About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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Skills Development Consultant – Dulux Paints Ireland
Location: Dublin

Competitive salary plus benefits

We are looking for a Skills Development Consultant to join our team in Dulux Paints Ireland, delivering high-quality training and development programmes that inspire retailers, decorators, interior designers, and professional partners to paint a brighter future and raise industry standards powered by Dulux. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting our customers’ success by building confidence in both product knowledge, colour, and application techniques.

At AkzoNobel, we are proud of our heritage and our commitment to developing skills across the industry. You will be part of a forward-thinking team, helping to shape the future of instore service delivering product, performance, and colour knowledge through engaging, practical, and innovative training solutions.

What you will do:
• Be the voice of the brand and deliver commercial messages to the channel through the Academy platform.
• Deliver engaging, high-quality training to, customers, decorators, professional partners, and internal teams.
• Build strong relationships with various stakeholders, identifying training needs and tailoring solutions accordingly.
• Plan and manage a structured training schedule.
• Build enviable training content, develop best in market innovative approaches to engaging audiences.
• Promote Dulux Paints Ireland training programmes, increasing participation and engagement.
• Support the rollout of new products, services, and techniques through effective training delivery.
• Ensure all training is delivered safely and in line with HSE standards.
• Evaluate training effectiveness, gathering feedback, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, competitor activity, and new technologies.
• Explore and introduce new ways of learning, including digital and blended training approaches.

What you bring:
• Proven Paint Industry or Specification experience
• Proven experience delivering training or coaching others in a practical environment.
• Strong knowledge of painting and decorating products, techniques, and the wider market.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage a range of audiences.
• Good organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• An initiative-taking and innovative mindset, with a passion for developing others.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Full driving licence and flexibility to travel across the region.

Who you are:
• Enthusiastic about developing skills and supporting others to succeed.
• Confident, engaging, and able to inspire different audiences.
• Organised, adaptable, and comfortable managing a varied workload.
• A strong collaborator who builds trusted relationships.
• Curious and open to new ideas, always looking to improve how training is delivered.

Ready to help shape the future of decorating skills in Ireland?

Apply now and play a key role in delivering industry-leading training and influence paint product and colour choice with Dulux Paints Ireland.

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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 52857

Dulux Academy Skills Development Delivery

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