Learning and Development Consultant

LHH; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 58,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH is seeking an experienced Learning & Development Consultant for a short-term, high-impact engagement. You will partner with senior HR leadership to assess current initiatives, identify gaps, and craft a practical L&D strategy and playbook for implementation.

Responsibilities include building an organization-wide framework, prioritizing programs, evaluating external vendors, and designing leadership development and coaching resources, all while aligning with budget, timelines, and success

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Learning & Development or Organizational Development with a track record of building programs.
• Ability to translate assessments and findings into a practical strategy and implementation plan.
• Strong project management, stakeholder communication and executive-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess current learning initiatives and resources to identify gaps and needs.
• Develop a comprehensive L&D framework and roadmap with priorities, programs, budget, and metrics.
• Create a leadership development strategy for managers stepping into leadership without formal training.
• Research, evaluate, and select external training vendors and proposals.
• Evaluate assessment tools and propose solutions for leadership, team, and professional development.
• Develop coaching resources, processes, and operating procedures.
• Build learning opportunities across communication, project management, leadership, digital skills, and professional development.
• Incorporate existing programs into the overall L&D strategy and partner with HR leadership.
• Develop a final playbook outlining recommended programs, vendors, ownership, budgets, timelines, and success measures.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Executive-facing communication

Vendor management

Assessment tools familiarity

Tools

DiSC

CliftonStrengths

Hogan

MBTI

Predictive Index

Job description

Details

LHH is partnering with an organization seeking an experienced Learning & Development Consultant for a short-term, high-impact consulting engagement. This individual will partner closely with senior HR leadership to assess current learning initiatives, identify gaps, evaluate external partners, and develop a practical L&D strategy and implementation plan. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced L&D professional who enjoys building programs from the ground up and can move quickly from assessment and strategy to actionable recommendations.

• Type: Contract
• Start: ASAP
• Location: Remote
• Duration: ASAP through Dec 31st
• Pay: $42-$60 per hour based on experience

What You’ll Do

• Assess current learning and development initiatives, employee feedback, and existing resources to identify organizational learning needs.
• Develop a comprehensive L&D framework and roadmap, including priorities, recommended programming, budget considerations, and measures of success.
• Create a structured manager and leadership development strategy, with a focus on individuals who may be stepping into management without formal leadership training.
• Research and evaluate external leadership development and training providers, review proposals, and recommend the strongest options.
• Evaluate employee assessment tools and recommend solutions that can support leadership, team, and professional development.
• Develop recommendations for coaching resources, processes, and standard operating procedures.
• Build out learning opportunities across areas such as communication, project management, leadership, digital skills, and professional development.
• Review existing programs such as lunch-and-learns and other internal learning initiatives and incorporate them into an overall L&D strategy.
• Partner with HR leadership and participate in vendor discussions as needed.
• Develop a final, actionable playbook outlining recommended programs, vendors, ownership, budget considerations, timelines, and success measures.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, Talent Management, or a related area strongly preferred.
• Experience designing or enhancing organization-wide learning and development programs.
• Strong understanding of manager and leadership development programs.
• Experience researching, evaluating, and selecting external training or consulting vendors.
• Familiarity with employee, leadership, or personality assessment tools such as DiSC, CliftonStrengths, Hogan, MBTI, Predictive Index, or similar platforms.
• Ability to assess existing information and quickly translate findings into a practical strategy and implementation plan.
• Strong project management, stakeholder communication, and executive-facing skills.
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of deliverables in a fast-moving consulting environment.
• Experience supporting nonprofit, association, or similarly structured organizations is a plus.

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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