Flexible Work Arrangement: HybridThe HR L&D Specialist - Talent Management will report to the manager - Talent Management and focus on the following areas:AnalyticsAssessmentsCurriculum & LearningFacilitation and New hire OrientationOrganizational design and development Learning Management SystemThe role will have responsibility for supporting analytics as relevant to learning and training offerings. Additionally, the role will oversee employee learning activity for the PJM community. The HR L & D Specialist will research hot HR topics as well as relevant topics of learning for PJM. The Specialist will coordinate, facilitate, support and track learning and training initiatives for PJM.
Essential Functions:

• The Specialist will support the requests of leaders and employees regarding learning/training initiatives as well as provide recommendations. The Specialist will conduct discovery meetings for new employee and leader learning initiatives. In support of training initiatives, the Specialist will create, design and measure outcomes of learning. This includes, but is not limited to building learning objectives, ensuring content and content delivery supports stated objectives and looking for course corrections and changes as needed.
• The Specialist will arrange and coordinate logistics for learning events, ad-hoc meetings as well as teleconferences (i.e. securing location, facilitator scheduling, equipment prep, refreshments, etc.) and related details to ensure the success of PJM's employee learning community. The Specialist will reconcile learning dollars and expenditures with HR department budget
• The Specialist will coordinate and facilitate various initiatives (i.e. Leadership Training, Lunch n' learns and learning presentations). The Specialist will provide quantitate and qualitative analysis upon completion of a training program.
• The Specialist will deliver in-person New Employee Orientation, training and other new hire initiatives (i.e. New hire meet and greet)
• The Specialist will support Organizational Design work through the facilitation and coordination of teaming sessions. The Specialist will partner with external facilitators to support organizational needs.If needed, the Specialist may be asked to conduct a facilitated session as a substitute facilitator or support facilitated sessions. Additional duties include the review of curriculum as well as creation of learning teams and scheduling of sessions.
• Technology is a large component in the L&D Specialist role. The Specialist will utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) and other supporting systems to ensure Annual Compliance and required trainings are provided to the appropriate audiences in a timely manner. The Specialist will ensure accuracy in learning assignments and conduct audits to support compliance and learning evidence as needed. The Specialist will maintain technology skills and through learnings make recommendations regarding best practices etc. to move PJM's employee learning community. The Specialist will administer and research assessments for new hire needs as well as assessing skill/talent opportunities. The Specialist will maintain assessment records and provide deployment strategy for 360 tools as well as individual assessments for facilitated meetings.
• The Specialist plays an integral role for the HR team. The Specialist acts as a liaison between employee, leader, vendor and the HR team. The Specialist will act as an internal consultant for learning matters through the PJM employee community. The Specialist should be energetic, flexible, ready to "get the work" done whether the works is assigned or not or have the capacity to flex between working autonomously while working in a highly collaborative role.

• BA degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Liberal Arts or equivalent work experience
• At least 4 years of training & development experience
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to communicate effectively in a team environment (as well as providing a "no" message in a diplomatic and respectful manner)
• Ability to utilize Learning Management Systems (LMS) and other technology as required
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills Experience in adult learning development and design Extreme flexibility
• Ability to travel as needed (i.e. career fairs, learning conferences, etc.)
• Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively in a team environment
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Experience using verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint)