Audit Stream Learning & Development - Business Partnering Manager for Projects

BDO UK; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and business advisory firm in London seeks a Business Partnering Manager for Projects within their Learning & Development team. This role focuses on identifying learning needs, developing solutions, and collaborating with stakeholders to align learning outcomes with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have management experience, a strong understanding of the audit environment, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Management experience or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of Audit and regulatory environment.
• Previous L&D experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support scoping, development, implementation, and evaluation of learning solutions aligned with business needs.
• Advocate for business needs within L&D, ensuring responses support organizational goals.
• Conduct learning needs analysis and oversee curriculum development.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Strategic project management

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Coaching

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Audit Stream Learning & Development - Business Partnering Manager for Projects

Employer: BDO UK | Location: London | Salary: Unspecified | Closing date: 13 May 2025

Sector: Finance & accounting, Internal audit | Contract: Permanent | Hours: Full time

Ideas | People | Trust

We're BDO, an accountancy and business advisory firm providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organizations need to navigate today's changing world.

We work with Britain's economic engine—ambitious, entrepreneurial, high-growth businesses—and advise their owners and management teams.

Role Overview

The Business Partnering (BP) team plays a vital role within Learning & Development (L&D), partnering with the Audit Stream to identify learning needs and develop appropriate responses. They work closely with the business to drive the L&D agenda and coordinate with wider support teams.

The BP team acts as the voice of the business within L&D, providing oversight and challenge, and representing L&D to the business. The Business Partnering Manager for Projects will work directly with stakeholders to identify needs outside of our Early in Careers and Post-qualified curricula, often project-based, requiring coordination across core curricula and specific programs.

Using their understanding of business priorities, developed through active engagement, they will align activities across L&D offerings and wider programs, ensuring responses meet ongoing needs and are aligned with strategic goals. They will coordinate with other stakeholder groups and collaborate with team members to ensure comprehensive learning needs analysis and best practice sharing.

They will work with the Learning Development team to translate business objectives into learning outcomes, oversee content development, support implementation, and review learning effectiveness. They may also support onsite program delivery and facilitate sessions where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Support scoping, development, implementation, and evaluation of learning solutions aligned with business needs.
• Advocate for business needs within L&D, ensuring responses support organizational goals.
• Act as a subject matter expert, advising business leaders on L&D issues.
• Report progress against plans to stakeholders.
• Provide objective challenge and act as a sounding board for learning needs.
• Promote L&D activities to foster an effective learning culture.
• Support delivery of the Audit L&D curriculum.
• Build strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and wider business.
• Conduct learning needs analysis and oversee curriculum development.
• Support onsite program delivery and facilitation.
• Bring innovative thinking to develop leading personal and professional development initiatives.
• Lead change initiatives and model best practices.

Required Skills and Experience

• Management experience or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of Audit and regulatory environment.
• Previous L&D experience preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain senior stakeholder relationships.
• Proven stakeholder influence and strategic project management skills.
• Experience in facilitation is beneficial.
• Problem-solving skills with a focus on commercial viability.
• Teamwork, coaching, and leadership capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of business strategy and operational excellence.

Our Culture and Future

At BDO, mutual support and respect are core values. We promote agile working, provide resources for career development, and foster a collaborative environment. We aim to empower our people and help entrepreneurial businesses succeed, fueling the UK economy.