Talent Development Consultant

Location: Sydney

Contract Type: Fixed Term

MinterEllison is one of Australias largest independent law and consulting firms. With a heritage of almost 200 years we are known for our excellence and our authentic and enduring relationships with our clients our people and our communities. Clients seek out MinterEllison to help them solve complex problems every day. We do this by our full-service legal offering and complementary consulting offering.

We offer opportunities to work on industry-leading mandates for top-tier clients while being part of a high-performing and collaborative team that values excellence diversity of thought curiosity and inclusion. We value our people and empower them to achieve their ambitions - with the support trust and autonomy to grow their careers in meaningful ways.

At MinterEllison were leading the way with AI and other emerging technologies powering innovation right across our firm. You will have the opportunity to engage with AI tools weve built and other external AI tools to enhance efficiencies and excellence internally and with our clients.

We support sustainable ways of working regarding how when and where you work and offer a wide range of social financial and health benefits (see Team

Join our Talent Development team within the Talent Group reporting to the Head of Learning & Development. We are reshaping our development strategy to support our refreshed business strategy to develop the legal and consulting firm of the AI-enabled future.

You will work closely with business operations colleagues practice leaders and senior stakeholders positioning talent development as a key driver of business success. This fixed-term role offers exposure to leadership and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across our national practice.

The Role

This is a 12-month strategic role to redesign the firms approach to talent development across our national practice. You will identify the capabilities our lawyers and consultants need and design learning solutions that deliver measurable performance improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing tailored learning curricula for different career stages from graduates through to senior associates and directors
• Developing blended learning solutions incorporating face-to-face virtual and self-paced components
• Designing learning solutions that help lawyers and consultants work effectively with AI capabilities and understand AIs impact on their practice.
• Facilitating engaging training sessions both in-person and online with strong executive presence
• Managing end-to-end delivery of learning programmes from design through to evaluation
• Establishing success metrics and analysing feedback to drive continuous improvement
• Acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders positioning talent development as a key driver of business performance

This is a 12-month full-time strategic engagement based in Sydney Melbourne or Brisbane.

About You

This position is ideal for professionals with Big 4 consulting experience who want to apply their skills to create real business impact in a high-performing professional services firm.

You will bring:

• Minimum 5 years consulting or professional services experience in talent/learning ideally from Big 4 consulting or management consulting backgrounds
• University degree in relevant area (Psychology Organisational Development Business HR Law Education)
• Strong training design and delivery skills with executive presence and understanding of adult learning principles
• Proven ability to advise and influence senior executives and partners in complex organisations
• Sound project management and change management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with ability to establish credibility and facilitate collaboration
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills to identify and drive process improvements
• Technical proficiency in Learning Management Systems and Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with consulting-style project ownership
• Passion for developing others with flexibility empathy resilience and adaptability in a dynamic professional services environment

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all ages abilities cultural backgrounds genders (including trans or gender diverse) LGBTQ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

We prefer to connect with people directly so please submit your CV by clicking on the Apply button. We encourage all applications including if you do not meet all the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee please apply through the internal careers page.

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