Learning & Development Consultant

This international Fashion Retail brand is changing and making steady progress. Especially in The Netherlands (core market), they are outperforming. The company is looking to make further improvements to their organization, and due to this fact this specific position comes into play. As L&D Consultant you will, together with the L&D Manager be part of an exciting transformation and play a fundamental role in realizing and shaping the future.

Our client is looking for the right person to drive the L&D activities and learning culture. You will be responsible to identify, create and design, implement and lead L&D initiatives and create a thriving continuous learing atmosphere which is supported by a wide range of L&D tools and means. 

As their employees are important for the success, the company invests in developing the talents of their employees, on all levels and in all areas. They offer internal training programs, for all levels within the organization. In this way they make sure  employees can grow and achieve their ambition. And by growing their employees, the company will grow as well. Key attributions of their employees are passion, enthusiasm and having the right knowledge, skills, attitude combined with a genuine   love for fashion. The company provides learning activities to invest in these skills and competencies and they believe in a blended learning approach and strive to have a active learning culture. 

If you have a passion for Fashion and Retail, are a talented L&D professional and would like to build exciting L&D programs yourself (partly derived from your own specific L&D experience), this position might be just what you are looking for. 

Responsibilities

• Identify the training needs of the organization and it’s employees, to develop, set up, roll out, train and coach the Learning and Development activities and training programs within the company
• Make sure that the Learning and Development strategy is aligned with the overall HR and company strategy and business goals
• Ensure alignment of Learning and Development with the Performance Management cycle
• Select and manage relationships with external training agencies/partners
• Work closely with our L&D manager for the implementation of Talent Management within organization
• Lead projects to implement new training activities (this includes the development of e-learning within the company)
• Align with managers, HR Managers within Europe to roll out L&D activities in all countries
• Planning and organization of Learning and Development 

Qualifications & Competencies

• University/Bachelor degree within Human Resources or related fields
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in L&D/Human Resources 
• Significant experience with the actual design and creation of L&D tools and programs
• Passion for Fashion Retail, HR and L&D
• Strong project Management skills
• Training & coaching skills
• Planning & organization skills
• Result focused & handson mentality
• High energy
• Strong communicator and fluent in English