Learning and Development Expert

About This Role

The Learning and Development Expert will be responsible to design and implement advanced learning strategies, leadership development initiatives, and enterprise capability‑building programs across Qatar Foundation.

Key Result Areas:

• Design and develop enterprise learning frameworks, capability programs, and leadership development initiatives.
• Lead the design and delivery of programs aligned with the Leadership Factory and HiPo ecosystem.
• Develop structured development journeys for emerging leaders and high‑potential employees.
• Partner with Talent Management to translate succession planning insights into targeted development interventions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify capability gaps and develop appropriate learning solutions.
• Manage external learning partners and executive education providers.
• Monitor and evaluate learning program effectiveness through analytics and feedback.
• Ensure alignment between learning initiatives, talent development strategy, and organizational priorities.
• Lead and manage learning assessment and evaluation activities; ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Lead an annual staff learning needs analysis and accordingly adjust the learning catalogue.
• Develop and submit periodic training reports, including SLAs, quarterly achievements, and KPIs; ensure that training records are updated in the Learning Management System.
• Keep abreast of trends in training new publications, new learning materials & methods to provide the most effective training programs possible; regularly benchmark practices against other organizations to ensure that best practices are employed.
• Other reasonable tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Education or other relevant fields of study; Master’s preferred.
• 8–10 years of relevant full‑time work experience in Learning & Development within a large and diverse organization.
• Experience in instructional design, training program design, and training methods and strategies.
• Familiarity with learning management systems and e-learning tools.
• Strong communication, presentation, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.