Learning and Development Specialist

M Group Services Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000

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We are looking to offer a L&D Specialist the opportunity to join our expanding L&D team. You will be based remotely but the role requires frequent travel across the UK for workshop delivery.

About The Team

You will join the L&D team in our Group Learning, Leadership and Talent function and report to the Head of Learning and Development. Working across the full range of M Group Services businesses, the L&D team are responsible for supporting learning and development for our employees.

About The Role

As the L&D Specialist, you will play a key part in delivering and designing our L&D offering through our portfolio of self-learning, virtual learning sessions and development programmes. The role provides the opportunity to expand our existing offering, to create interventions to engage, support and inspire our people. We are looking for an experienced creator and facilitator, with a passion to make L&D practical and meaningful, to maximise the impact and to positively influence our employee experience.

About M Group Services

M Group Services is a trusted employer to more than 10,500 people in the UK and Ireland. Operating across 21 businesses in 240 locations, we provide specialist infrastructure services in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors. As a business we believe communication is key. We work in an environment where growth and development are promoted within the business, our employees feel they are trusted to get on with their work as well as finding this work interesting and challenging.

Where we are able, we work flexibly, believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive. We want to support our people as much as possible, therefore if you require a more flexible working arrangement, we would be happy to discuss this with you!

As the L&D Specialist, you’ll get the opportunity to:

• Facilitate our Management Development Programmes which focus on practical leadership upskilling and are designed to positively impact employee engagement.
• Design and deliver engaging virtual Learning Bootcamps and Learning Live sessions focusing on applying key skills.
• Deliver and enhance our Apprentice and Graduate Development Programmes to support the development of our Apprentices and Graduates.
• Provide individual and group coaching to support the transfer of learning into the workplace.
• Work with key stakeholders to identify learning needs and solutions to support business priorities and change projects.
• Manage our L&D intranet area, to provide clarity and marketing for our L&D offering.
• Where necessary engage with external training providers to supplement internal delivery.
• Measure the effectiveness of learning programmes through post-training assessments, surveys, and business impact analysis.
• Collate monthly L&D reporting metrics and summaries.
• Work alongside our Digital Learning team to ensure training meets the needs of the subject experts whilst positively impacting the employee experience.
• Work alongside our Diversity, Equality and Inclusion groups to ensure learning interventions are inclusive and accessible for all.

What you’ll bring?

• Excellent facilitation skills
• Experience in learning needs analysis, course design, delivery and evaluation
• Ability to create highly engaging interactive learning material
• Creation and delivery of Management Development Programmes
• Insights Discovery Accreditation or equivalent
• Coaching experience and/or qualification
• Experience of creating intranet material
• Experience of video creation
• Ability to influence and communicate with a broad range of stakeholders, across all levels of the organisation

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days' annual leave plus statutory holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to a wide range of discounts and special offers through our online rewards platform
• Private health care
• Company car/car allowance and fuel card

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Human Resources

Industries

Utilities

At M Group Services we recognise and value the benefits from our workforce diversity. We work hard to build and maintain inclusive environments and develop a culture where our people feel included and valued.