Technical Learning & Certification Program Advisor

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to be at the center of GDIT’s business operations. Make an impact by collaborating across functions to make mission success achievable.

Job Description

GDIT’s Learning & Development (L&D) Center of Excellence is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Technical Learning Advisor to work closely with business division leadership, program managers, and HR Business Partners to proactively identify and address technology-related learning and certification needs of GDIT’s employees, who are focused on supporting our nation’s most mission-critical work.

You will be reporting directly to GDIT’s Technical Learning & Certification Program Director and collaborating with the broader Technical Learning team and business stakeholders to help shape and align technical learning programs that will develop and grow talent in alignment with your division’s business needs.

You will be charged with proactively targeting opportunities with leadership to effectively engage talent in skill development programs, that are aligned to both growth and operational needs, ensuring GDIT is best positioned from a talent readiness perspective.

The ideal candidate will be a trusted advisor to the business, keenly focused on excellence in execution, a self-starter with meaningful problem solving and collaboration skills, as well as excellent verbal and written communication. You will carry the voice of the business and contribute to enterprise technical learning solutions that resonate with organizational leadership, while keeping developing GDIT talent at the center of what we do.

Technical Learning Advisors are integrated into the business divisions and proactively support both enterprise and division goals, strategies, and capabilities, and are responsible for applying consistent best practices across the enterprise.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Technical Learning Advisor , the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission.

• Consult with leaders and partners from across the business to identify and address division technology-related learning and certification needs and curate and design highly targeted and business-aligned technical learning solutions that produce measurable results.
• Facilitate ongoing technical needs discovery sessions to proactively uncover niche and gap area themes, and subsequently, plan for and offer targeted learning solutions.
• Partner with Sr Technical Learning & Partner Delivery Manager and team to help shape enterprise programs and enhance enterprise curriculum, offer insights and perspectives relative to division engagement, engage stakeholders and champion execution, targeting best positioned employee populations.
• Decipher and leverage most cost-effective and time-efficient technical learning solutions through internally offered programs, alliance partner solutions, or external options, that best addresses the development need.
• Market and effectively communicate technical learning and certification programs, inclusive of enterprise communications (GDIT Connect, Touchpoint, etc.).
• Consult upon GDIT certification policies and offerings to include certification requests, reimbursement processes, and external training support.
• Effectively work on continuous improvement of processes and documentation. Creatively explore system capabilities to support efficient and agile internal process flows.
• Be accountable for contributing to the success of the L&D dashboard measurements for Team Performance annual goals.
• Partner with the L&D Program Delivery and L&D Operations team to plan for and execute upon technical learning programs, including division content curation, curriculum mapping, session planning, and communications.
• Track and report on the effectiveness of technical learning solutions, including but not limited to metrics related to participant satisfaction, learning program efficacy, certification achievement, cost containment, and program/business impact.
• Contribute to the improvement of technical learning processes, SOPs, and tools.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree. In lieu of degree, 12+ years of related work experience creating and establishing technology-related solutions
• Experience: 8+ years of related work experience creating and establishing technology-related solutions
• Technical Skills: Microsoft Office Suite
• Role Requirements: Excellent verbal and written communication, adjusting and adapting to the audience, especially executive levels . Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills that enables confident and timely decision making in a fast-paced environment . Strong interpersonal, influence, and customer relationship skills . Strong project management skills and business acumen . Strong sense of urgency with excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Location: This position requires working at our GDIT facility in Falls Church, VA. Must be comfortable working onsite (5) days a week.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%