REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUNDS TRAINING CONSULTANT – GFS FUNCTIONAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUNDS TRAINING CONSULTANT – GFS FUNCTIONAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, JOB CODE-50916


Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust is one of the world’s leading financial institutions. We specialise in providing asset servicing solutions and asset management to both institutional and personal clients. The delivery of products and services to this client base is supported through a network of offices around the globe.


ROLE
Summary: As a member of the GFS Global Functional Training Team, the Real Estate Investment Funds (REIF’s) Training Consultant will work collaboratively with team members to deliver training solutions to the assigned business unit. Under general direction the Training Consultant will assist with defining learning solutions that support the functional requirements. The Training Consultant role involves designing, delivering functional training solutions, analyzes solutions for continuous improvement and undertakes appropriate operational and administrative aspects of the training curriculum.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

CONSULTANT
-Works with management, performance consultants and/or subject matter experts to understand desired business outcomes and translate them into learning and organization development objectives.
-Works with stakeholders to determine appropriate learning methodologies and organization development solutions.
-Develops project plans including the identification of subject matter experts where appropriate.
-Develops, facilitates and delivers learning and organization development programs.
-Maintains an inventory of training and organization development programs/tools and schedules their use according to management priorities.
-Evaluates training and organization development programs for effectiveness and makes recommendations for improvements.
-Delivers a work product that requires minimal revision.
-Serves as a key subject matter expert in program design and may mentor more junior staff.
-Handles all types of analysis.
-Represents the department in various meetings.


AREA SPECIFIC DUTIES
-Coordinate and deliver the training program and mandatory curriculum within assigned geographic location/globally
-Liaise with both managers and participants to outline program requirements
-Maintain all training and progress reports surrounding the program
-Continuous evaluation of the programme working with GFS and Stakeholders
-Design, develop and maintain a training curriculum for the REIF’s function within the Global GFS curriculums which can be implemented and delivered regardless of geographic location.
-Coordinate/deliver the new hire curriculum within your geographic location.
-Design and deliver training for existing systems and new system roll-outs.
-Ensures that GFS Functional learning and development interventions are aligned with the Business Unit and/or enterprise-wide needs.
-Consult with areas in the business unit to provide ongoing support.
-Work collaboratively with other Global Training Teams.


SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

For this position, we are looking for an individual that fits one of the two profiles below:

1.An experienced operations professional willing to develop their consulting, writing and presenting skills.

Requirements include:
-Prior operational experience, preferably within the REIF’s/Financial Reporting/Accounting function or a similar role in financial services
-Accounting qualification – ACCA/CPA or similar
-Excellent communication skills
-Ability to work with all levels of staff
-Self-starter and team player
-Attention to detail

2.An experienced training professional willing to quickly learn all aspects of the REIF’s business function.

Requirements include:

-Prior training consulting experience, preferably in the area of REIF’s, Financial Reporting or Accounting
-Accounting qualification – ACCA/CPA or similar
-Excellent communication skills
-Ability to work with all levels of staff
-Self-starter and team player
-Attention to detail

Summary: As a member of the GFS Global Functional Training Team, the Real Estate Investment Funds (REIF’s) Training Consultant will work collaboratively with team members to deliver training solutions to the assigned business unit.

Skills: Real estate investment in funds, Yardi

Experience: 11-16 Years

Education: CA