Capability Architect & Apprenticeship Lead

Victrex; Thornton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Victrex is seeking a Competency Facilitator to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours across our operations, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant performance. You’ll work with employees, managers and apprentices, plus external providers, to design and deliver competency frameworks, assess capability and close gaps.

You’ll lead apprenticeship development, promote a safety-first culture and drive continuous improvement through data‑driven learning and standardised practices.

Qualifications

• Experience developing competency frameworks, technical training programmes or capability-building initiatives.
• Knowledge of UK qualification frameworks, apprenticeships and competency assurance processes.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills with a genuine passion for developing others.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Confidence working with data and presenting information in a clear and meaningful way.
• Strong IT skills and experience creating engaging learning materials across a variety of platforms.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver competency frameworks that support operational excellence.
• Assess skills and competency levels against required standards.
• Create development plans to close capability gaps and build long-term workforce competence.
• Support managers and employees in achieving and maintaining competency standards.
• Take ownership of some of our apprenticeship programmes from recruitment through to qualification.
• Coach, mentor and support apprentices throughout their development journey.
• Ensure programme content aligns with business requirements and future skills needs.
• Maintain relationships with education providers and external bodies.
• Embed safety into every aspect of learning and development.
• Coach teams on safe behaviours and best practices.
• Ensure all competency and training activities support our commitment to operational safety.
• Identify opportunities to improve competency, assessment and training processes.
• Use data and insights to measure effectiveness and support decision-making.
• Develop consistent, standardised approaches to learning and competency management.

Skills

Competency frameworks

Apprenticeships knowledge

Coaching & mentoring

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

IT skills

Continuous improvement

Job description

Victrex is seeking a Competency Facilitator to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours across our operations, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant performance. You’ll work with employees, managers and apprentices, plus external providers, to design and deliver competency frameworks, assess capability and close gaps.

You’ll lead apprenticeship development, promote a safety-first culture and drive continuous improvement through data‑driven learning and standardised practices.