The Learning Generalist: [Social Learning] ThoughtWorks needs YOU to join our L&D team

Saturday, January 16, 2010

[Social Learning] ThoughtWorks needs YOU to join our L&D team

At ThoughtWorks we're looking for versatile learning professionals in India with a keen interest and experience in social media. This role will be based out of either Bangalore or Pune. This depends on the current location of the applicant and in case of really exceptional candidates we can consider a telecommuting option. While we're still trying to define the boundaries of this role, here are some of the key expectations and skills required:

Key Responsibilities

Work closely with Instructional Designers and facilitators and find creative uses of social media to enhance our existing learning programs.
Design new programs with social media as the primary mode of delivery
Evangelise the use of social media as a mode of learning in the organisation
Research latest patterns in social learning and keep ThoughtWorks on the cutting edge of learning technology adoption
Work with existing community leads to ensure that these groups support continuous learning
Work with Marketing and KM to leverage existing resources for learning
Work with lead Instructional Designer to develop the most effective learning strategy for a performance problem

Key personality attributes

A strong background in eLearning/Instructional Designer/Facilitation/Coaching
Passionate about technology
Exceptional communication Skills (Oral, Written & Presentation)
Good understanding of emerging knowledge management principles and paradigms
Good understanding of the implications of Web 2.0 & Enterprise 2.0
Excellent networking and relationship-building skills
Good research skills
Ability to collect and assimilate ideas and content from multiple sources internal and external
Deeply self motivated and independent
Comfortable managing multiple high-priority knowledge requests simultaneously
Excellent organizational skills and attention to details