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Business Skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Strong organisational and planning capability. • High attention to detail. • Strong stakeholder management skills. • Good analytical and reporting skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel. • Ability to prioritise multiple activities simultaneously. • Strong digital literacy across Microsoft Office and collaboration tools. • Demonstrates ownership, accountability and a proactive approach. • Comfortable working under pressure in fast-paced environments. • Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability. Illustrative Role Responsibilities Programme Coordination • Coordinate end-to-end logistics for leadership programmes and learning events. • Manage programme schedules, milestones and readiness activities. • Coordinate participant enrolments and programme administration with internal learning teams. • Monitor programme timelines and ensure all deliverables are completed on schedule. • Coordinate project activities across multiple stakeholders and locations. Event & Venue Management • Coordinate hotels, venues and event logistics. • Manage relationships with external event vendors, printing suppliers and venue partners. • Coordinate room layouts, branding, signage and learning environments. • Ensure programme materials, participant packs and event collateral are available and correctly positioned. • Support venue walkthroughs before programme delivery. • Monitor venue readiness and resolve operational issues promptly. 3 Operational Delivery • Provide on-site operational support during learning programmes and leadership events. • Coordinate facilitators, ambassadors, venue teams and suppliers throughout programme delivery. • Manage last-minute programme changes and operational requests. • Ensure seamless participant experience throughout programme execution. • Monitor quality standards and ensure all operational activities align with programme requirements. Experience • Experience supporting complex projects or programmes. • Experience coordinating learning programmes, events or large-scale training initiatives. • Experience working with multiple stakeholders and external vendors. • Experience working within fast-paced operational environments. Knowledge & Skills • Project coordination • Event coordination • Stakeholder management • Vendor management • Logistics coordination • Microsoft Excel • Planning and organisation • Excellent Communication skills ( written and verbal) • Problem solving Behavioural Competencies • Ownership and accountability • Exceptional attention to detail • Strong organisational capability • Adaptability and resilience • Initiative and proactive problem solving • Customer focus • Collaboration • Exceptional communication skills • Calm decision making under pressure Travel Requirements • Occasional travel (up to 10%) to support programme delivery across locations. • Flexibility to support multi-day learning programmes and events outside standard business hours where required. Critical Success Factors • Demonstrates a 'can-do' mindset and takes ownership without waiting for direction. • Notices operational issues before they become problems. • Thrives in fast-paced, live event environments. • Delivers consistently high standards with meticulous attention to detail. • Builds trusted relationships with clients, vendors and internal teams. • Balances multiple priorities while maintaining calm under pressure.
About Us
GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.
From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.
With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.
