L&D Change & Continuous Improvement Lead

The Metropolitan Police Service are undertaking some positive changes and have tasked Reed with recruiting a L&D Change & Continuous Improvement Lead on a permanent basis.

The role will be London based across multiple sites so you would be expected to operate flexibly as per their requirements. Hybrid working will be available as well.

As an Organisation, the Met offers the breadth of leadership challenge associated with an organisation employing over 47,000 people with complexity and high tempo of the operational challenges in policing the capital city and seat of Government.

This will be a challenging yet rewarding leadership role within the Met – one of the most iconic institutions in the UK and a world leading police service.

They have a mandate for change to ensure that they deliver the best possible policing for London, driving forward the Commissioner’s mission of more trust, less crime and high standards. The Change & Continuous Improvement Lead will play a crucial role in shaping and delivering transformational change across the learning and development function.

THE ROLE

You will be responsible for supporting prioritisation and successful delivery of all L&D change projects and programmes, providing senior programme manager oversight and managing the related change impacts, working closely with senior stakeholders to develop and implement a comprehensive L&D strategy that aligns with business goals and objectives.

Acting as the centre of transformation, project and programme management expertise for the L&D function; supporting the programmes and projects within the portfolio to deliver change, to optimise the realisation of benefits and meet the strategic objectives through effective programme and project management guidance and best practice principles. You will also lead and deliver continuous improvement activities across L&D – ensuring the L&D service offer to the wider Met is both efficient and effective.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Champion and implement effective PMO and programme delivery, supporting the vision to implement an industry leading L&D function.
• Provide overall direction and leadership for the PMO, programme and project delivery teams within scope of the role.
• Ensure delivery of PMO, programme and project outcomes and benefits.
• Provide overall direction and leadership of all L&D change and continuous improvement activities.
• Identify, plan and deliver discrete pieces of work on behalf of the Head of L&D Strategy & Performance and Director of L&D.
• Proactively engage SLT to identify potential change interventions.

Specialist responsibilities within the L&D context

• Own and lead on the implementation of the Met’s Learning Strategy within the relevant functional area, working in close collaboration with the MPS Executive.
• Develop and implement organisational change programmes.
• Gather and share intelligence on effective learning management practices and identify where improvements need to be made.
• Maintain an external focus to identify external trends and anticipate potential impacts on the MPS.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Experience

• Influencing, negotiating with, and providing challenge to board-level stakeholders.
• Working effectively with risk within a complex change portfolio.
• Building and leading project and programme delivery teams in a large and complex organisation.
• Managing complex programmes and projects.
• A proven track record of managing high profile programmes of work; using risk management appropriately and planning and developing relationships with key stakeholders.
• Advising, leading and negotiating at the executive level in relation to workforce education management i.e. planning, L&D processes, financial issues and communication with staff.
• Using statistical and financial information in relation to business performance to influence strategic management decisions.

Skills

• Highly developed portfolio, PMO, programme and project management skills with an ability to manage and deliver at pace and to deadline.
• Able to work flexibly in leading a range of PMO, programme, project assignments and continuous improvements and able to work independently or as part of team.
• Ability and confidence to challenge current practices and develop new ideas, solutions and business cases - ensuring L&D activities can be delivered with maximum benefit and are aligned to the Met’s wider strategy.
• Energy and enthusiasm for changes and new ways of working with the ability to challenge the status quo through the use of initiative, creativity and innovative thinking.

REMUNERATION PACKAGE

Starting salary ranging from £77332 - £80260 per annum + £2,928 additional allowances.

In addition, you will also receive a substantial benefits including 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, an excellent civil service pension (28.9% employers contribution), flexible working conditions with some home working available.

If you have the skills, experience, drive and attitude to be successful in this position as well as make a real difference within the MPS, APPLY NOW and we’ll be in touch.