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From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com .

GP Strategies has an opening for a Training Program Manager/Project Coordinator. This is a full-time, benefitted position and it's a 100% remote position (with occasional travel to New Jersey to meet with the client).

Summary:

The Training Program Manager/Project Coordinator is responsible for project managing our client's learning solutions, through the learning value stream. The role will apply a consistent project management rigor to every new/updated course that is initiated by our client to ensure successful new course launches and through to first delivery.

The role will partner directly with GP global, in-country teams, centers of excellence (COE) and client stakeholders, to maintain overall project governance, serving as the single point of contact for deployment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Engage with Senior-level stakeholders including Heads of Learning and Learning Managers to understand the learning needs of the organization and how this supports the aims, objectives, values, and culture of the business.
• Tracking progress against project milestones and holding others accountable for assigned tasks
• Scheduling program meetings while also tracking and following-up with action items
• Coordinating all aspects of each program including booking rooms & catering, AV, coordinating with presenters & vendors, pre-event training/communications/resources and assisting with travel
• Ensuring communications and program materials are distributed in a timely manner
• Providing reporting on active programs not limited to registrations, attendance, feedback, completions
• Building relationships with business stakeholders to understand relevant business issues.
• Effectively manages multiple tasks simultaneously
• Resolves resourcing constraints or conflicts
• Escalates visibility to issues; offers solutions and drives issues to resolution
• Oversees budget and project spend
• Maintains routine communications (written and verbal) with senior management and the client concerning all aspects of the project
• Develops, publishes, and manages a regional Deployment Project Plan. Provides timely status reporting on project plan progress and risks
• Works with Regional and local Delivery stakeholders to agree Deployment project teams and key stakeholders plans
• Proactively reports and highlights any risks and issues to the project plan or deliverables with relevant mitigation actions as required
• Works with Regional Centers of Excellence to identify, communicate, and maintain Faculty needs, Train-the-Trainer events, reporting templates, communication plans and facilitate initial class scheduling in a timely manner
• Conducts Post Project Implementation Reviews as required
• Coordinates the project input from subject matter experts, subcontractors, and consultants to ensure adequate staffing is available to meet the customer needs
• Monitors project deliverables to ensure that quality is maintained and that deliverables are on time on/under budget and meet customer expectations.
• Provides estimates for support activities and strive to identify additional business development opportunities with the client

Requirements:

• Experience as a program manager, project manager, training coordinator or similar role
• Experience in the training/learning industry
• Experience working in the financial industry a plus but not required
• Ability to travel on occasion to New Jersey to meet with the client
• Solid MS skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.