Training and Development Practitioner
Belfast, Antrim (with hybrid working options)

About Us

Advice NI are a registered charity that provides range of free advice services to the public including benefits, debt advice, EU settlement scheme and other HMRC services.

We also support 69 member organisations across Northern Ireland in the delivery of high-quality advice services by working with them to enhance their standards and service delivery.

We act as a voice for the independent advice sector offer a range of award-winning training schemes and campaign to improve the lives of people in Northern Ireland.

We are now seeking a Training and Development Practitioner to join us on a full-time, temporary maternity cover contract, with the potential to be made permanent subject to funding.

The Benefits

- Salary of £27,514 - £29,174 per annum
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Westfield Health/Rewards
- Spectrum Live Gym and The Health Hub
- Advice NI Social Committee events
- Advice NI Wellbeing Committee events
- Employer pension contribution
- Access to Advice NI training
- Annual training budget entitlement

This is a terrific opportunity for a training professional with experience of providing generalist advice but with a particular focus on welfare rights to join our dedicated organisation.

You will have the chance to expand your career horizons, hone your existing skills and gain a plethora of new ones in a unique and highly rewarding role.

You will shake up the way we provide training, putting your stamp on a range of programmes and ensuring our staff are equipped to provide people in need with the very best advice.

The Role

As a Training and Development Practitioner, you will support the delivery of high-quality training programmes.

You will identify and analyse the training needs of employees, members and the advice sector and design and produce plans for online, blended, and face-to-face training.

Delivering sessions on such topics as welfare rights, welfare reform and debt advice, you will evaluate results and update programmes accordingly. You will keep abreast of training and legislative developments, participate in quality assurance procedures and produce regular progress reports.

Additionally, you will:

- Assist in the identification, preparation and submission of funding applications
- Act as an ambassador at national and local forums
- Arrange facilities such as webinar details, venues and catering
- Contribute to training marketing materials

About You

To be considered as a Training and Development Practitioner, you will need:

- Experience of training delivery (full-time or sessional basis)
- Experience of developing training or presentation materials
- Experience providing advice in a welfare rights-related subject area
- Confidence in presenting to groups
- Knowledge of welfare rights and welfare reform
- Knowledge of assessment processes
- The ability to understand and disseminate complex information and legislation
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office packages
- A good standard of education
- A baseline generalist advice qualification (e.g., Level 4 Certificate in Providing Social Security Advice, Level 3 Certificate in Generalist Advice) or equivalent
- A full, valid driving licence with access to your own vehicle, or the ability to show how you could reliably travel to other locations to deliver training if required
- A reliable Wi-Fi connection to enable you to deliver training via digital mediums

Completion of, or the current undertaking of, a training, assessor or teaching qualification would be advantageous to your application, as would experience of administering and assessing accredited qualifications.

Experience of using online learning and virtual learning platforms as a trainer/ assessor would also be beneficial.

Other organisations may call this role Training Practitioner, L&D Practitioner, Welfare Advice Trainer, Training and Development Lead, Learning and Development Practitioner, or Training Program Practitioner.

Webrecruit and Advice NI are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re ready to help us make a difference as a Training and Development Practitioner, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.