Strategic Learning Consultant

Strategic Learning Consultant
Competitive salary, £4,300 cash equivalent to car allowance, plus private healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential with 27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.
Fixed Term, Full Time.

Location: This is a Hybrid Working role with a requirement to attend our London Farringdon office, Midlands Super Hub and visits to other Royal Mail sites as the business requires.

Through creativity and collaboration our HR services team plays a pivotal role in driving employee engagement, organisational success, and fostering a positive work environment. Within our extensive division there are countless projects and initiatives that advance your career and personal growth.

Royal Mail are looking for Learning Consultant to join their team on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract. You will act as a consultative partner to the business, taking a proactive approach to deeply understand learning needs and requirements across Operations.

This strategic role is critical in advancing the learning and capability agenda within Royal Mail’s Operations function. You will lead the design and execution of transformative learning solutions that align with Royal Mail's broader business strategy and drive the development of integrated learning plans to ensure cohesion and strategic alignment within the function.

Reporting to the Head of Learning Transformation, the successful candidate will play a key role in positioning Royal Mail as an employer of choice by building the skills and capabilities needed to thrive in a competitive landscape.

About the role

• You’ll partner closely with HR Business Partners, Talent Leads, and Functional Leads to understand the strategic objectives of the Operations function, and design learning strategies that address current and future capability needs, ensuring alignment with broader business goals.
• You’ll lead the end-to-end design and delivery of capability development initiatives, working collaboratively with the Capability Development team, Functional SMEs, learning partners, and third-party vendors, taking accountability for learning transformation projects that drive measurable improvements in performance.
• You’ll support the cultural transformation within the Operations function, driving engagement and embedding a continuous learning mindset to sustain functional excellence and support the company’s broader transformation agenda.
• You’ll evaluate the impact and effectiveness of learning solutions through robust analysis, using recognized learning evaluation models to demonstrate return on investment and to continuously improve learning interventions.
• You’ll drive consistency in learning approaches across the Operations function, fostering a culture of sharing best practices, and applying governance to ensure high-quality learning experiences that meet the needs of employees.

About You

To truly excel in the role, you will possess the necessary skills and experience listed below:
Key Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in a learning and development role, with at least 3-5 years leading the design and implementation of learning strategies that drive business transformation.
• Strong business partnering/consulting skills with the ability to diagnose learning needs, influence senior stakeholders, and provide expert advice to shape learning agendas.
• Demonstrated ability to act as a learning partner, working closely with business leaders to translate complex business needs into impactful learning solutions.
• Experience in designing and delivering blended learning & development solutions within large, complex, and matrixed organisations.
• Experience in creating integrated learning plans that align learning interventions across functions to meet broader strategic objectives.
• Experience with learning evaluation and analytics, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights for continuous improvement.
• Experience of working in a large complex matrix organisation.

Qualifications:

• CIPD qualification in Learning & Development or equivalent.
• Coaching qualification (Desirable)
• Accredited in psychometric tools/testing.

Next Steps

Closing Date: Monday 23rd December 2024. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

The next stage of the selection process will be an interview consisting of competency-based and role-specific questions.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust and our people.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors, and military spouses/partners.