Do you have expertise in, and passion for, Workplace Training? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the Finance Transformation hub in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

Play your part in contributing to a business truly dedicated to its purpose and patients. United by a shared connection and commitment, we can see how everything we do adds up to a bigger impact on patients and society. Working for an enterprise at the cutting-edge of science, we feel a huge sense of pride in our potential to transform the lives of patients with unmet needs.

Finance at AstraZeneca has a clear vision to become trusted partners, creating value and leading change. As such, Finance has a pivotal role to play in shaping our long-term financial health, partnering to deliver great results through insight, delivering excellence in financial operations and safeguarding AstraZeneca’s assets and reputation.

In Finance Transformation, we support this ambition by being trusted partners for change excellence and building long-term capabilities to make us future-fit. This is where you could come in. Working in Finance Transformation is fast-paced, dynamic and challenging. We are looking for people who want to seize the opportunity to take an exciting step in their personal development journey and play a fundamental part of delivering a world-class finance organisation. 

Based at our Horizon Place site, Luton, where the FT Programme Hub sits, you will be reporting to the FT Central Training Lead and working closely with the FT Project specific Business Change Lead and being the bridge between the Programme and the business and a key part of the central project team that will be deploying the overall Change,  Training and Communications. The role is global and requires working across time zones.

In this role you will:

• Work closely with the FT Central Training lead to support FT project training activities such as support development the projects training strategy, plan, TNA, Training Material, facilitate Train the Trainer and end user training sessions and setting up training environment

• Lead Training activities for smaller FT projects by working closely with other project team colleagues

• Develop an overall training Strategy and plan to meet the planned requirements of the project

• Identify end user training requirements, develop training programs by completing a Training Needs Analysis (TNA)

• Plan and deliver training activities in order to ensure that training activities are conducted efficiently, cost-effectively, and in accordance with AZ’s policies and standards

• Liaise with BAU leads to develop and implement training, develop and succession plans that are appropriate for their business needs and consistent with the FT training strategy

• Work closely with the FT Project Business change Lead

• Work across time zones

Qualifications/Skills required:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business or Human Resources

• Interpersonal Communication, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Planning Skills

• Experience of planning and delivering training in a large project

• Excellent team working, networking and influencing skills to develop solutions

• Able to challenge the status quo, think beyond boundaries of own role and act upon opportunities to work more effectively and seek opportunities for continuous improvement

• Experience of working with customers across functions and geographies

• Managing customers in a multicultural environment

• Mental Agility: Comfortable with complexity –   Breadth and Depth of thinking - Problem solving.

• Adaptability: Comfortable with ambiguity and unpredictability. Forward looking.

• Self-Awareness: Has personal insight and  effectively communicates

• Impact and Influence: strong drive for results

Desirable requirements:

• Business or Accounting degree

• Experience of planning and delivering training in a large, complex project

If you’re interested in working at high speed, on agile projects in a dynamic and changing environment, then this is the place for you. To thrive here we foster an entrepreneurial spirit where we run fast and take balanced risks.

Competitive salary and benefits apply

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.