Learning and Development Adviser

Join us as a Learning and Development Adviser at Barclays AVP, where you will play a key role in shaping and delivering impactful technical learning experiences across Wholesale Lending Operations. You will work closely with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, operational teams, and project groups to define training requirements. You will develop user accreditation plans ensuring the timely delivery of learning aligned to program milestones. By identifying the learning needs, you will support organizational capability and performance by designing, delivering, and evaluating the program effectiveness and driving continuous improvement within the organization.

To be successful as a Leaning and Development Advisor AVP at Barclays, you should have experience in the following areas:

• Previous experience in a Learning & Development or Training delivery role

• Excellent understanding of wholesale banking, lending operations or Corporate / Investment banking

• Skilled in building stakeholder alignment and navigating highly detailed, multi-disciplinary project teams

Other highly valued skills and experience include:

• Previous Loan IQ and digital learning platform experience

• Experience in coordinating projects and leveraging learning analytics to assess the impact of training efforts

• Previous experience in Business Transformation practices to support organizational transformation through learning and development

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Whippany, NJ, a secondary location is Wilmington, DE.

Minimum Salary: $70,000
Maximum Salary: $135,000

(The compensation listed above applies to the Whippany location only)

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of a competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances. 

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

Purpose of the role

To educate and upskill operational colleagues through training, coaching and knowledge transfer initiatives. 

Accountabilities

• Development of training programmes, workshops and other initiatives to coach and support the knowledge transfer and skill development of the banking operational teams/colleagues.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of training programmes and making recommendations for improvement.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in learning and development.
• Execution of training needs assessments and collaborating across the bank to identify gaps in knowledge and skills.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness in relation to learning and development.
• Identifying risk and issues internally within team and ability to escalate appropriately.
• Maintain Barclays branding, ensuring all materials are reflective of the standards; adhering to Barclays governance, standards and policies.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.