Learning & Development Assistant

• Learning and Development Administrator/Admin Assistant
• Lytham St Annes
• 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Flexibility in working patterns can be discussed at interview.
• £21,000 per annum + excellent benefits + bonus
• Close date - Thursday 18th January 
• Interview dates - w/c 22nd January

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and well-organised individual to join our Learning & Development team. The successful candidate will provide support to the department in an administrative capacity, along with planning and organising internal/external training events.

The successful candidate will be a key contact for our stores and brand partners on all matters related to learning and development.

The awards we’ve been given as an employer speak volumes about what it’s like to work here, some of which are:

• UK's 3rd Best Large Company to Work For – Best Companies 2023 – based on employee feedback (We’ve been in the top 10 for the last 5 years)
• Retail's Best Company to Work For - Best Companies 2023
• 3 star accreditation from Best Companies for the 18th year running, which reflects 'world class' levels of workplace engagement.
• ‘The Happiest Place to Work’, in partnership with Retail Trust, at the Retail Week Awards 2023

AMAZING BENEFITS FOR AMAZING PEOPLE

They say you get out what you put in. And, at Beaverbrooks, our people put in so much.

In return, some of the benefits we offer include:

• Great office profit share bonus
• Outstanding colleague discounts that extend to your family & friends
• Free parking
• Wellbeing scheme
• Contributory Pension & Life Assurance
• Regular social events - including, but not limited to: pay day drinks, football hospitality events, theatre and theme park trips.
• Free eye test every 2 years
• Flu Vaccinations paid for
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Maternity return to work bonus
• Employee & family support & counselling – Retail Trust

Main Responsibilities

The role will mainly involve:

• Organisation of brand, external and internal training events, including our Management development program (MDP), Supervisor & Manager training, along with organisation of hotels & travel bookings.
• Processing of invoices related to the department and events organised.
• Responsible for managing our Jewellery education training (JET courses) applications and general administration relating to the course.
• Organising First Aid training, new and refresher courses, and general administration.
• Ensuring the completion of our annual compliance courses on e-learning.
• Printing of learning materials.
• Assisting with department budgets & costs.
• Keeping all of our colleagues training records up to date.
• Quarterly reporting on progress of training events and personal development/achievements.
• Supporting the L&D management team when required with any new initiatives/courses.

The Ideal Candidate

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

It’s important that the successful candidate has the following skills and experience:

• Experience in a similar role.
• Ability to multitask.
• Great communication skills, written and verbal with evidence to support the skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Have worked with Microsoft Outlook.
• Has a sound knowledge of Excel.

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

It’s advantageous if you also have the following skills and experience:

• JET certificate/Diploma

About The Company

We’re a family business. And you can tell that when you get here. It feels like family.

Established in 1919 we now have 85 locations across the UK, with 64 Beaverbrooks stores plus 18 dedicated brand boutiques including Tag Heuer, OMEGA, Breitling and Tudor. We also have our very successful ecommerce website, which was launched in 2001. We provide exceptional quality diamonds, jewellery and watches as well as top name brands such as TAG Heuer, Omega, Breitling, Tudor, Gucci and Vivienne Westwood.

Our purpose is to enrich lives, which simply means making a positive difference to the world we live in. We donate 20 per cent of retained profits to charity and since the year 2000, Beaverbrooks has donated £21 million to over 1000 different charities.

We pride ourselves on the work we do for local communities and in support of this we offer charity matching – you raise it, we match it! You can also take 2 paid charity days per year where you can spend time away from the business doing charity work and take time off to give blood.

If you would like to know more about Beaverbrooks, visit https://www.beaverbrooks.co.uk/about-us