Learning & Development Specialist at Horizon Farm Credit

Farm Credit of Central Florida supports rural communities and agriculture in 13 central Florida counties including, Polk, Citrus, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Sumter, Osceola, Orange, Seminole, Volusia, and Brevard. Part of the nationwide Farm Credit System, the association loans funds for agricultural purposes, makes residential loans, originates leases, and sells crop insurance. Over 1,200 borrowers have chosen Farm Credit of Central Florida as their lender of choice. Farm Credit of Central Florida provides over $1 billion in originated loans and other financial services to its member-borrowers.

Farm Credit of Central Florida, a leading agribusiness lender seeks a dynamic and motivated Learning and Development Specialist to help build and grow our training department from the ground up.  Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, this individual will play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing learning programs that enhance employee performance, support career growth, and align with company goals. The ideal candidate will be a strong collaborator - someone who enjoys working closely with department managers to assess training needs, create effective learning strategies, and foster a culture on continuous development. 

Responsibilities of the Learning & Development Specialist will include:

• Collaborate with department managers to create and maintain employee training plans for each department within the association.
• Create and maintain learning plans for new employees or to support position changes.
• Support the Human Resources Manager in the creation and maintenance of career development plans for each department within the association (career pathing, career journeys, etc.).
• Support the Human Resources Manager in the creation and maintenance of new hire curricula and facilitate the assignments to all new employees.
• Conduct new hire onboarding meetings to create a welcoming environment, introduce employees to learning management system, and review training expectations and essential resources for success.
• Support the development of new learning materials and documentation based on needs assessments, research and industry knowledge on best practices.
• Responsible for system administration and operation of the Learning Management System (LMS) including providing database management, maintaining electronic training records (Instructor-led, and Computer/Online Based), and serving as a technical resource on the LMS and other integrated Learning Systems.
• Administer and track user records, online and instructor-led courses and reference guides in the LMS (snapshots, course creation, user creation and related processes), and course registrations.
• Maintain Association training data and documents in the LMS for all learning activities.
• Provide comprehensive training to employees on the utilization and understanding of the LMS
• Provide organizational support for all learning and development programs including order meals, set up training rooms, and make hotel arrangements as needed.
• Acts as assistant to management of administrative staff which includes receptionist duties, answering telephones, typing correspondence, screening mail.

Required Qualifications

• Education equivalent to an associate degree in business or related field
• 1-3 years of experience in training facilitation, instructional design, or related experience
• Knowledge of Cornerstone LMS preferred
• Ability to communicate (written and verbal) effectively with all levels of the organization, including the internal staff, the Board of Directors, and external contacts
• Ability to facilitate training programs and transfer knowledge in the classroom or virtually
• Strong knowledge of and understanding of employee development and talent management
• Demonstrate strong project management skills
• Ability to travel across the organization via auto to carry out essential responsibilities of the job

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