Learning & Development Partner

We are currently partnering with a national charity based in North West London, who are recruiting for an L&D Partner to join their growing team on a permanent basis.

Our client is proud to be recognised as a national charity that supports both adults and children with learning disabilities and their families.

This is a full-time position with a salary band of £37,500 to £43,000 (subject to experience) and the start date is the end of November (pending notice).

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Supporting the Learning & Development department in meeting their strategic ambitions for staff and the quality of the services they provide

• Overseeing the implementation and evaluation of a training needs analysis and developing Learning & Development programmes based on organisational and external needs

• Supporting the design, delivery, and review of the learning and development programme as well as the development of role specific pathways for all teams

• Creating a yearly training plan, ensuring all staff members have individual learning plans or training and development plans

• Supporting managers and teams in specific training, using practice-based learning

• Delivering key training projects and working closely with colleagues to identify skills gaps, creating training where there is the need

• Ensuring the scope and continuous improvement of new programmes and managing ongoing training initiatives

• Developing processes to measure impact and return on investment/return on expectation of programmes

• Facilitating different learning channels, face to face, group, blended or digital modes of training

• Supporting the development of a pool of internal and external trainers

Experience required:

• Track record of delivering a successful learning and development programme

• Experience in developing digital learning and development

• Able to demonstrate quality improvement through an L&D programme

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Ability to research and access specialist learning and development (covering children, adults and central departments)

• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to advise on appropriate learning solutions to meet organisational and individual needs

• Understanding of the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in the learning disability sector

• Knowledge of the qualification’s pathway for social care

Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunities to earn additional annual leave

• Travel loan scheme

• Generous contributory pension scheme

• High quality support and supervision

• Extensive free training

• Access to qualifications

• Employee assistance programme

• Free DBS check and update service membership

• Flexible working opportunities

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week

• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

• Hybrid working - 1 day WFH

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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