Learning and Development Specialist
About the role
The Opportunity
Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Business Transformation
Location : Halifax, NS
Type of Employment: Full-Time, Project Term 12 months
Nova Scotia Power is seeking a Learning and Development Specialist to lead the design, development, and delivery of end-user training as part of a large-scale enterprise system transformation at Nova Scotia Power. Reporting to the Training Lead, the Learning and Development Specialist will oversee training project plans, manage instructional design activities, and ensure employees are fully prepared for new systems, processes, and ways of working.
This role is ideal for someone with strong instructional design expertise and project management experience, who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about helping others succeed through change.
Key Elements Of This Role Include
- Leading the development and execution of the ERP training strategy and plan, including project management of timelines, resources, and deliverables
- Conducting detailed training needs assessments across business units in collaboration with subject matter experts and project teams
- Designing, developing, and maintaining training materials, including manuals, job aids, presentations, and eLearning content using instructional design best practices
- Delivering instructor-led training sessions and/or train-the-trainer workshops as required
- Maintaining training content repositories and supporting version control and updates
- Gathering user feedback to identify gaps or areas for improvement
- Providing guidance and coaching to other team members involved in training delivery
- Collaborating with the Change Management, Communications, and Business Readiness teams to ensure alignment of messaging and support
These Skills Will Make You Successful To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:
- Degree or diploma in Education, Instructional Design, Business, or a related field; advanced certifications in project management (e.g., PMP) or instructional design considered an asset
- 5+ years of experience in training development and delivery, with significant exposure to project management and instructional design
- Experience designing and delivering training for business systems (i.e., ERP, CRM, HRIS) is an asset
- Proven ability to manage training projects, including scope, timelines, and stakeholder expectations
- Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in MS Office and eLearning tools (i.e. anything to add here??)
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying.
Learn more about our culture and values
At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers. If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by and let us know why this role is right for you.
The perks of joining our team? We offer:
- A chance to contribute to a major transformation at Nova Scotia Power
- A collaborative, supportive team environment
- Opportunities to grow and apply your training expertise in a meaningful way
- Exposure to enterprise change management best practices
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera
As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.
Recruitment & Promotion Policy
The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.
About Nova Scotia Power
We provide 95 per cent of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Nova Scotia, and serve over 500,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers across the province.
Our 1,700 dedicated, safety-focused employees help manage $5 billion worth of generation, transmission and distribution assets and produce more than 10,000 gigawatt hours of electricity each year.
We use a fuel mix including hydro, tidal, wind, coal, oil, biomass and natural gas to generate electricity. Our facilities can generate as much as 2,453 megawatts of electricity that is delivered across 32,000 km of transmission and distribution lines throughout Nova Scotia.
Learning and Development Specialist
About the role
The Opportunity
Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Business Transformation
Location : Halifax, NS
Type of Employment: Full-Time, Project Term 12 months
Nova Scotia Power is seeking a Learning and Development Specialist to lead the design, development, and delivery of end-user training as part of a large-scale enterprise system transformation at Nova Scotia Power. Reporting to the Training Lead, the Learning and Development Specialist will oversee training project plans, manage instructional design activities, and ensure employees are fully prepared for new systems, processes, and ways of working.
This role is ideal for someone with strong instructional design expertise and project management experience, who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about helping others succeed through change.
Key Elements Of This Role Include
- Leading the development and execution of the ERP training strategy and plan, including project management of timelines, resources, and deliverables
- Conducting detailed training needs assessments across business units in collaboration with subject matter experts and project teams
- Designing, developing, and maintaining training materials, including manuals, job aids, presentations, and eLearning content using instructional design best practices
- Delivering instructor-led training sessions and/or train-the-trainer workshops as required
- Maintaining training content repositories and supporting version control and updates
- Gathering user feedback to identify gaps or areas for improvement
- Providing guidance and coaching to other team members involved in training delivery
- Collaborating with the Change Management, Communications, and Business Readiness teams to ensure alignment of messaging and support
These Skills Will Make You Successful To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:
- Degree or diploma in Education, Instructional Design, Business, or a related field; advanced certifications in project management (e.g., PMP) or instructional design considered an asset
- 5+ years of experience in training development and delivery, with significant exposure to project management and instructional design
- Experience designing and delivering training for business systems (i.e., ERP, CRM, HRIS) is an asset
- Proven ability to manage training projects, including scope, timelines, and stakeholder expectations
- Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in MS Office and eLearning tools (i.e. anything to add here??)
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying.
Learn more about our culture and values
At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers. If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by and let us know why this role is right for you.
The perks of joining our team? We offer:
- A chance to contribute to a major transformation at Nova Scotia Power
- A collaborative, supportive team environment
- Opportunities to grow and apply your training expertise in a meaningful way
- Exposure to enterprise change management best practices
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera
As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.
Recruitment & Promotion Policy
The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.
About Nova Scotia Power
We provide 95 per cent of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Nova Scotia, and serve over 500,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers across the province.
Our 1,700 dedicated, safety-focused employees help manage $5 billion worth of generation, transmission and distribution assets and produce more than 10,000 gigawatt hours of electricity each year.
We use a fuel mix including hydro, tidal, wind, coal, oil, biomass and natural gas to generate electricity. Our facilities can generate as much as 2,453 megawatts of electricity that is delivered across 32,000 km of transmission and distribution lines throughout Nova Scotia.