Training Manager, Amsterdam UMC Academy

What are you going to do?

As an experienced professional in this field, you know how to support employees and teams in a complex organization in their professional development. You will be part of the Management Team (MT) of the Amstel Academy & Amsterdam UMC Academy and will work closely with various stakeholders both within and outside Amsterdam UMC. You will report to the director of the training institute (Amstel Academy and Amsterdam UMC Academy).

As a training manager, you will use your leadership and expertise to guide a team of 35 dedicated training professionals. You are a strategic partner in learning, development, and training, and you know better than anyone how to translate a vision for learning and development into practical applications that contribute to the professional growth of employees and the quality of the organization. In addition, you contribute to the national innovation agenda for learning and development in healthcare and ensure that national and regional programs align seamlessly with the needs of our stakeholders.

Amsterdam UMC’s strategic direction serves as a guide for future-proof learning and development plans. In close collaboration with the HR department, you and your team will work on implementing these plans. You will implement annual plans as drafted by the divisions, identify the common themes within them, and translate these into policies, recommendations, and a suitable range of learning activities. Whether it involves face-to-face training, online learning, or coaching, you will ensure that the interventions align with the organization’s needs and the employees’ requirements.

In addition, you will play a key role in the further development of the Learning Management System (LMS), digital tools, and other educational support IT systems. You will do this in close collaboration with the Educational Advisory and Innovation Team. Your team offers a broad range of subject-specific training and support, ranging from generic competencies and leadership development to coaching, project management, team development, and the professional development of teachers and trainers in the healthcare sector.

As the Training Manager, you will be responsible—in consultation with the Director of Operations—for ensuring the sound financial management of the Amsterdam UMC Academy, and you will actively contribute to relevant networks both within and outside Amsterdam UMC. You will serve as an ambassador for learning and development, both regionally and nationally.

What should you bring?

You are an experienced manager with proven expertise and vision in the field of learning and development in complex environments, preferably within the healthcare sector. You have a collaborative personality and know how to translate complex learning and development issues into concrete results. In addition, you recognize yourself in the following profile:

• Leadership: You have experience leading teams and know how to inspire people and get them on board with new initiatives. You set clear guidelines and give your team the freedom to excel.
• Vision and strategic insight: You have a clear vision of learning and development and know how to translate it into strategic policy and concrete actions.
• Team-oriented: You are a connector who collaborates with various departments, such as HR, IT, and Quality, to achieve shared goals. You navigate various networks at different levels with ease.
• Results-oriented: You are results-oriented and quality-focused, and you help shape the Academy’s positioning both within Amsterdam UMC and in the region.
• Innovative: You have an interest in educational innovation, technology, and digital tools.
• Education and experience: You have an academic background, for example in Educational Science or Training and Development, and an affinity for the healthcare sector. In addition, you have relevant experience as a supervisor, manager, or project leader in learning and development, HR, or related fields such as organizational development or talent management.

What we offer you

• A challenging role with strategic and operational responsibilities.
• A position within a professional and inspiring organization with ambitious goals.
• A one-year contract with the possibility of a permanent position.
• Salary range 13: €6,485to€7,816 gross for full-time employment (depending on education and experience). You will also receive an 8.3% year-end bonus. 
• Vacation hours: 186.4 hours per year for full-time employees, with the option to save up hours.
• Pension accrual through the ABP, for which we pay 70% of the contribution.
• For distances of 7 km or more (one way), 100% public transportation reimbursement; for personal transportation, €0.18 per km up to a maximum of 40 km one way.
• Do you prefer to walk or bike? Take advantage of our generous bike allowance. You’ll receive €0.18 per kilometer.
• The opportunity to contribute to forward-looking learning and development within Amsterdam UMC and beyond.
• Free and unlimited access to training courses from providers such as GoodHabitz in our learning environment.
• An active staff association and the Jong Amsterdam UMC association, both of which organize fun (sports-related) activities and events.

Where and with whom do you work?

The Amsterdam UMC Academy is the in-house training provider for Amsterdam UMC. In addition, the Amsterdam UMC Academy is a leading partner in learning and development for healthcare institutions in the region. Furthermore, it implements national programs in the field of learning and development in healthcare. These programs are carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), ZonMw, and umbrella organizations in the healthcare sector. In doing so, the Amsterdam UMC Academy plays a key role in strengthening the healthcare sector, both regionally and nationally.

Interested in this position?

The first round of interviews is scheduled forJanuary 8, 2025. We ask that you keep this in mind. The second round of interviews is tentatively scheduled forJanuary 10, 2025.

Do you have any questions? For more information about this job opening,please contactWim Polderman at w.polderman@amsterdamumc.nl

For more information about the application process, please contactDewi Henneman, Recruitment Consultant, at d.r.henneman@amsterdamumc.nl

A reference check and background screening may be part of the hiring process. If you are hired by us, we require a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) as a standard procedure for certain job categories. Read here to find out what this entails and whether it applies to your position.

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