Learning and Development Lead

To achieve our ambitious strategy, we need to make sure our people and volunteers have the skills, knowledge and confidence to perform brilliantly. The Learning Adviser will play a key role in delivering our learning and development offer, supporting colleagues across The Charity to develop their capability, to strengthen our culture, and to live our values.

Working within the People & Culture team, you will design and deliver learning initiatives, manage digital learning platforms, and work closely with managers to embed learning into everyday practice. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about learning and engagement, with the creativity and drive to make a difference to how we work.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about learning and motivated by the difference that a strong learning and development approach can make in the workplace. You’ll have experience of delivering learning and development in a workplace context, be able to complete learning needs analysis at both an organisation and role-based level and will be confident using both digital and in-person methods to engage people.

You’ll combine strong communication skills with the ability to plan and coordinate learning that is practical, inclusive and impactful. You’ll work in an evidence-based way, using feedback and insight to shape and evaluate our learning and development approach.

You’ll be able to balance multiple priorities and to adapt quickly. Above all, you’ll be motivated by our vision to defeat brain tumours and will see the power of great learning in helping our people and volunteers to achieve that goal.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Supporting learning operations

·       Support the effective delivery of our learning and development offering, ensuring it supports The Charity’s strategy, culture, and values.

·       Work with managers and The Head of People and Culture to identify organisational and role-based learning needs and to support the creation of an organisational learning plan.

·       Support managers with the development of personal development plans.

·       Design and deliver engaging workshops, webinars, and resources on key skills and behaviours, informed by charity and departmental learning needs analysis.

·       Manage digital learning tools and platforms (our ‘Charity Academy’), ensuring content is accessible, current and engaging.

·       Work with the People and Volunteering Manager to ensure that onboarding journeys at The Charity create an effective and engaging start for new team members

·       Evaluate the effectiveness of learning initiatives using feedback and data, using this to continuously improve our approach.

·       Ensure learning activities reflect our commitment to equity and inclusion, and support and contribute to key events and learning opportunities in support of the EDI Champions group and our wider EDI priorities and goals.

Offering learning advice and guidance

·       Act as a trusted adviser to managers and team members, offering practical guidance on learning policy and practice, and on learning opportunities.

·       Support the development and delivery of learning and engagement projects in partnership with team members across People & Culture.

·       Build collaborative relationships across The Charity to encourage a learning culture where people feel confident to share knowledge and skills.

Supporting best practice and continuous improvement

·       Keep up to date with external best practice in learning and development, bringing new ideas and continuous improvement.

·       Work in partnership with volunteers and team members to co-create learning where appropriate.

·       Support the wider People & Culture team with projects and initiatives relating to wellbeing, team engagement, and understanding and applying people policy and practice.