Head of L&D

ABP UK; Birmingham; In loco; GBP 75.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ABP UK is seeking a senior Learning and Development leader to design and implement UK-wide L&D programmes, aligning talent development with strategic objectives and driving a strong learning culture.

You will lead a diverse team across locations, manage the L&D budget, oversee external providers, and leverage LMS, AI-enabled learning and analytics to measure impact and ROI, driving continuous professional growth.

Competenze

• Minimum of 8-10 years in Learning & Development.
• L&D team leadership experience.
• Professional certifications in L&D or organisational development.
• Willingness to travel across the UK.

Mansioni

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement the UK L&D strategy within the Group framework.
• Programme Design & Delivery: Oversee creation, delivery and evaluation of training programmes and leadership development initiatives.
• Talent Development: Identify skill gaps and coach senior leaders for career development and succession planning.
• Learning Governance and Compliance: Accountable for mandatory and regulatory learning, records and reporting.
• Budget & ROI Management: Manage L&D budget and report on ROI for training initiatives.
• Team Leadership: Build and lead the L&D team across sub-functions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with functional leads, HR, site GMs and SMT to support performance.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

UK-wide L&D

E-learning platforms

Learning analytics

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in HR/OD

Professional certifications in L&D

Strumenti

LMS platforms

Digital learning tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Role Definition

Lead the strategy, design, and implementation of learning and development programmes to enhance employee skills, drive organisational growth, and align talent development with strategic and operational business objectives.

This position is pivotal in shaping the organisation's learning culture, ensuring employees are equipped with the skills, knowledge and behaviours to meet current and future business challenges while fostering continuous professional growth.

Location

UK; 20 locations; 7000 headcount

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement the overall UK L&D strategy within the Group framework, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and business priorities, addressing labour availability and key skill challenges
• Programme Design & Delivery: Oversee the creation, delivery, and evaluation of training programmes, workshops, leadership development initiatives, and culture transformation projects
• Talent Development: Identify skill gaps, coach senior leaders, and support career development and succession planning
• Learning Governance and Compliance: Accountability for mandatory, regulatory and role-critical learning, quality standards, records and reporting
• Budget & ROI Management: Manage the L&D budget, track programme effectiveness, and report on return on investment for training initiatives
• Team Leadership: Build and lead the L&D team, including sub-functions such as leadership development, diversity & inclusion, and e-learning management
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with functional leads, HR, site GMs and SMT to ensure L&D initiatives support performance and organisational objectives
• Innovation & Trends: Stay updated on emerging L&D trends, technologies, and best practices to enhance learning solutions
• Digital Learning & Technology: confident use of LMS platforms, AI enabled learning, learning analytics, digital content creation, virtual learning, and collaboration tools
• Change Management: lead learning interventions during automation, digital transformation, restructuring, new technology implementation, and process change
• Commercial Acumen: build business cases, track L&D budgets, assess ROI and link learning investment to productivity and operational outcomes
• External provider relationships & integration: ensure external learning and programmes are connected to ABP's framework, pathways and internal development strategy

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and project management capabilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate business needs into effective learning solutions
• Experience in designing and implementing UK-wide L&D programs
• Proficiency in managing e-learning platforms and digital learning tools
• Commercial and analytical capability - require experience using workforce and learning data to prioritise investment and demonstrate business impact

Personal specification

• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in Learning and Development, with proven success in leading L&D initiatives
• L&D team leadership experience
• Professional certifications in L&D, leadership development, or organisational development
• Practitioner for psychometric and personality tools
• Regular travel throughout the UK will be required
• Cross-divisional stakeholder relationship management, supporting the Group-wide people agenda and initiatives
• Occasionally represents the organisation at industry events and contributes to the evolution of talent strategies
• Full, clean driving licence