Audit Stream Learning & Development - Business Partnering Manager for Projects

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

Job summary

A leading accountancy and business advisory firm is seeking a Business Partnering Manager for Projects to enhance learning and development initiatives. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to align learning activities with business needs and advocating for effective learning solutions. The ideal candidate will have management experience, strong communication skills, and a deep understanding of the audit environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support the development and evaluation of tailored learning solutions.
• Act as a subject matter expert for learning issues.
• Coordinate learning needs analysis and curriculum development.

Skills

Management experience

Stakeholder influence

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamworking

Job description

Audit Stream Learning & Development - Business Partnering Manager for Projects

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, entrepreneurially spirited, high-growth businesses—and advise their owners and management teams directly.

Our Approach

We'll broaden your horizons

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 alongside the business to drive the L&D agenda and coordinate activities across support teams.

The BP team acts as the business voice within L&D, providing oversight and challenge internally, and representing L&D to the business within the Audit Stream.

The Business Partnering Manager for Projects will collaborate with stakeholders to identify needs outside our Early in Careers and Post-qualified curricula, focusing on project-based activities that require coordination across core and role-specific programs.

Using their understanding of business priorities, they will align L&D activities with business needs, coordinate with stakeholders, and work collaboratively with the team to ensure comprehensive learning needs analysis and best practice sharing.

They will work with the Learning Development team to translate business objectives into effective learning interventions, support content implementation, and oversee learning effectiveness reviews. They may also facilitate onsite program delivery.

Our Culture

At BDO, you'll be yourself; we're committed to recognizing and valuing your contributions. We promote agile working and offer opportunities to work in ways that suit you, your team, and the task at hand.

We support your personal and career development through various programs, resources, and frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of tailored learning solutions that meet business needs.
• Advocate for business needs within L&D, ensuring responses support organizational goals.
• Act as a subject matter expert, advising business leaders on learning 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 to align L&D initiatives.
• Coordinate learning needs analysis and curriculum development with stakeholders.
• Support onsite program delivery and facilitation where appropriate.
• Introduce innovative learning approaches to support development.
• Lead change initiatives and exemplify 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 relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Proven stakeholder influence and strategic project management skills.
• Experience in program facilitation is a plus.
• Problem-solving skills to generate commercially viable solutions.
• Strong teamworking, coaching, and inspiring abilities.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Understanding of business strategy and operational excellence.

Our Values and Future

Mutual support and respect are core to our culture. We foster collaboration through state-of-the-art spaces and encourage networking and continuous learning.

We are committed to helping entrepreneurial businesses succeed and investing in our people. Our purpose is to shape the future together with openness and clarity, empowering creative thinking and continuous improvement.