Manager, Content Design & Knowledge Management

<strong>AF Group (Lansing, Mich.) and its subsidiaries are a premier provider of innovative insurance solutions. Insurance policies may be issued by any of the following companies within AF Group: Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, Accident Fund National Insurance Company, Accident Fund General Insurance Company, United Wisconsin Insurance Company, Third Coast Insurance Company, or CompWest Insurance Company.</strong>

Lansing, USA

AF Group

<p class="p1"><strong>AF Group&rsquo;s focused and passionate team uses industry-leading best practices, analytics and resources to manage risk and minimize loss for our policyholders while strengthening businesses with our valued independent agent partners.</strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>We strive to continuously increase the long-term value of our organization by outperforming our industry peers and fostering a culture of underwriting and claims excellence.</strong></p> https://www.afgroup.com/

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Mid-level Manager

Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

Overview: <br />The Manager, Content Design &amp; Knowledge Management supports the assessment, development, and creation of business and job-specific training programs. This position is responsible for developing operational training and education objectives that align with overall business goals and strategies, and will ensure the training delivery team and employees have all the necessary business and job-specific knowledge, tools/infrastructure, standards/methods, and resources to drive workforce success and enhance job performance.&nbsp;<br /><br />This role will be responsible for liaising with business leaders to&nbsp;address specific training needs, assess and execute strategies for enhancing employee performance, skill development, and readiness while mapping learning strategy to key business drivers. This role will partner with the delivery team to determine training prioritization throughout AF Group, while delivering on the strategic objectives and success metrics of learning programs that align with AF Group&rsquo;s company goals.<br /><br /> <p><strong>WORKING CONDITIONS:</strong></p> <p>Work is performed in an office setting with no unusual hazards.&nbsp;</p>
Responsibilities: <br /> <ul> <li>Oversee the content development team responsible for creating, designing, and publishing training content through appropriate curriculum and channels to produce training and education programs</li> <li>Ensure scalability and repeatability of training by utilizing modern tools/technology and multi-channel training programs (interactive classrooms, instructor-led training (ILT), and self-driven)</li> <li>Responsible to balance team workload to optimize the effectiveness and support for all core function delivery teams and non ILT programs</li> <li>Collaborate with business leaders to determine operational training needs and gaps, while educating leadership on L&amp;G strategy and objectives</li> <li>Understands and recognizes performance gaps that can be alleviated by operational training versus other learning methodologies and/or performance interventions and communicates recommendations to leadership&nbsp;</li> <li>Partners with peer training leaders on determining training prioritization and other shared responsibilities</li> <li>Determines and coordinates appropriate communication strategies for operational training and education programs</li> <li>Responsible for demand management, staffing analysis, and budget management</li> <li>Responsible for learning performance analytics, technology &amp; tools administration, vendor/contract oversight, cost center quality trend analysis, and strategic planning</li> <li>Leads working with brand/department leadership and Training Delivery team to establish and execute operational training and education curricula to support day-to-day business operations and develop talent to meet future needs &ndash;&nbsp;<a target="_blank">including co-conducting periodic skills gaps assessments</a></li> <li>Collaborate with training resources across AF Group and Emerging Markets to identify and implement consistent and standardized training tools and methods</li> <li>Partner with business to identify and ensure external programs best fit the need not available internally; further coordinate and track external resources relevancy and delivery success</li> <li>Coordinate with IT to educate staff on utilization of company-issued technology assets and systems through non-ILT</li> <li>Coordinate with EM Organizational Development and Training to support execution of new hire and new manager training programs through appropriate delivery channels</li> <li>Identifies and assess future and current job-specific and business training needs</li> <li>Manages training programs to ensure compliance with the Organization&rsquo;s policies and processes</li> <li>Utilizes instructional design methodologies for consistent and optimal learning</li> <li>Manages the identification, capture, and maintenance of training needs based on long-term business strategies</li> <li>Maintains controlled knowledge items to ensure they are relevant</li> <li>Ensures training and education programs are available and relevant to need, i.e. retire non-relevant programs, in an efficient and effective manner</li> <li>Monitors training materials and programs to ensure information is leveraged where possible and is not redundant unless necessary</li> <li>Keeps abreast of current learning and performance strategies, content design and delivery methods, and techniques</li> <li>Participates in development of annual departmental budget, monitor budget, and identify budget discrepancies. Research cause and make recommendations.</li> <li>Manage external vendor training &amp; content development relationships, technology &amp; tools administration, vendor/contract oversight, and associated costs.</li> <li>Collaborates with corporate organizational development and learning team to ensure alignment of tools, technology, and programs</li> <li>Collaborates with HR to deploy, organize and maintain operational training in the corporate LMS</li> <li>Serve as a member of Business Continuity Planning team &ndash; determine and consolidate training delivery meets the recovery or minimum staff preparedness needs</li> <li>Provides coaching and development to the training team</li> </ul> <br /> <p><a target="_blank"><strong>DIRECTION EXERCISED:</strong></a></p> <ul> <li>Directly supervises exempt and non-exempt staff in accordance with company policies and applicable Federal and State Laws.&nbsp;</li> <li>Responsibilities include but are not limited to effectively interviewing, hiring, terminating, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and counseling employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; supporting and encouraging the engagement process.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <br /> <p><strong>EDUCATION:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in business or related field.&nbsp;</li> <li>Combinations of relevant education, certifications, and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.&nbsp;</li> <li>Continuous learning, as defined by the Company&rsquo;s learning philosophy, is required.&nbsp;</li> <li>Certification or progress toward certification is highly preferred and encouraged.</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>EXPERIENCE:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Seven years of progressive responsibility in insurance industry or related environment with demonstrated technical knowledge or expertise in instructional design, organizational development, or adult learning which provides the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities.&nbsp;</li> <li>Three years management, supervisory, or lead experience required.</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES (SKA) REQUIRED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Ability to align resources and execute initiatives successfully across a matrix organizational structure</li> <li>Ability to articulate a vision for Learning &amp; Growth strategy across AF Group and inspire others to support and execute initiatives to support the strategy</li> <li>Ability to recognize performance gaps that can be alleviated by operational training versus other interventions</li> <li>Broad understanding of all the AF Group business segments and brands</li> <li>Ability to translate business goals into learning and growth demands</li> <li>Demonstrated technical knowledge of insurance</li> <li>Knowledge and application of adult learning principles</li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills in both customer and team interactions</li> <li>Advanced skills in the use of technology applications that develop, manage, and support training/e-learning.</li> <li>Expertise in taking, creating, and administering training</li> <li>Ability to organize and work effectively with an understanding of organizational policies and activities.</li> <li>Ability to integrate resources, policies, and information for the determination of procedures, solutions, and other outcomes.</li> <li>Ability to handle multiple and simultaneous tasks</li> <li>Ability to work effectively with a variety of groups</li> <li>Strong communication skills including excellent written and verbal skills</li> <li>Customer management skills</li> <li>Strong collaboration skills</li> <li>Excellent relationship-building skills</li> <li>Must demonstrate leadership ability and team-building skills to effectively supervise professional and non-professional staff and interact with all levels of management</li> <li>Ability to work with and empower others on a collaborative basis to ensure success of unit team</li> <li>Ability to effectively exchange information, in verbal or written form, by sharing ideas, reporting facts and other information, responding to questions, and employing active listening techniques.</li> <li>Ability to effectively present budgetary and/or cost information and respond to questions as appropriate.</li> <li>Ability to establish workflows, manage multiple projects, and meet necessary deadlines.</li> </ul>