Learning & Development Specialist (M/F/X)

At Vinçotte, safety is our number one priority. As the largest player in the Benelux, we support organizations – from multinationals and SMEs to self-employed professionals and private individuals – in working safely, efficiently and with a future-oriented mindset. With more than 1,500 experts, we provide objective and advisory services in the fields of inspection, certification, conformity assessment and training. Our sector specialists understand our customers’ needs like no other and guide them throughout the entire life cycle of their installations: from design and installation, through operation and maintenance, to decommissioning. In this way, we help our customers develop their activities safely, efficiently and future-oriented manner. With over 60,000 satisfied customers, we prove that our combination of expertise, advice and technology truly makes a difference. Vinçotte is part of Kiwa, a member of the SHV Family of Companies, and continues to innovate to ensure even greater safety and efficiency. Overview:

As Development Specialist (M/F/X) you are the business product owner for the leaning management system LMS365, which means you supervise the development and implementation of (digital) learning solutions within Vinçotte. You align the (digital) learning initiatives with Business Divisions and organisational strategies within Vinçotte and you design and develop training courses and strands of a learning & development program.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

Learning & Development

You foster a culture of continuous learning and facilitate employee development, aligned with the company’s strategy and objectives, and in doing so, you build a strong community of trainers, learning enthusiasts & content experts.

• You develop & manage learning initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders (board, management, experts, employees, peers in Kiwa & SHV entities) and with subject matter experts to guarantee the accuracy and relevance of course content.
• You act as product owner and subject matter expert for the leaning management system LMS365. You are responsible for ensuring its smooth operation throughout Vinçotte:
  • You are owner of the development roadmap of the LMS365, and you frequently align with the provider as well as other relevant stakeholders (i.e., ICT development team, …) on requirements, optimization opportunities, user testing, next steps, and actions.
  • You manage and optimize the Microsoft tools associated with the LMS365 platform (i.e., PowerBi, PowerApps, SharePoint, …) to ensure access to LMS365 data for reporting and to assure an excellent user experience throughout the learning & development process.
  • You act as catalogue administrator, ensuring catalogue integrity, and you provide guidance and expertise to all employees on the efficient use of the LMS365 environment.
• You develop and curate engaging e-learning courses, ensuring high quality content that elevates the learning experience, learning engagement & learning outcomes, that incorporates specified learning & development methodologies & channels, and aligns with educational best practices & trends.
• You act as single point of contact for all internal and external trainings within Vinçotte: you organize all mandatory trainings from invitation to follow-up on participation, you manage all employee training requests, and you administrate the internal and external registration process.
• You identify opportunities for (continuous) improvement based on user feedback, data insights resulting from annual review process and talent review process and your own experience & expertise.
• You set-up regular communication campaigns & initiatives to promote employee development and the learning & development policies and practices.
• You create insightful management reports, providing relevant learning & development figures and you advice management on actions to be taken based on these figures to support the Business Divisions in achieving their objectives.
• You collaborate with international teams (Kiwa & SHV-group) to drive and promote the business training experience across all regions, this includes participating in projects and implementing mandatory trainings for international Kiwa group as well as coaching Vinçotte Luxembourg in the implementation of a learning & development approach through different coaching meetings.
• You guarantee an in-depth understanding of existing and emerging best practices and trends in i.e., e-learning, instructional design, multimedia technologies, the integration of AI technologies in content creation, … through continuing professional development, attending conferences & specialist communities, and reading specialist media.

Corporate Communication Support (content creation)

• You create visuals (social media campaigns, comm