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Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Spearheading the strategy, planning, execution, and management of innovative educational programs aimed at enhancing the leadership skills and professional development of individuals across various industries.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop competency profiles and identify gaps in our learning content.Gain agreement on a competency framework to focus on market participant roles on a priority basis, with a view towards developing competency profiles by experience across those roles.Work with internal and external experts (including our clients) to identify any region-specific variations required, while maintaining a bias towards a standard profile.Work with internal and external experts analyze existing courses and develop learning objectives to meet the competency profiles by role, which can be used by the content management team to develop training content.Maintain ongoing relationships with external experts to ensure the approved competency profiles remain relevant in an ever-changing market.Review accuracy of content against learning objectives and course designProvide input on exam design and development processAssist with development of new programs

Toronto, Canada Area

Management of Professional Development programs focusing on Life Underwriting, Claims, and ReInsurance Administration.Responsibilities include curriculum and content development and delivery, instructional design, owner of learning management system, strategic planning with Sales & Marketing groups, managing subject matter experts in content development, scheduling, budgeting, and responding to student inquiries.Conducts primary and secondary research on new program and course concepts for an internal and external market. Develop detailed program financial forecasts, business cases and proposals for new programs.Development, implementation and evaluation of marketing plan activities including advertising, relationships with professional associations, prospect development, retention plans, and cross selling with other programs.Manage financial aspects of programs including developing budgets, setting fees, establishing enrollment and financial forecasts, ensuring maximum productivity, and meeting profitability objectives.Consults corporate clients in the design, development, and implementation of corporate training programs. Provides services such as needs analysis and assessment, benchmarking, training design, instructional design, and training evaluation. Negotiates and prepares contracts and agreements with corporate clients, which include prices, program content, schedule and services.

Toronto, Canada Area

Management of all commercialized learning and training programs on a global scale, including Life Underwriting, Reinsurance Administration, Claims, and Behavioural SciencesDevelopment of onboarding training programs for both internal and external stakeholdersFull scale instructional design services, including needs analysis, project planning, business case writing, and design and development of learning solutionsManagement of a team of instructional designersCoordination with business development group to identify new training opportunitiesLead Design Thinking Sprint Facilitator

Management of Professional Development programs, including Project Management, Lean Six Sigma, Web Analytics, and Business Analysis. Responsibilities include e-learning and curriculum development, instructional design, application of adult education principles, training and development, business administration, market research, project management, financial and budget planning, and human resources. Conducts primary and secondary research on new program concepts, along with managing the review process of existing programs. Develop detailed program financial forecasts, business cases and proposals for new programs.Lead curriculum development and instructional design of courses and programs. Includes managing subject matter experts, hiring instructors, and liaising with eLearning developers. Development, implementation and evaluation of marketing plan activities including advertising, relationships with professional associations, prospect development, retention plans, and cross selling with other programs.Manage the delivery of programs and courses including scheduling, selecting delivery formats, ordering texts and materials, and liaising with instructors. Manage financial aspects of programs including developing budgets, setting fees, establishing enrolment and financial forecasts, ensuring maximum productivity, and meeting profitability objectives.

Toronto, Canada Area

Acquisition, development and financial management of print and digital-based products in the disciplines of Marketing, Management, and General Business for the Canadian Higher Education market.Established and executed long-range strategic plans, committed to organizational new product development goals. Led market research initiatives to meticulously evaluate new product investment; including comprehensive focus groups, managing advisory boards and peer-to-peer product reviews.Created detailed business plans for new and existing products, including contract negotiations with authors, budget management, goal setting and production scheduling.Led sales for all new products nationally working closely with the sales force and maintaining meaningful on-going relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Toronto

Acquisition, development and financial management of products in Sociology, Anthropology, Personal Health, Education and Criminology.Led marketing and sales effort to ensure the success of the products, including committee presentations, moderating symposia and focus groups. Research and development of products, product acquisition, and quality and cost control to ensure market-driven success.Liaised with authors, reviewers, team members, and production and sales personnel for cohesive launches of new products.Negotiated author contracts for new and revision signings.Managed Developmental Editors including setting goals for short term and long term activities and assisting them in attaining goals.

Toronto

Assessed needs of customers and matching them with creative solutions; leveraged cross-functional team and out-of-the-box thinking.Strategic business planning and territory marketing to achieve sales revenue growth in a $4M territory.

Certificate Of Completion, Design Sprint Master

Design Thinking Immersive, Problem Framing, Design Sprint Master

Masters Certificate In Adult Training & Development

Ba, English Language And Literature