Development Centre Delivery Lead – Police & Fire Pensions Learning & Capability

LPPA Pensions; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

LGPS pension

Health plan

Enhanced EAP

Employee referral scheme

Discount scheme

Wellbeing webinars

Free fruit daily

Free parking in Preston

Job summary

LPPA Pensions invites a Development Centre Delivery Lead to shape and lead the Police & Fire learning curriculum from induction to ongoing development. You will design scalable, blended learning solutions and evaluate impact with KPI data, collaborating with leaders, SMEs and the MS Development Team.

You will drive performance improvements by translating operational needs into targeted training interventions, ensuring consistent quality and measurable outcomes for members.

Qualifications

• Strong Police & Fire knowledge and a passion for developing others.
• Experience designing and delivering blended or digital learning.
• Experience using performance insight, QA data or operational feedback to shape training plans.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Police & Fire curriculum design, delivery, evaluation and improvement.
• Define learning pathways and scalable curriculum frameworks.
• Measure ROI and translate performance gaps into targeted learning interventions.

Skills

Police & Fire knowledge

Blended/digital learning design

Using performance insights to shape培训

Education

5 GCSEs incl. Maths & English

Job description

Development Centre Delivery Lead – Police & Fire Pensions Learning & Capability

Hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days per week in Preston, or remote-based with frequent travel to Preston.

Salary: £40,000–£50,000 DOE | 37 hours per week

A glance at the role:

Are you passionate about developing people, improving performance and creating learning that makes a real difference?

We’re looking for a Development Centre Delivery Lead to shape and lead our end-to-end Police & Fire learning curriculum, supporting colleagues from induction and new starter training through to ongoing technical and behavioural development.

You’ll use performance insight, QA data and operational priorities to design targeted learning solutions that build confidence, improve accuracy and support better outcomes for our members. Working closely with leaders, managers, SMEs and the MS Development Team, you’ll help create consistent, engaging and measurable learning that supports colleague capability and service performance.

You’ll be joining a friendly, collaborative and member-focused organisation where continuous improvement really matters — and where your ideas, expertise and passion for developing others will be valued.

Alongside a competitive salary and hybrid working, you’ll have access to a strong benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance.

A bit about us:

Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) is a multi-award-winning organisation and one of the UK’s leading pension administration companies. We strive to deliver the best experience for over 1,500 employers and more than 700,000 members of Local Government, Police and Firefighter pension schemes, keeping them fully informed about their pensions whilst working closely with employers to continuously educate and support them.

What we can offer you:

• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and 2 additional concessionary days and 1 day for your Birthday, with the option to ‘buy and sell’ leave.
• Access to an excellent pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contributions.
• Access to a Health or Dental Plan.
• Access to our Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for when you might need some support.
• The opportunity to earn through our Employee Referral Scheme.
• Access to our bespoke Reward Discount Scheme – ‘Your Perk Site.’
• Opportunities to attend Wellbeing webinars and social events.
• Daily free fruit and snacks available to you in our office.
• Free Car Parking in Preston City Centre.

What you’ll be doing:

Curriculum and learning design

• Own the end-to-end Police & Fire curriculum, including design, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Define and maintain structured learning pathways and curriculum frameworks.
• Design scalable, reusable and blended learning solutions, including face-to-face, digital and self-led learning.

Performance and impact

• Use KPIs, QA and productivity data to identify capability gaps and shape training priorities.
• Measure and report on training ROI, business impact and improvements against competence, quality and productivity targets.
• Translate operational performance gaps into targeted learning interventions.

Stakeholder influence and quality

• Act as a Police & Fire subject matter expert and training authority.
• Partner with senior leaders and managers to influence training priorities and support business change.
• Set training design standards, quality assure delivery and coach SMEs and trainers to build capability.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone with strong Police & Fire Pensions knowledge and a genuine passion for developing others. You’ll bring experience in designing and delivering learning that improves capability, service quality and performance outcomes.

You’ll need:

• Strong Police & Fire technical knowledge.
• Experience designing and delivering blended or digital learning.
• Experience using performance insight, QA data or operational feedback to shape training plans.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication, organisation and IT skills.
• Confidence working in a fast-paced, outcome-focused environment.

Nice to have:

• Strong facilitation skills across both face-to-face and virtual settings.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English at Grade C or above