{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"45d33df41c94afeb30fa255f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/45d33df41c94afeb30fa255f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/45d33df41c94afeb30fa255f","title":"Learning & Development Associate","description":"Position Summary\n\nResponsible for designing, conducting and organizing training programs to improve employee performance and ensure organizational productivity. Will analyze training needs and recommend appropriate development strategy(s).\n\nEssential Functions\n\nAssess training needs through consultation with managers, interviews with employees, focus groups, or surveys to develop new programs or modify and improve existing programs to meet emerging organizational or individual trends, needs or skill gaps.\nPlan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs using knowledge of effective adult learning methods such as classroom training, seminars, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops. Select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation and audience.\nOffer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.\nDevelop or obtain training manuals, guides, course materials, handouts, and multimedia visual aids.\nEvaluate training materials such as textbooks and handouts to ensure that material being presented to employees is appropriate to the audience, relevant and aligned with needs assessment and skills gap analysis for the employee and the organization.\nConduct or arrange for the delivery of ongoing technical and skills training and personal development classes for managers and staff. Present information to trainees using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.\nTrain managers and supervisors in techniques and skills for coaching and developing employees.\nMonitor training costs to ensure budget is not exceeded; prepare cost/benefit analysis to justify training expenditures.\nDevelop testing and evaluation procedures for skills and technical training programs.\nBuild and maintain organization-wide training database; create management reports as requested.\nCreate and maintain an annual training calendar based upon needs analysis; adjustment the calendar as attendance and emerging needs dictate.\nAdminister annual compliance assignments for all employees.\nDeliver monthly HR Orientation sessions.\n\nAdditional Functions\n\nResearch training requests for external training course or educational opportunities.\nKeeping up-to-date technically and apply new knowledge in the field of adult and lifetime learning.\n\nJob Requirements and Qualifications\n\nTravel to branch locations and training center is required.\n\nEducation and Experience\n\nBachelor's degree in education, organizational development, business, or similar field.\nMinimum 4 years' experience in a trainer/training manager capacity.\nMinimum 5 years' experience in banking industry preferred.\n\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\n\nExcellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment including proficiency in Word and Excel.\nExcellent at talking to others to convey information effectively; teaching others how to do something.\nExcellent active listening skills-giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.\nExcellent use of logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.\nSkilled in adjusting actions in relation to others' actions and needs.\nKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.\nKnowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for adult learners and groups, and the measurement of training effects.\nKnowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; group behavior and dynamics; and learning and motivation.\nKnowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.\nKnowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.\nKnowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.\nAbility to come up with a number of ideas about a topic and to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions. Ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful contexts.\nAbility to communicate information and ideas in speaking and writing so others will understand.\nAbility to translate wheat information means and how it can be used.\nAbility to work independently with little supervision.","company":"Unity Bank","rawCompany":"unity bank","city":"Clinton","state":"NJ","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T15:28:09.044Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1151.00","title":"Training and Development Specialists","slug":"training-and-development-specialists"},{"code":"11-3131.00","title":"Training and Development Managers","slug":"training-and-development-managers"},{"code":"25-9031.00","title":"Instructional Coordinators","slug":"instructional-coordinators"}],"industries":[{"code":"611430","title":"Professional and Management Development Training","slug":"professional-and-management-development-training"},{"code":"611420","title":"Computer Training","slug":"computer-training"},{"code":"522110","title":"Commercial Banking","slug":"commercial-banking"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Learning & Development Associate","description":"Position Summary\n\nResponsible for designing, conducting and organizing training programs to improve employee performance and ensure organizational productivity. Will analyze training needs and recommend appropriate development strategy(s).\n\nEssential Functions\n\nAssess training needs through consultation with managers, interviews with employees, focus groups, or surveys to develop new programs or modify and improve existing programs to meet emerging organizational or individual trends, needs or skill gaps.\nPlan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs using knowledge of effective adult learning methods such as classroom training, seminars, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops. Select and use training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation and audience.\nOffer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.\nDevelop or obtain training manuals, guides, course materials, handouts, and multimedia visual aids.\nEvaluate training materials such as textbooks and handouts to ensure that material being presented to employees is appropriate to the audience, relevant and aligned with needs assessment and skills gap analysis for the employee and the organization.\nConduct or arrange for the delivery of ongoing technical and skills training and personal development classes for managers and staff. Present information to trainees using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.\nTrain managers and supervisors in techniques and skills for coaching and developing employees.\nMonitor training costs to ensure budget is not exceeded; prepare cost/benefit analysis to justify training expenditures.\nDevelop testing and evaluation procedures for skills and technical training programs.\nBuild and maintain organization-wide training database; create management reports as requested.\nCreate and maintain an annual training calendar based upon needs analysis; adjustment the calendar as attendance and emerging needs dictate.\nAdminister annual compliance assignments for all employees.\nDeliver monthly HR Orientation sessions.\n\nAdditional Functions\n\nResearch training requests for external training course or educational opportunities.\nKeeping up-to-date technically and apply new knowledge in the field of adult and lifetime learning.\n\nJob Requirements and Qualifications\n\nTravel to branch locations and training center is required.\n\nEducation and Experience\n\nBachelor's degree in education, organizational development, business, or similar field.\nMinimum 4 years' experience in a trainer/training manager capacity.\nMinimum 5 years' experience in banking industry preferred.\n\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\n\nExcellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment including proficiency in Word and Excel.\nExcellent at talking to others to convey information effectively; teaching others how to do something.\nExcellent active listening skills-giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.\nExcellent use of logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.\nSkilled in adjusting actions in relation to others' actions and needs.\nKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.\nKnowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for adult learners and groups, and the measurement of training effects.\nKnowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; group behavior and dynamics; and learning and motivation.\nKnowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.\nKnowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.\nKnowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.\nAbility to come up with a number of ideas about a topic and to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions. Ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful contexts.\nAbility to communicate information and ideas in speaking and writing so others will understand.\nAbility to translate wheat information means and how it can be used.\nAbility to work independently with little supervision.","datePosted":"2026-10-06T15:28:09.044Z","dateModified":"2026-10-06T15:28:09.044Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Unity Bank","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Clinton","addressRegion":"NJ","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"45d33df41c94afeb30fa255f"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/45d33df41c94afeb30fa255f"}}