Leadership Development Specialist

ADVISA

Leadership Development Specialist

Carmel, IN
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    POSITION SUMMARY

    The focus of this position is to deliver excellent in-person and virtual training to ADVISA’s clients, helping participants drive both behavior change and organizational impact. The position will train different levels of leaders within organizations, including senior leaders, mid-level leaders, front-line leaders, and individual contributors. When not training, this position will support the development, modification, and refinement of current programming. This role will be involved in instructional design and upgrading and innovating current programs based on feedback and evolving business needs. This role will collaborate cross functionally and engage with all members of the ADVISA Team.

    This position has the following focus areas:

    1. Facilitation and Training
    2. Instructional Design and Program Development

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Facilitation and Training [60%]

    • Deliver quality in-person and virtual training to ADVISA clients, ensuring an engaging, impactful, and profound experience that drives behavior change to support organizational goals
    • Facilitate ADVISA’s portfolio of leadership development programs including, but not limited to, the following:
      • The Emerging Leader Series
      • Leadership Fundamentals
      • ADVISA Leadership Academy
      • Wellness Driven Leadership
      • Predictive Index Training
      • Customized courses for clients
      • Topical short courses
    • Demonstrate exceptional preparation for sessions
    • Engage with clients in the moment, exhibiting adaptability and responsiveness to participants during the session to deliver on our brand promise of driving behavior change
    • Implement feedback from client evaluations to continuously improve facilitation quality and participant satisfaction
    • Facilitate with excellence, maintaining control of the room while fostering open dialogue, collaboration, and reflection
    • Push clients to explore deeper insights and make meaningful change by challenging assumptions and guiding action-oriented discussions
    • Collaborate cross-functionally to align training with broader client objectives and organizational priorities
    • Catalyze meaningful behavior change by encouraging and enabling clients to connect training content to their real-world challenges and opportunities
    • Serve as an ambassador for ADVISA’s values and mission, representing the brand with expertise and professionalism

    Instructional Design and Program Development [30%]

    • Tailor training sessions to reflect core values, leader capabilities, titles, roles, client needs, facilitation feedback and current challenges happening in the client’s world
    • Customize content to align with the specific business context and challenges of each client – in the room live and in the design on the session itself
    • Design and develop new instructional materials and programs that align with client needs and organizational goals
    • Refine and enhance existing content to ensure it remains relevant, impactful and aligned with evolving business and client contexts
    • Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure all materials meet high standards of accuracy, consistency, and effectiveness
    • Proofread and edit program content, presentations, and complementary materials to ensure brand alignment and clarity
    • Create engaging videos, tutorials, supplemental one-pagers and other multimedia resources to support program delivery and participant engagement
    • Write and develop case studies and real-world scenarios to bring concepts to life for participants
    • Incorporate client and facilitator feedback into the continuous improvement of materials and delivery methods
    • Collaborate with internal teams to align instructional design projects with broader business priorities and objectives
    • Maintain and organize a library of program assets, ensuring easy access and version control for the team.
    • Stay updated on best practices in instructional design and adult learning theory to innovate and elevate program quality
    • Ensure that all program materials are user-friendly, participant-focused, and designed to drive learning outcomes and behavior change

    A-Team [10%]

    • Participate in team initiatives; examples include but are not limited to:
    • collaborating with colleagues to maximize opportunities to improve and grow
    • monthly A-Team Zoom meetings
    • mid-year and annual meetings
    • Team meetings
    • Manager one-on-ones

    TIME REQUIREMENTS

    • Minimum of 40 hours
    • Flex Scheduling
    • Must be based in the Indianapolis, Carmel or surrounding areas
    • In office, on average, three days a week
    • Travel required
    • Up to 8 nights per month (average: 4)

    BENEFITS OVERVIEW:

    • Four-Day Summer Workweeks (Fridays off) – Enjoy extra time to recharge during the summer months.
    • Healthcare Coverage – Generous company contributions, including up to 100% premium coverage for individuals.
    • Comprehensive Benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, $900 Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution.
    • Performance-Based Bonuses – End-of-year rewards for your hard work and results.
    • Flexible Time Off – Take time when you need it to maintain work-life balance.
    • Paid Parental Leave – 12 weeks of fully paid leave to support growing families.
    • Flexible Scheduling – Work when and where you’re most productive.
    • Volunteer Time Off – Paid time to give back to your community with company-sponsored initiatives.