Learning and Development Business Partner

Learning & Development Business Partner

This is a newly created role within the People team. Working closely with an L&D Administrator and more broadly with the HR and Talent teams. You will business partner with senior leaders, lead and oversee the L&D function to proactively develop and deliver high quality learning and development experiences to meet current and future business and colleague needs. 

Learning & Development Business Partner Responsibilities

The Learning & Development Business Partner will research and bring new ideas and creative learning and development solutions that will support the aims and objectives of the business and its functions, and support all colleague development areas. The duties will include but not be limited to:

• Leading and managing an L&D team
• Creating and leading the L&D strategy to incorporate a 5-year plan covering all L&D provision
• Supporting the creation of the apprenticeship strategy, utilising apprenticeship levy and underlying business objectives for long-term talent pipeline

Learning & Development Business Partner Rewards

Our client offers:

• 22 days of annual leave increasing to 25 after 4 years, with the opportunity to purchase up to an additional week of annual leave via a salary sacrifice scheme, plus bank holidays
• Employee Assistance programme
• Non-contractual bonus schemes 
• Pension scheme (5% contribution, matched by the company)
• Life cover is available, however, to benefit from this (2 x your latest salary) then you have to be a contributing member of the pension scheme.  
• Fully electric company car

The working hours are Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm with a one-hour lunch break. The role is primarily office-based and the expectation is that you will work on-site the majority of the time but with some flexibility for home working depending on business needs and workload. I would expect this to look like 3 days in the office/ or out at different sites, 1 day at home and the remaining day either in the office or out at one of the sites as needed. You will be supporting across several site locations in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and the South Coast and so a drivers license is essential and you must be prepared to travel between sites as needed. 

- On-site parking available

The Company

Our client is a family owned and run business.

Learning & Development Business Partner Experience

To be successful in this role, you will hold a teaching or learning development qualification or equivalent. You must also hold a full and current drivers license.

You must be able to evidence your experience of successfully delivering innovative training identification and delivery, ideally from within a multi-site environment. You must be a confident presenter at all levels within an organisation and be passionate about excellent service. You must have proven experience of leading, coaching and mentoring direct-line reports and be able to influence at the highest level. You will be enthusiastic, energetic and engaging and able to demonstrate previous experience of getting people to do new things in new ways. 

You will be able to work flexibly, and be prepared to meet colleagues in different sites to conduct training needs analyses, speak to them and identify what training they need. You will have experience of job evaluation, skills matrices and apprenticeship management. You will be good with IT software and hardware to aid with training delivery. You will have experience of delivering training on a one-to-one basis and in a group environment. You must have excellent writing skills including good grammar and spelling.  

Location

The client is looking for a local candidate who lives in the Oxfordshire area and within an easy commuting distance of the South Oxfordshire office and who is able to travel between the sites depending on business needs. 

How to Apply for this Learning & Development Business Partner role

Please apply online with an up-to-date CV outlining how you meet the selection criteria for this role, to joanne@allen-associates.co.uk

You must have the full right to work in the UK to apply for this role. Sponsorship is not available.

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