Trainer / Project Manager
IPM sets the path for companies large and small to meet their goals faster, more efficiently and with higher-quality results - whether embarking on a major capital project, developing a new product or launching a critical initiative.The employees of IPM are highly skilled professionals who blend as teammates into client organizations, while bringing expertise, discipline and leadership to bear on the challenge at hand. With a passion for excellence, honest and ethical conduct, and uncompromising integrity, IPM achieves high-quality results and consistently exceeds its commitments to its clients.
In joining us, you will be part of a company that has made all the difference to global companies and local businesses alike. IPM professionals helped a multinational corporation within the consumer products industry emerge from bankruptcy through strategic reorganization of its manufacturing operations. We cut product development time by 40% for one consumer electronics giant. And we increased efficiencies for a beverage client so much that they abandoned costly plans to move to a new facility. We also have helped R&D team cut research time in half and have managed business operations allowing fledgling start-ups to concentrate on what they do best – innovation. Multiple opportunities to assist clients with projects such as these have enabled IPM to grow rapidly in the last few years, earning us recognition in 2007 as one of Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest growing private companies. Throughout 2008 we also have the pleasure of celebrating our 20th year of ethical leadership and excellence.
Our Mission and Beliefs proclaims, "IPM derives its strength, security, and greatest competitive advantage from its values-driven, self-motivated, and highly skilled employees - its most important asset." Further, Our Mission and Beliefs describes IPM’s business to be project management leadership, a product of the disciplined application of project management protocol, a Requirements Based Activity© approach, and premier technical and managerial talents. In order for Our Mission and Beliefs to be served, it is the Company’s responsibility to ensure that all employees are provided the tools required to perform within their roles in an above-average to outstanding fashion, with confidence and conviction, and a mindset to continuously improve. Employee development and training are the prime avenues for establishing this high performance team. While development and training are closely intertwined, the two have different purposes. Development identifies opportunities to apply skill sets (tools) acquired to realize and expand potential; the responsibility for development resides with the individual’s supervisor. Training identifies specific programs or exercises that provide the tools required to serve a specific role and responsibilities. IPM is looking for a Trainer / Project Manager to enhance and expand our training programs.
Come join the IPM family, and help us build on our success!
Qualified applicants please submit your resume in Word or PDF format.
Job Overview:
The trainer / project manager candidate has in-depth knowledge, training, and experience in professional project management aligned with the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK). The trainer / project manager candidate has gained additional training and experience in developing and facilitating training in project management, leadership, communications, and other interpersonal skills.. Using this background, this position assesses training needs and identifies gaps, designs and develops training materials and interventions to address the defined needs, and facilitates the training. The trainer / project manager works with others to define and achieve the training objectives and builds positive professional relationships with fellow employees and clients. Training design and development will focus primarily on project management, relationship building, leadership, and interpersonal / soft skills.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
- Identify core training requirements by each job classification.
- Identify and evaluate options to satisfy the training requirements. These options may include other IPM employees, outside resources, internal classes, outside classes, etc. Present recommendations to management.
- Assess individual and company training needs and identify the gaps. Develop gap and training development priority recommendations.
- Develop training materials and methods to address each element or skill considered part of core training.
- Organize, coordinate, and facilitate training sessions and workshops. This may from time to time include supporting client training.
- As appropriate, teach training skills to individuals whose expertise or experience can benefit the overall employee training efforts.
- In conjunction with management personnel and individual employees, identify specific training requirements that are not part of core training, but are necessary to address specific performance issues or support career advancement.
- Develop training programs to address individual needs and/or identify external training sources to address these needs.
- Assess and qualify external training programs/venues and provide training recommendations to IPM management.
- In concert with IPM’s Strategic and Annual Plans, develop supporting training initiatives.
- Establish and publish regular communications (tips, etc.), periodic training schedules, and maintain personnel training records.
- Establish and execute a formal training feedback process that identifies key metrics and that measures the training quality and effectiveness and the impact to the organization; promote continual improvement in the training program and process.
- Identify materials, resources, facilities, and other expenses required to support training initiatives. Establish an annual training budget and present to management for approval.
- Keep apprised of project management approaches, tools, and practices promoted by the Project Management Institute and their associated partners, evaluate them, and to the extent it is beneficial and justifiable, integrate them into our internal training efforts.
Required Skills and Knowledge:
- Exceptional presentation and written communication skills in the English language
- Proven program development skills; i.e., the ability to formally structure an approach to instructing others on a specific topic
- Demonstrated application of course development principles
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and stay within budget
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
- Strong aptitude and desire to teach others
- Ability to apply creativity to training initiatives
- Commitment to Our Mission and Beliefs
- Proven team player
Required Education/Training:
- Bachelors degree in engineering sciences, education, or other related curriculum or equivalent experience.
- Minimum three years experience in professional project management using PMI's Project Management Book of Knowledge.
- Minimum five years experience in course development and training facilitation for project management, leadership, communications, and other interpersonal skills.
Working Conditions:
- Providing support to project managers
- Facilitating large group meetings
- Occasional travel
