L&D and Culture Partner

• A newly-created role in a small HR team
• Hybrid working

About Our Client

Our client provides unique services to not-for-profit and academic organisations. The organisation has ambitious growth plans over the next 2 years, with the L&D and Culture Partner opportunity playing a pivotal role in this growth.

Job Description

Reporting in to the Head of People, the L&D Partner will take ownership of:

• Delivering high quality learning and development activities with a supportive and inclusive approach.
• Developing a forward-looking Leadership & Management Development programme for colleagues across the business, that provides Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and structured Career Pathways, and which enables effective workforce succession planning.
• Working closely with key stakeholders nationally and globally (currently UK, US, EU) to achieve excellence, and to instil appropriate good practice as well as consistency of process and procedure.
• Conducting regular Training Needs Analyses (TNAs) across the business, reporting findings and recommending bespoke solutions.
• Effectively leading, managing and motivating the Learning & Development, Quality and Academy teams, providing support, guidance and development.
• Conducting team and individual meetings, one to ones, appraisals/check ins and career reviews.
• Communicating and collaborating effectively with colleagues across the business and with external L&D partners, clients, agencies and suppliers.
• Measuring and evaluating the business impact of all L&D interventions and producing informative and concise monthly and annual sub-department/team reports to Senior Leadership.
• Working closely with the Talent Acquisition Business Partner and the People Business Partner, to ensure a cohesive, seamless People & OD service, under the guidance of the Head of People & OD.
• Prospecting and delivering new and bespoke L&D solutions, cost effectively and to budget.

The Successful Applicant

A successful L&D Partner should have:

• Demonstrable experience of developing robust L&D strategies, ideally in a fast-paced customer-centric environment.
• Demonstrable experience of managing an operational training team (ideally remote teams).
• Experience of designing and implementing a broad portfolio of modern, effective and bespoke training courses and blended learning activities, focused on technical, professional and soft skills.
• An understanding of learning management systems and how they can be used effectively - implementation experience would be desirable but not essential.
• A confident relationship builder and communicator with ability to adapt style to suit audience.

What's on Offer

• A salary of up to £45,000.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Hybrid working (Mondays and Fridays from home).
• Opportunity for professional growth.