Employee Development Lead

GTC Recruitment; Retford; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

GTC Recruitment is seeking an experienced Employee Development Lead to join a complex, specialist organisation on a 12-month contract. The role focuses on developing people, capability and learning strategy, with hybrid working and 3 days on site at West Burton.

You will design, deliver and evaluate L&D programmes; conduct needs analysis; design career pathways; facilitate workshops and onboarding; manage the LMS; and work with cross-disciplinary teams to drive talent development and continuous

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in Learning & Development, HR, Organisational Development, Education or related field.
• Proven experience designing and delivering L&D programmes within a complex organisation.
• Strong workshop and training facilitation skills.
• Hands-on experience managing an LMS or digital learning platform.
• Experience conducting learning needs analysis and developing effective learning solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and project management skills.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and use data to improve learning outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Designing, delivering and evaluating learning and development programmes.
• Conducting learning needs analysis and translating business requirements into effective development solutions.
• Designing career pathways and capability-building initiatives.
• Facilitating workshops, training sessions, onboarding and development interventions.
• Managing Learning Management Systems (LMS), including content, reporting and learner engagement.
• Working with stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams to understand capability requirements.
• Supporting talent development and early careers initiatives.
• Using learning data and insight to evaluate effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Managing learning and development projects from initial requirements through to implementation.

Skills

Learning & Development

Stakeholder management

Project management

Workshop facilitation

Data-driven decision making

Education

Degree in Learning & Development / HR / OD

Tools

LMS (Learning Management System)

Job description

Employee Development Lead – 12-Month Contract

Location: West Burton

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days per week on site

Rate: £250–£350 per day

IR35: Inside IR35

Contract Length: 12 months

We’re looking for an experienced Employee Development Lead to join a complex and specialist organisation on a 12-month contract and play a key role in developing the organisation’s people, capability and learning strategy.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning & Development, Organisational Development or HR professional who enjoys working with stakeholders, designing meaningful development programmes and creating practical solutions that support employee growth.

What will you be doing?

• Designing, delivering and evaluating learning and development programmes.
• Conducting learning needs analysis and translating business requirements into effective development solutions.
• Designing career pathways and capability-building initiatives.
• Facilitating workshops, training sessions, onboarding and development interventions.
• Managing Learning Management Systems (LMS), including content, reporting and learner engagement.
• Working with stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams to understand capability requirements.
• Supporting talent development and early careers initiatives.
• Using learning data and insight to evaluate effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Managing learning and development projects from initial requirements through to implementation.

What are we looking for?

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in Learning & Development, HR, Organisational Development, Education or a related field.
• Proven experience designing and delivering L&D programmes within a complex organisation.
• Strong workshop and training facilitation skills.
• Hands-on experience managing an LMS or digital learning platform.
• Experience conducting learning needs analysis and developing effective learning solutions.Strong stakeholder management, communication and project management skills.
• The ability to work confidently across multidisciplinary teams and use data to improve learning outcomes.

Desirable

• CIPD Level 5/7 or an equivalent L&D qualification.
• Coaching or professional development qualifications.
• Organisational capability or talent development.
• Early careers, graduate or apprenticeship programmes.
• Technical, engineering, scientific, manufacturing, infrastructure or highly regulated environments.
• E-learning development and learning analytics.
• Organisational change and talent management.
• UK skills frameworks.

Why apply?

This is a great opportunity to take ownership of meaningful employee development activity within a complex and specialist organisation, working with stakeholders across a multidisciplinary environment.