Training & Education Consultant

Summary:

At Northwestern Mutual, our vision is to deliver financial security to help our clients live their best lives by choice. A key pillar of our vision and success is our strong, vibrant sales force. The Career Distribution (CD) function is at the forefront of working across the home office and sales force as one team to achieve the sales and growth objectives the company expects, while delivering the experience our distribution needs and deserves. This position is part of the National Training Program that is transforming how training is delivered to reach a new generation of those joining Northwestern Mutual. This role directly supports the development and early career success of all participants in the national training program. It is critical to the build out, scalability and evolution of the national program.

Accountabilities include: 

• Partner with field leadership to deliver the national training experience in participating network and district network offices.
• Gold-standard facilitation of foundational national training program sessions.
• Availability to support learners and offices across all US time zones.
• Support the on-going development of learners participating in the national training experience.
• Partner with all members of the National Training team, home office business partners, and the field to build, evolve, and maintain the national training experience.
• Support the evolution of content by providing actionable feedback and recommendations at the program level.
• Provide direction to program operational support for scheduling delivery of training, and production of material, communications, and reporting.
• Partner with all members of the National Training team to ensure consistency in delivery of the experience across all participating offices.

Bring your best! What this role needs: 

• Bachelor's degree in business, adult education, communications, or marketing or equivalent of progressive experience in education/training, professional communications, or marketing necessary.
• Excellent writing and facilitation/public speaking skills required.
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels; demonstrated diplomacy, sensitivity and flexibility in adapting to rapidly changing needs and priorities; quick, effective decision-making skills.
• Ability to listen, engage, negotiate and influence clients; synthesize and relate complex information; analyze communication and execution problems and opportunities; and implement integrated training / educational strategies. 
• Three or more years of proven experience developing and delivering effective curriculum and training programs, preferred. 
• High degree of independent initiative and organization, along with demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, set priorities and meet aggressive deadlines with a commitment to team objectives.
• Demonstrate NM behaviors: deliver exceptional experience, solve for the client, be a talent multiplier, lead with enterprise vision, challenge the status quo, play to win 

Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. At Northwestern Mutual, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Please note that the salary range listed in the posting is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for additional information relating to location-based pay structures.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you work or would be working in California, Colorado, New York City, Washington or outside of a Corporate location, please click here for information pertaining to compensation and benefits.