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Training Consultant - Program Development (Alabama & Georgia Locations Multiple Positions)

Position Overview

As a part of the Training Support Services department, the Training Consultant offers a range of services aimed at improving performance, efficiency, and effectiveness within a work group through training and development initiatives. This role involves identifying training needs, developing tailored solutions, and implementing initiatives to ensure overall success.

*This posting will be used to fill multiple positions to serve the Training Consultant needs for APC, GPC, and SCS.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Partnership: Build strong partnerships with internal customers, utilizing consulting skills to determine needs and solutions for implementing a comprehensive training program.

• Needs Analysis: Conduct thorough needs analysis to determine terminal objectives; identify stakeholders, subject matter experts, and intended audience; analyze current tasks, and identify knowledge, skills, and competency gaps.

• Training Delivery: Identify a variety of instructional techniques such as instructor-led classes, eLearning, AR, simulations, and personalization to engage participants and enhance learning outcomes.

• Curriculum Development: Collaborate with subject matter experts, training coordinators, and instructional designers to develop customized training curriculum tailored to the specifics defined in the training needs analysis.

• Training Materials Development: Work with instructional design team to ensure new training materials, manuals, presentations, and e-learning modules are created that meet the customers’ expectations.

• Testing and Tracking: Work with clients and the testing and reporting team to develop formative and summative testing, validated testing or certificate programs, and design learning pathways based on expertise levels.

• Time Management and Budgeting: Create documentation plans with defined deliverables including project timelines with milestones and projected budgets. Manage the training budget for projects, ensuring efficient use of resources and return on investment.

• Compliance: Ensure training programs comply with in Training Council and the Training Category Governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Communication, Human Resources, or a related field preferred.

• 3-5 years of experience in a training and development role preferred.

• Experience in consulting with customer groups.

• Knowledge of adult learning theory, curricula development, alternative learning methods, and technical skills development preferred.

• Understanding of Learning Management Systems (LMS).

• Excellent time management, organizational, problem solving, and project management skills.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and work effectively across all levels of the organization.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other project management software.

• General knowledge of Southern Company Generation and Power Delivery is a plus.

Work Location & Schedule

• The Training Consultant positions will be in several regions throughout the APC and GPC footprint.

• The team currently has a hybrid work schedule.

• No relocation assistance will be available.

• Travel will be 25%.

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability, we are taking action to meet our customers’ and communities’ needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Job Identification: 9927

Job Category: Training

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Company Services