It Trainer

Salary: £35,745 to £38,223 per year (Grade 9)

Contract: Fixed-term (Up to 18 months)

Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time

Location: Hybrid working from our Head Office in Wakefield, WF2 0XE (the role requires at least 3 days per week in the office)

Benefits: 29 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays, plus 3 discretionary closedown days and Local Government Pension Scheme

YPO are seeking an experienced, proactive, and self-motivated IT Trainer to work in the organisations existing IT and Business Change departments. This is a new role supports the existing IT Trainer with the training support around the digital project implementation.

“If you're looking for a friendly and rewarding working environment, then YPO could be the place for you.”

As an IT Trainer you will take full responsibility for the delivery of IT training courses and modules (face-to-face and online) to internal customers, as well as the development of IT related training content identified within the projects.

You will be responsible for the development of system manuals, help-content, user guides, e-learning content and development plans for individual users and teams, which require excellent documentation and communication skills.

The successful candidate will be an effective, authoritative trainer, who inspires confidence and respect from the internal teams, colleagues, and training delegates. You will be someone who is capable of building strong and long-lasting relationships with customers, positively strengthening and promoting the positive image of IT and Business Change within YPO.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Ensuring that IT related user training is delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality standard (within agreed specifications).
• Formally managing any requests for project training or related content.
• Prioritise training activity to meet the overall project, business as usual, or strategic objectives.
• Monitor that the objectives of training, and educational and support content, are met.
• Pro-actively communicate the IT training offering and purpose to the wider organisation and work with users to build awareness, desire, and knowledge.
• Provide on-going support to users post training.

For the IT Trainer Job Description and Person Specification, his on the YPO Careers Page.

“Our mission is to help the public sector achieve the best possible value when buying products and services across the UK.”

YPO have almost 50 years' experience in giving back to the public sector. Five decades ago, 13 local authorities came together to combine their buying demands and achieve efficiency, and that's when our organisation as it's known today began.

We supply products and services to a wide range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, the public sector, and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.

We're 100% publicly owned, by our 13 member authorities, which means the profits we make are returned to our public sector customers, delivering even better value for money.

Benefits of working at YPO:

• Local Government Pension (WYPS)
• Family friendly policies
• Generous holiday allowances
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Access to Occupational Health Service
• Discounted sports and leisure memberships
• Health care plans
• Commitment to staff development and training

The deadline for applications is 23:55pm on Monday 1st April 2024.

Interviews will take place week commencing 15th April 2024 at our Wakefield office.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy before the proposed deadline in the event of the position being filled, a change of requirements or a large number of applications being received.

YPO is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 18 months

Salary: £35,745.00-£38,223.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wakefield, WF2 0XE