Remote L&D Strategy Consultant — Leadership Programs (Contract)

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

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