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E-Learning Instructional Designer |
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£35000/annum Benefits |
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East Midlands, UK |
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111292224 |
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24/05/2012 (16:58) |
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Blue Eskimo |
Description
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Our client has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Instructional Designer who, joining an experienced team will play a key role in this clients transformation programme from classroom-based training to a blended learning approach. You will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining a range of e-learning courses and training programmes.
Key Responsibilities
*Primarily working with the Company's existing e-learning tools and systems to maintain and enhance existing courses and modules and to create new materials as part of the overall role-based learning programme.
*Creating e-learning materials to support supplement and replace classroom-based materials as part of the transition to a blended learning model.
*Updating, amending and improving existing e-learning materials in line with current best practice learning methodologies
*Creating proof of concept and course and module prototypes
*Working with software product experts in both product management and delivery to extract the key requirements as part of the development of e-learning materials.
*The successful candidate will have proven experience in designing and developing online training materials as part of a wider blended learning strategy.
*While not essential, experience in designing and developing materials to support the learning of complex enterprise software would be an advantage, as would previous involvement in a transformation programme from classroom-based training to a blended approach.
Candidate Skills:
*Excellent communication skills and the ability to work not only as a team player in the training and education team, but also in building strong working partnerships across the globe with stakeholders in sales, delivery and regionally based training teams.
*A proven understanding of e-learning design principles, including the blending of multimedia and graphic components with an understanding of user interaction and learning styles.
*The ability to organise and manage multiple projects in parallel and work to clear deadlines associated with new product roll outs
*Demonstrable visual and graphic design expertise
*Experience in using standard e-learning development tools and technologies such as Flash and Photoshop and content authoring tools such as Camtasia, Articulate, ContentPoint etc. would be an advantage
Blue Eskimo specialise in career and job opportunities within the e-learning and training sectors. With over 30 years of combined experience within the training and e-learning industries we offer relevant and focused career advice to professionals within these areas. Our clients include many of the UK's leading training and elearning providers, as well as corporate and public sector organisations.
Vacancies cover a wide range of roles and disciplines within the e-learning and training sector including Learning and Development Manager, e-learning Business Development Manager, Elearning Instructional Designer, E-learning Project Manager, Training Operations Manager, Training and e-learning Consultants, IT Trainers & Soft Skills Trainers.
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Head of Education and Professional Development Services |
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£70000 - £71000/annum Strong Benefits Package |
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Surrey |
| Job Number |
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111291941 |
| Posted |
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23/05/2012 (15:10) |
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Blue Eskimo |
| Description
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North West or South East location
The Role:
A major provider of qualifications and continuous professional development services, our client delivers access to both instructor led and e-learning programmes and now have a requirement for strong business manager to develop and run the core commercial service offering. This role will involve strategy, operational management and development of the core offering with a particular emphasis on developing the commercial e-learning and learning technology offering.
The successful candidate will have experience of managing a training operation and will be passionate about and knowledgeable of the use of learning technologies in a commercial environment.
The Responsibilities:
*Ensure the effective management of a department including structure, staff and skills to deliver overall objectives.
*Ensure that the department is maximising the opportunities presented by learning technologies in the delivery of its programmes
*Implement operational processes and supplier agreements that deliver appropriate return on investment for programmes
*Ensure commercial viability of current and future business models in the delivery of training, support and professional development.
*Research and analyse the market associated with continuing professional development and prepare commercially robust business plans.
*Lead appropriate projects to develop new programmes
*Annual budgetary responsibility
*Management of a team of up to 50 staff.
Skills and Experience
*Good commercial acumen and knowledge of business models and profitability
*Strong understanding of learning technology including e-learning content and platforms.
*An understanding of training methodology and the development of training courses.
*Strong Project and programme management experience
*Ability to develop business plans
*Strong networking and interpersonal skills
*Strong communication skills
*Strong business and personnel management
*Experience of running a significant training operation
*Change management experience
*Leadership skills
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Interim Recruitment Consultant |
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£28000 - £35000/annum |
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Berkshire |
| Job Number |
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123225246 |
| Posted |
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22/05/2012 (14:58) |
| Agency/Employer |
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Blue Eskimo |
| Description
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Our client is seeking an experienced Interim Recruitment Consultant to recruit, build and manage a database and network of associate (freelance) trainers to fulfil client requirements on a training delivery basis.
Key Responsibilities
*Recruitment of freelance or associate trainers in a wide variety of disciplines.
*Assessment of trainer suitability.
*Dealing directly with clients and responding to client needs through finding best matched candidates and placing these candidates successfully with clients.
*On-going management of relationships with network of trainers to ensure loyalty and cooperation.
*Own and manage own P&L for 'associate trainer resourcing'.
Candidate Requirements
*Minimum of two years direct experience of interim recruitment and candidate management.
*Finding, interviewing and assessing capabilities and credentials of candidates.
*Management of a database of trainer profiles.
*Client relationship management credentials and experience with the ability to rapidly understand their needs and respond rapidly to them.
*Direct experience of the training sector would be an advantage.
*Consultative, as opposed to aggressive, approach to recruitment
*Possessing the skills, judgement and empathy to source trainers who will match from a skills but also a cultural perspective.
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Account Manager |
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£30000 - £35000/annum Bonus + Benefits |
| Location |
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City of London, London |
| Job Number |
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111291282 |
| Posted |
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21/05/2012 (09:55) |
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Blue Eskimo |
| Description
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Our client is a leading provider of training solutions seeking an experienced Account Manager, possessing an accomplished track record within the commercial training or funded learning sectors. An excellent benefits package is available.
Key Responsibilities
*Promote the company's services to target customers within allocated territory, through telephone sales, face-to-face meetings and networking events.
*Achieve set activity targets for meetings, telephone contacts.
*Achieve monthly income and customer and contact acquisition targets.
*Maintain and grow existing customer accounts.
*Ensure that proposals, bids and other external documents conform to house style and structure.
*Maintain a high standard of industry and curriculum knowledge relevant to allocated territories.
*Engage Projects Co-ordinator to source capability and capacity to deliver customer projects.
*Follow through on customer interactions, from initial sales approach, through to closing the sale and account management during delivery and beyond.
*Carry out in-depth customer satisfaction evaluation on project completion.
*Identify new business opportunities for commercial activity within allocated sectors.
*Liaise effectively with internal stakeholders.
*Produce weekly/monthly sales forecast and territory progress report updates for Head of Sales Development
*Produce Monthly Sales Summary Sheet of all sales activity for the month and Year to Date
*Maintain accurate customer records on the Customer Relationship Management System.
Candidate Skills & Experience
*Minimum of two years experience selling training solutions in a commercial (B2B) capacity
*Understanding of professional sales and customer service practice
*Sound general commercial and business knowledge
*Experience in both telephone and face-to-face sales.
*Experience of managing complete sales cycle, from initial contact to close
*Ability to clearly communicate features and benefits of products and services
*Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
*Ability to build and nurture long-term relationships with both internal and external customers
*Commitment to customer service
*Ability to influence at all levels, internally and externally.
*Commitment to effective team working.
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N/A |
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Junior Elearning Producer |
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£22000 - £24000/annum |
| Location |
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City of London, London |
| Job Number |
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111290500 |
| Posted |
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16/05/2012 (10:14) |
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Blue Eskimo |
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Our client is seeking a Junior E-learning Producer to join it's growing team. Working closely with Senior Producers you will support the management and day-to-day running of a range of projects including e-learning, games, drama/documentary videos and online tools and platforms. Over time the role will become a Producer role, with responsibility for leading projects.
Key Responsibilities
*Requirement-gathering and creation of project specification
*Identifying, sourcing and briefing internal resources
*Liaising and co-ordinating across e-learning and media design, technical and content teams
*Content and asset population
*Testing to ensure quality assurance
*Assistance with day to day production processes
*Contribution to creative brainstorming and client meetings.
Candidate Requirements
*Minimum one year of experience in digital media within a commercial environment. Enthusiastic, proactive and meticulous, attention to detail
*Excellent organisational and time-management skills
*Strong communication skills
*Strong editorial skills
*A strong grasp of key web technologies such as html and Flash (some basic development skills are a plus, but are not a pre-requisite)
*The ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
*An interest in e-learning, training and education
*Familiarity with key software packages such as Photoshop, Excel, Microsoft Project
*A good knowledge of the digital media landscape.
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N/A |
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Project Manager (Learning & Development Solutions) |
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£40000 - £55000/annum |
| Location |
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City of London, London |
| Job Number |
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111288929 |
| Posted |
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15/05/2012 (11:40) |
| Agency/Employer |
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Blue Eskimo |
| Description
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Our client, a highly reputed provider of learning and development, e-learning and business improvement solutions is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a track record of managing projects in the above fields. Good people management and client facing skills complemented by a strong commercial focus and proven experience of managing scope change and risk is required.
Key Responsibilities
*Provide project management expertise in support of the sales process and tenders for Learning Solutions, including attending client presentations.
*Manage complex, multi-stream solutions projects from conception to delivery and handover
*Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to gather requirements, create specifications and build scope for new solutions.
*Project scoping and planning, project team selection and set-up, stakeholder and risk management, managing time/cost/resources against estimates to deliver agreed margins.
*Planning, scheduling, resourcing and management of portfolio of current and future projects, together with associated tasks and priorities to ensure satisfactory delivery of projects based on success criteria.
*Build, lead and motivate project teams throughout the project lifecycle (including negotiating with Heads of Department for resources and escalation to Project Sponsor where necessary).
*Senior point of contact for clients and for internal resources throughout the project lifecycle to report on project progress and agree/monitor/cost changes to the specification.
*Act as point of escalation for project team members/escalate issues and problems to the appropriate levels for resolution.
*Capture lessons learned, successes and recommendations for improvement and proactively drive any necessary change to embed recommended improvements
Candidate Requirements
*Knowledge and understanding of training, e-learning and L&D solutions, in respect of complex, multi component solutions.
*A good understanding of the role of technology in 21st century learning.
*Able to manage initiatives with stakeholders from conception through to successful completion.
*Personal credibility with clients, ability to build and nurture effective relationships at senior management level and act as a trusted advisor.
*Able to positively challenge to stretch thinking and encourage innovation.
*Strong commercial focus, with a clear understanding of the influencers on revenue and profitability, including the ability to manage large value/complex projects to budget.
*Able to anticipate, manage and resolve 'out of scope' issues collaboratively.
*High level of personal and interpersonal skills (including communication, negotiation, selling, planning and organisation).
*Ability to make or enable timely decisions to ensure project success, investigate and identify resources required and solve problems within a project implementation and management environment.
*A successful background in the planning and subsequent management of projects. Appropriate qualifications and/or accreditations would be an advantage.
*Ability to contribute to the senior management and strategy planning of the business
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Senior Instructional Designer |
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£38000 - £45000/annum |
| Location |
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London |
| Job Number |
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111288999 |
| Posted |
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15/05/2012 (11:38) |
| Agency/Employer |
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Blue Eskimo |
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Our client, an award winning e-learning and media design business, is seeking a Senior E-learning Producer/Instructional Designer to work on a variety of e-learning projects. Experience designing e-learning (storyboarding), managing project plans and liaising with clients is essential.
Key Responsibilities
*Acting as an instructional lead and creative driver on all educational aspects of projects
*Project management, develop project plans, budgets, reporting methodology
*Management of internal teams (from a project management perspective - no direct reports)
*Acting as the main day-to-day point of contact for clients and owning the relationship
*Analyse educational needs and learning outcomes of e-learning programmes
*Liaise with Subject Matter Experts to design course materials and assessments that are aligned to learning objectives
*Design and develop online learning resources
*Apply instructional design theories and practice
*Develop creative and innovative ideas for e-learning design and development
*Assist in the validation and quality assurance of e-learning programmes
Candidate Requirements
*Minimum of three years working within a commercial e-learning environment
*Good understanding of usability and accessibility issues
*Proven experience designing (storyboarding) high quality e-learning content
*Good knowledge of the e-learning market
*Ability to work as part of a team and take direction
*Attention to detail to ensure the highest quality products & services
*Ability to work to tight deadlines
*Creativity to turn a basic brief into an innovative interactive experience
*Pragmatism to make those ideas into clear, detailed and precise functional specifications
*Planning skills to produce comprehensive and achievable project schedules
*Excellent communication skills that help to build strong client relationships
*Track record of getting projects delivered on time and to budget
*Experience using content authoring tools would be an advantage as would Flash and/or HTML skills
*Some experience of video production (either documentary or drama) would be an advantage but is not essential.
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Nutritional Health Trainer |
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£24000/annum £1800 travel allowance + Excellent Bens |
| Location |
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City of London, London |
| Job Number |
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111289574 |
| Posted |
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10/05/2012 (16:56) |
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Blue Eskimo |
| Description
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Our client a highly successful direct sales organisation has a great opportunity for an experienced Nutritional Health Trainer. You will be responsible for the delivery of specialist product training to associates of this organisation in order to drive sales and maximise market potential through innovative training, group demonstrations and promotions. Please note training will primarily take place during evenings and week-ends, hence flexibility will be required in terms of working hours.
Key Responsibilities:
*Acquiring and maintaining a full and detailed knowledge of the Company's products, business practices and opportunities
*Acquiring and maintaining a good working knowledge of the clients Flagship Centre
*Deliver (and in some cases, identify) effective and motivational product training sessions for delivery to audiences of varying sizes, skills and experience, following "best practice"
*Planning, co-ordination, and preparation for training sessions (eg, booking and preparation of rooms, arranging refreshments, booking guest speakers, preparation of all materials required such as manuals, presentations, handouts, etc)
*Evaluating training sessions delivered and aiming for continuous improvement.
*Conducting exercise programmes as required to a professional standard
*Participating at Company events as required (may require occasional European travel)
*Occasionally assist in the retail areas of the UK when required
Candidate Skills & experience:
*Good standard of all round education is required
*A minimum of three years' experience in a health-based / supplementation position
*A minimum of three years' experience in a training role together with customer facing experience is desirable
*A professional qualification in a fitness-related discipline is highly desirable
*Professional knowledge of products within specialist area
*Excellent presentation and training skills with the ability to engage and retain attention
*Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and consistently meet deadlines.
*Team orientated with the ability to integrate into and be a supportive member of a small team
*Consistently demonstrated high customer service ethic
*Excellent spoken and written English
*Very personable, articulate and calm
*Very comfortable leading and "managing" large groups of people
*Professional at all times, living the brand
*Passionate about educating, encouraging, promoting, an inspirational, motivating personality
*Charisma and drive
*Experienced and skilled health trainer
*Genuine, in-depth knowledge of health, supplements and well-being including knowledge of current developments, etc, able to talk about the subject with authority and assurance, ideally a professional knowledge of the subject
*Appreciation of entrepreneurs, their expectations and ability to relate to them
*A creative and innovative thought process
*Excellent problem analysis skills, able to identify and deliver practical and workable solutions
*High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)
*Full, clean driving licence, willing to drive around the UK and RoI to attend various events
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N/A |
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Account Director - Learning & Development , Home Based |
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£60000 - £80000/annum £120K - 150K OTE uncapped |
| Location |
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London |
| Job Number |
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111289267 |
| Posted |
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09/05/2012 (15:44) |
| Agency/Employer |
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Blue Eskimo |
| Description
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Our client is a renowned, fast growing international provider of learning and development and HR consultancy solutions. It is currently seeking an accomplished Account Director to generate a new business client base within the UK and Europe. The successful candidate will possess an impressive track record of selling HR Consultancy and Learning and Development related solutions preferably including training, e-learning and/or blended learning programmes and will currently be achieving minimum annual revenues of circa £1.5M to £2.5M.
Role Summary
To identify, convert and lead new and some strategic client relationships within the UK and Europe. Work with internal and external stakeholders including management and consultants to develop and execute a sales and marketing strategy to secure and relationship manage large global accounts (e.g. FTSE 100).
Key Responsibilities
*Create a territory sales and marketing plan including target customers, proposed approach, resources required, sales and revenue targets
*Meet established targets for revenue growth, new client acquisition and existing account growth
*Prospect and close new business, including work with other team members to design, price and present the most appropriate and client solutions
*Manage and grow several existing accounts
*Proactively manage sales pipeline and report progress against goals monthly
*Gather market and prospective client data and provide input to sales and marketing management to constantly improve products and services
*Identify and analyse new and existing strategic client needs and work with the client to identify and sell appropriate solutions
*Develop client awareness of the full portfolio of HR Consultancy, L&D solutions and services offered, in order to extend their portfolio purchase
*Gather, collate and feedback to the business accurate reports of all client and market information to optimise delivery of the best solutions
*Gather, collate and feedback to the business new service opportunities to increase the Company's competitiveness in the market
*Lead a bid team to respond to tenders, meet deadlines and achieve a successful outcome
Candidate Requirements
*Proven track record of large value (e.g. £300K+ per client per annum) sales to complex global clients
*Minimum of 10 years B2B sales experience, at least 5 years to ' C level'
*Proven record of relationship building and networking at senior and decision making levels
*Minimum of 3 years current experience of selling high value HR Consultancy, L&D or talent management related solutions
*Highly knowledgeable in the areas of HR Consultancy, Organisation Development, L&D or talent management.
*Able to demonstrate general subject matter expertise and connections in the
area of learning and development e.g. Learning strategy, leadership development, change management, coaching and talent management.
*Capable of connecting people focused interventions to strategic business outcomes
*Driven to achieve and motivated to be a high performer
*Entrepreneurial but process compliant, ensuring all sales and business development activities are capable of linking to company objectives.
*Able to establish and maintain personal relationships, communication and networks within the entire company to understand the whole business and to develop knowledge and awareness.
*Strong track record and evidence of skilled collaboration and orchestration of resources and people to meet client needs
*Qualified to Degree or equivalent level, MBA or similar preferred
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Sales Executive - IT Training |
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£25000 - £30000/annum £40-50K OTE Uncapped |
| Location |
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City of London, London |
| Job Number |
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118451542 |
| Posted |
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03/05/2012 (13:02) |
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Blue Eskimo |
| Description
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Our client has an enviable reputation for quality and expertise within the IT training sector. It is currently seeking an experienced IT training sales professional with experience of selling IT services or IT training in a commercial environment.
Key Responsibilities
*To achieve and where possible exceed monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets.
*Sell to and develop accounts, including proactive warm and cold calling of new accounts and the effective expansion of existing accounts through continuous relationship building and prospecting
*Respond to and effectively manage all customer enquiries
*Work responsibly in a 'semi-autonomous' environment
*To ensure that accurate revenue forecasts are provided on in a timely manner
*To ensure that all administration required for the timely delivery of customer training courses is accurate and up to date at all times
*To sell and market all services to your allocated vertical sectors to ensure revenue is maximised to full potential
*This role is predominately telephone based and involves the full sales life cycle from cold calling to account management
*Clean and maintain the client relationship database allocated to ensure records are kept complete and up to date at all times
*If necessary, to arrange and attend client visits
*Relationship building with prospective and existing clients
*Follow and adhere to processes and procedures as required
*Chase provisional bookings when necessary. Notify clients of any courses to be cancelled and reschedule delegates onto another suitable date
*Updating and maintaining the Opportunities system on the database, for every opportunity
*When necessary, attendance at specific exhibitions or conferences
*To ensure pricing guidelines are adhered to
*Ensure that all the resources are available for the successful delivery of the courses
*To hold regular sales meetings with your manager to discuss current sales figures, pipeline business, targets etc.
Candidate Requirements
*Current experience IT training or IT services (e.g. consultancy) in a commercial environment
*Sound commercial and financial awareness
*Able to respond to changes positively
*Adaptable and flexible
*Excellent written and verbal English skills
*Proficient in the use of Outlook, Word and Excel
*Good Team player
*Focused on Achievement of targets and objectives
*Self-motivated
Blue Eskimo specialise in career and job opportunities within the e-learning and training sectors. With over 30 years of combined experience within the training and e-learning industries we offer relevant and focused career advice to professionals within these areas. Our clients include many of the UK's leading training and elearning providers, as well as smaller niche specialists.
Vacancies cover a wide range of roles and disciplines within the learning and development, e-learning and training sector including Learning and Development Manager, e-learning Business Development Manager, Training Sales Manager, Elearning Instructional Designer, Operations Manager, Training and e-learning Consultants, IT Trainers & Soft Skills Trainers.
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Learning Technologies Programme Manager - Home based South East |
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£40000 - £41000/annum 10% Performance Bonus |
| Location |
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Camberley, Surrey |
| Job Number |
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111288235 |
| Posted |
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02/05/2012 (10:22) |
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Blue Eskimo |
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Our client requires a Program Manager who will lead resources in the planning, development, acquisition, implementation and support of client learning projects. The Full-time Program Manager will be accountable for managing several projects at once and will be responsible for full life cycle of each project.
Key Accountabilities:
*LEARNING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
*Primarily serves as the Program Manager for the customer providing expertise, best practices and project management.
*PROJECT MANAGEMENT
*Conducts project and team assessment, defines learning requirements, facilitates and organizing the project and team structure, and resolving problems
*Understands project requirements and ensures deliverables are met on time and on budget; escalates changes to project scope or time frames to the appropriate manager
*Develops and maintains detailed project work plans
*Manages day-to-day project execution, monitoring staff performance against plan and identifying, managing and resolving project issues
*Evaluates project risks, develops contingency plans, and responds to change in risk factors as the project progresses
*Communicates project status on a weekly basis to management and account team, maintaining a repository of meeting minutes and project issues.
*VENDOR MANAGEMENT
*Identifies, evaluates and monitors external partners, including contract negotiations and service level agreements, as required per customer engagement
*Coordinates multi-vendor learning initiatives, platform integrations and learning asset solutions
*CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
*Pursues in-depth understanding of the customer's business and learning priorities and goals as the basis for strategic consulting and recommendations
*Develops and delivers monthly Program Status Meetings to update key stakeholders on all project
Skills And Aptitudes:
*Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
*Professional manner with strong interpersonal skills; proven team player
*Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with all levels of the client organization
*Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize and data analysis skills
*Experience with virtual work tools for web conferencing, training, etc.
*Ability to facilitate virtual presentations and meetings with all levels of management
*Ability to project manage a large team with proven leadership skills
*Excellent research, discovery and problem solving skills
*Multiple/concurrent project management skills/experience
*Ability to learn new software quickly
Technologies:
*Understanding of common web technologies (browsers, html, Flash)
*Strong experience with virtual and collaboration web tools (e.g. WebEx)
*Advanced level of desktop application skills (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Access) with ability to learn new technologies and applications quickly as new application skills are required for the position
*Client-specific technologies
Education and Experience:
*Bachelor's Degree in a relevant subject
*Minimum of 5 years of work experience in corporate training, human resources or related field
*Experience or familiarity with the computer-based training market is a strong asset
*Extensive experience with managing virtual projects, virtual customers and virtual teams
*Experience with large, dispersed, virtual accounts; national or global implementations strongly recommended
*Experience in managing work independently
*Project management certification is a strong asset
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E-learning Consultant |
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£40000 - £45000/annum |
| Location |
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Berkshire |
| Job Number |
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111287995 |
| Posted |
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01/05/2012 (11:46) |
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Blue Eskimo |
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Our client is seeking an experienced e-learning specialist to act as an in-house and client facing expert to fulfil the requirements of customers for bespoke and generic e-learning solutions. The role will involve working closely with sales, learning consultancy and supplier management and will involve liaising directly with clients to help understand their requirements and then develop the specifications.
Key Responsibilities
*Liaising with client stakeholders and Client Relationship Managers whenever there is a potential e-learning need or requirement, with the objective of helping to understand and define each need.
*Development of detailed e-learning project documentation including user requirement specifications and RFP documentation.
*Management and ownership of the supplier sourcing and selection process
*Project management of the selected supplier, often in a tripartite arrangement with the end client, to ensure successful delivery.
*On-going management of relationships with all preferred e-learning suppliers, understanding their individual strengths and weaknesses to build an understanding of which suppliers are most effective for specific client requirements.
*Acting as in-house expert and 'centre of excellence' for e-learning and blended learning, including education of Client Relationship and Supplier Managers.
*Ownership and management of own P&L for "e-learning".
Candidate Requirements
*Deep understanding of bespoke and generic e-learning.
*Commercial e-learning project and programme management with experience of managing dozens of e-learning projects from start to finish.
*Client facing experience with strong relationship management skills.
*Hands-on experience of instructional design would be an advantage.
*Experience of managing third party e-learning suppliers would be an advantage
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E-learning Project Manager - 9mth fixed term contract |
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£40000 - £41000/annum Pro ratat |
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Solihull, West Midlands |
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30/04/2012 (10:47) |
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Blue Eskimo |
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Our client is a highly regarded provider of corporate e-learning solutions. As a result of expansion it is currently seeking an experienced e-learning project manager to primarily on the management of these projects for a major client.
Key Responsibilities
*Manage all e-learning projects to agreed time, budget and quality measures
*Make recommendations for improvements and efficiencies to ensure client satisfaction and cost control
*Develop cross departmental relationships to ensure new practices are implemented and adopted quickly and efficiently
*Monitor resources working closely with Client Relationship Manager and other key members e.g. Team Leaders, E-learning Developers, Interactive Producers, Instructional Designers, Creative IT
*Establish and monitor project plans and produce regular Management Information Reports
*Ensure all work meets requirements of quality, client, functional specifications and accessibility guidelines
Candidate Requirements
*Excellent understanding of project management theory and software
*Proven experience of managing simultaneous e-learning projects in a commercial environment
*Interactive training design and an understanding of constraints imposed on it by target PC specification
*Understanding of e-learning standards (e.g. SCORM)
*Abreast of Intranet and internet developments
*Highly organised, self motivated and tenacious with an ability to manage a range of tasks simultaneously whilst under time pressure
*Customer focussed with an attention to detail to exceed expectations
*Commercially aware with an ability to communicate and sell ideas to clients in a professional and polished style
*Possess a positive attitude and comfortable providing constructive feedback to produce a better product for clients
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