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

About Us

Advice NI are a registered charity that provides a range of free, independent 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 looking for a Training & Development Practitioner to join us on a full-time, temporary maternity cover contract, until 31st December 2023.

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.

In return for the vital work you’ll provide, we’ll make sure you have everything you need to thrive in and out of the office! From a great holiday allowance to a variety of social and wellbeing events, we’ll make sure your priorities are our priorities.

We hold a strong set of core values to inform our work and all our interactions. We are Independent, Diverse and Accessible, focused on Equality and Social Justice, work with Integrity, Transparency and Quality and support a Collaborative working approach.

So, if you want to help us create a society of informed citizens who can confidently access their rights and entitlements, we want to hear from you.

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, designing and producing 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 the development of training marketing materials

About You

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

- Experience of training delivery (full-time or sessional basis)
- Experience developing training or presentation materials
- Experience providing advice in a welfare rights-related subject area
- Confidence in presenting to groups
- Knowledge of assessment processes
- The ability to understand and disseminate complex information and legislation
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office packages
- A baseline generalist advice qualification 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

Please note, you will need a reliable Wi-Fi connection to enable you to deliver training via digital mediums.

Additional hours may be required to meet the demands of the post (including evenings and weekends) as appropriate and/or travel within the UK (or ROI as required).

The closing date for this role is 31st March 2023.

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 looking for a new and rewarding opportunity as a Training & 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.