Training Specialist

**About Northern Trust**:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

**Role/ Department**:
Asset Servicing Learning & Development is the core learning and development support for our global Asset Servicing partners. We develop innovative, high quality classroom, online and blended learning solutions to deliver an outstanding partner experience.

As a member of the Asset Servicing Learning & Development Private Equity Training Team, the Training Consultant supports the Private Equity business unit to translate business requirements into a learning & development strategy. The Training Consultant ensures that learning and development interventions are aligned with the strategic needs of the Private Equity Business Unit. The role involves consulting with the Private Equity business to understand their learning needs, designing & delivering learning solutions, analyzes solutions for continuous improvement and undertakes appropriate operational & administrative aspects of the training curriculum.

**Why Choose this Role as a Training Consultant?**
- This role gives the opportunity to engage with senior leaders and all level of management.
- This role gives an individual the opportunity to create and own a process which delivers benefits to partners now, and in the future.

**The key responsibilities of the role include**:

- Consults with relevant Private Equity partners to translate business requirements into a learning and development strategy
- Designs and develops programs that support individual and team performance that are aligned with the Private Equity business units needs
- Designs and implements proactive communication plans to ensure that learning & development initiatives are communicated effectively to audiences
- Facilitates/delivers training and learning solutions
- Evaluates training solutions to identify areas for improvement & maintain highest quality delivery
- Keeps abreast of learning and development best practices and introduces them the Asset Servicing Learning & Development Team

**Skills/Qualifications**:

- Prior operational experience in financial services, preferably within the private equity, alternatives, financial reporting, audit, accounting function or a similar role
- Strong accounting knowledge, an accounting qualification is an advantage
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work with all levels of staff
- Self-starter and team player
- Attention to detail

**Working with Us**:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

**Reasonable accommodation**:
We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.