Training & Learning Consultant Lead

IU Health; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health is seeking a Training & Learning Consultant Lead to join the People Readiness team in Indianapolis. The role focuses on advising, designing and delivering leadership development and operational training that aligns with IU Health standards and activation readiness.

You will partner with the Director of Leadership Development and external vendors to create a leader-ready learning culture across the organization.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree is required.
• A Master's Degree is preferred.
• Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Degree in Human Resources, Training and Development, Organizational Development, business, or other learning discipline.
• Professional learning, coaching, facilitation, or assessment certifications are preferred.
• Experience designing and managing leadership development programs in large, complex, matrix organizations that deliver measurable results.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of leadership principles, competency models, adult learning theories, learning modalities, and experiential programming.
• Skilled facilitator for both in-person and virtual delivery.
• Experience cultivating partnerships with external vendors, consultants, and academic institutions to enhance leadership development offerings.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Requires high proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and demonstrated expertise with reporting and presentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Advising on learning and training strategy, design, delivery and adoption approaches for clinical, technical and non-clinical audiences.
• Ensuring all operational training aligns with IU Health standards, systems, tools and learning practices.
• Partnering with external consulting training team and operational leaders to connect training activities with activation readiness requirements.
• Providing facilitation support and learning guidance throughout the activation process.
• Embedding internal learning expertise, best practices and sustainability considerations into training plans and materials.
• Supporting coordination across operational training efforts to ensure a consistent and leader-ready learning experience.
• Partnering with the Director, Leadership Development to create, execute and evaluate a comprehensive leadership development strategy aligned with IU Health's strategic goals.
• Designing, delivering and overseeing leadership development programs that grow a broad leadership pipeline and prepare future leaders across the organization.
• Managing all operational elements of leadership programs including project management, resource allocation, vendor management, budgeting, logistics and communication.
• Collaborating with leadership and HR teams to identify development needs across the organization and recommend solutions.
• establishing assessment strategies that measure program effectiveness and impact, and continuously improving programs based on data and outcomes.
• Providing coaching and mentoring to leaders to guide their growth and development.

Skills

Leadership development

Project management

Facilitation

Adult learning theory

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

MS Office

Reporting tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree preferred

HR/Training/OD degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Reporting tools

Job description

Training & Learning Consultant Lead

Our team members advance our mission and exemplify excellence, compassion, teamwork, and purpose in all that they do. Indiana University Health is seeking individuals who embody these values to join our Human Resources team in the role of Training & Learning Consultant Lead.

The Training & Learning Consultant Lead is a new position embedded within the People Readiness team, an integrated function that aligns training, change management, culture integration, stakeholder engagement and provider readiness to support workforce preparedness and successful hospital activation.

This role provides the internal IU Health learning and development expertise that ensures all operational training is practical, aligned to organizational standards and positioned to support workforce readiness and adoption.

The Consultant Lead partners closely with the Director, Leadership Development, an external consulting firm and operational leaders to ensure that every training experience reflects IU Health's culture, tools and learning practices.

Key Relationships

Reports to : Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Direct reports: None

Shift: Full time, Monday - Friday, hybrid

Location : Indianapolis, IN (Downtown area)

The Scope:

• Advising on learning and training strategy, design, delivery and adoption approaches for clinical, technical and non-clinical audiences
• Ensuring all operational training aligns with IU Health standards, systems, tools and learning practices
• Partnering with the external consulting training team and operational leaders to connect training activities with activation readiness requirements
• Providing facilitation support and learning guidance throughout the activation process
• Embedding internal learning expertise, best practices and sustainability considerations into training plans and materials
• Supporting coordination across operational training efforts to ensure a consistent and leader-ready learning experience
• Partnering closely with the Director, Leadership Development to create, execute and evaluate a comprehensive leadership development strategy aligned with IU Health's strategic goals
• Designing, delivering and overseeing leadership development programs that grow a broad leadership pipeline and prepare future leaders across the organization
• Managing all operational elements of leadership programs including project management, resource allocation, vendor management, budgeting, logistics and communication
• Collaborating with leadership and HR teams to identify development needs across the organization and recommend solutions
• Establishing assessment strategies that measure program effectiveness and impact, and continuously improving programs based on data and outcomes
• Providing coaching and mentoring to leaders to guide their growth and development

Candidate Qualifications

Candidates for this position will be evaluated according to the following criteria and competencies.

• A Bachelor's Degree is required.
• A Master's Degree is preferred.
• Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Degree in Human Resources, Training and Development, Organizational Development, business, or other learning discipline.
• Professional learning, coaching, facilitation, or assessment certifications are preferred.
• Experience designing and managing leadership development programs in large, complex, matrix organizations that deliver measurable results.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of leadership principles, competency models, adult learning theories, learning modalities, and experiential programming.
• Skilled facilitator for both in-person and virtual delivery.
• Experience cultivating partnerships with external vendors, consultants, and academic institutions to enhance leadership development offerings.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Requires high proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and demonstrated expertise with reporting and presentation tools.

The 'DNA' for Success

• Take Initiative: You identify what needs to happen, build the plan and move forward.
• IU Health Translator: Your value is in bridging those two worlds so that every training experience reflects who we are, how we operate and what our team members need to succeed.
• Collaborative by Nature: You work seamlessly across the People Readiness team, Operations, Information Systems, the external consulting firm and the broader HR organization.
• Confident and Skilled: You bring real expertise in adult learning, facilitation and leadership development.
• Nimble and Agile: You adapt without losing quality or momentum.

Indiana University Health is unlike any other healthcare system and we're looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. IU Health leaders play a cruci