Editorial People Development Specialist

6 Months ago • All levels • Editorial

Job Summary

Job Description

The Editorial People Development Specialist will be responsible for enhancing employee capabilities by coordinating learning initiatives, delivering training, and fostering a culture of continuous development within the editorial and broader organizational context. This role involves supporting the Head of Editorial People Development, overseeing the planning and execution of professional learning programs, creating relevant learning materials, and collaborating with managers on personalized development plans. The specialist will deliver in-person and online training sessions on management, leadership, and various skill sets, facilitate engaging learning interventions, and assess program effectiveness through feedback and performance metrics. Producing comprehensive reports on learning and development activities is also a key responsibility.
Must have:
  • Strong experience in Learning & Development
  • Experience designing and delivering training programs
  • Skilled in leadership development
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite
  • Data-driven and analytical
Good to have:
  • Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
  • Skilled in coaching
  • Good project management skills
  • Experience using eLearning platforms

Job Details

The Role:

The Editorial People Development Specialist will play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of employees across the organization. This role focuses on coordinating learning initiatives, delivering impactful training, and fostering a culture of continuous development within the editorial and broader organizational context. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to an impactful people development strategy in a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment. The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping the growth of talent within the organization, ensuring employees are equipped with the skills they need to thrive.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support the Head of Editorial People Development in implementing & delivering our Learning & Development strategy aligned with the business needs and goals.
  • Oversee the planning, coordination and execution of professional learning programmes, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and achieve desired outcomes.
  • Assist in creating learning materials that are relevant, up-to-date, and aligned with organizational goals.
  • Collaborate with managers to design personalized development plans aligned with individual career growth and business objectives.
  • Deliver in-person and online training sessions focused on management, leadership, and a wide range of skill sets required within the editorial and organizational functions.
  • Facilitate engaging learning interventions to support the development of editorial staff and management teams.
  • Assess the effectiveness of training programs through feedback, performance metrics, and continuous improvement strategies.
  • Produce comprehensive reports on learning and development activities to track progress, highlight achievements, and identify areas for improvement.
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience :
  • Strong experience in Learning & Development or a related field, preferably within an editorial, publishing, or capital markets context.
  • Proven experience in designing and delivering training programs in both virtual and in-person environments.
  • Skilled in leadership development, with relevant qualifications in these fields. e.g. CIPD, TAP, APTD, CPTD, Coaching, Change Management.
  • Strong organizational skills, with experience in managing learning materials and records.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders.
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Highly data-driven and analytical individual, skilled at leveraging data insights to drive decision-making and optimize performance.

  • Preferred:

  • Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Skilled in coaching, with relevant qualification.
  • Good project management skills.
  • Proven experience in using eLearning platforms.
About us

We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.

• Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.

• Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.

ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe.
Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision.

ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor

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We’re visionary innovators who are delivering mission-critical trading and workflow automation software to financial institutions, corporations, central banks, and governments. By combining our passion for automation with a strategic view on the industries we serve, we design solutions that improve decision-making, simplify complex processes, and empower people. Simply put, we help our customers do more, faster and better than before. We believe our investments in research and development are shaping the future of automation and enabling our customers to transform their business. And we embrace the power of community, working with each other and with our customers to succeed through a positive culture of continuous improvement.

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