner to identify suitable development support for employees as part of the performance management process, ensuring that all involved stakeholders are kept appraised of feedback and progress against agreed milestones.
• Support the development of a learning culture at Meet through providing best in class learning solutions and demonstrating your passion and commitment to self-development.

RESULTS:

• Consistent demonstration of Meet’s values.
• Highly engaging and accessible style of delivery.
• Timely completion of project work.
• High levels of stakeholder engagement.
• Sound knowledge of best practice approaches and developments within the learning & development space.
• Contribute to high levels of employee performance and retention within your region.

TIME MANAGEMENT:

• 40% of your time will be focused on training delivery.
• 40% on coaching.
• 20% on course design, development and evaluation.

COMPETENCIES:

• Effective communication – Adept at tailoring communication and delivery for the audience, taking into account learning and communication preferences. Delivers content in a way that is engaging and demonstrates confidence in using case studies and storytelling to enable understanding and impact.
• Emotional Intelligence – Demonstrates high levels of emotional intelligence in matching the appropriate style and method of communication to the situation/objective.
• Creative thinking - Demonstrates a solution-oriented and innovative approach to developing learning interventions and addressing performance issues.
• Time management – Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables.
• Persuasiveness – Demonstrates the ability to influence the behaviours/perception of others and “sell” concepts to stakeholders and learners alike.
• Accountability – Takes ownership for tasks and projects and is able to complete them within agreed timeframes.
• Thoroughness and ability to finish – Demonstrates the ability to see project-work through to completion.

Qualifications:

• 2 years of 360 recruitment experience in an agency setting, or L&D experience.

Meets core values include: Good humans, unapologetically driven, purpose-led, community chemistry, specialized brilliance.

Apply or reach out directly to learn more! jonathan.arth@meetlifesciences.com