Head of Learning & Development

Mills & Reeve; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mills & Reeve in the UK is seeking a senior Learning & Development leader to partner with firm leaders to solve business challenges, improve performance and strengthen culture. Based in Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds or Manchester, you will act as both a consultant and a catalyst, shaping the L&D function to deliver against the firm’s 2030 strategy.

This is not a traditional L&D leadership role; you’ll translate strategy into practical action, build capability for the future and work across the

Qualifications

• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills.
• Outstanding ability to build credibility with senior leaders.
• Experience diagnosing organisational, team and leadership challenges.
• Commercial awareness and strategic thinking.
• Excellent facilitation, coaching and influencing skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical solutions.
• Experience working within a professional services environment preferred.
• Curiosity about the future of work, leadership and AI.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to solve business challenges.
• Lead strategic capability and performance initiatives.
• Build future ready capability.
• Develop people, teams and systems.
• Lead and develop the L&D function.

Skills

Consulting

Stakeholder management

Senior leadership credibility

Facilitation

Coaching

Influencing

Strategic thinking

Curiosity about AI

Job description

also:Have experience in organisational development, culture or changeBring expertise in leadership, coaching, performance or talentHave experience in psychometrics with individuals and teamsEnjoy translating strategy into practical actionLove experimenting with new approaches and technologiesThe activitiesPartner with leaders to solve business challenges Lead strategic capability and performance initiativesBuild future ready capabilityDevelop people, teams and systemsLead and develop the L&D function For more information about the activities, please see the job description below. This is not a traditional L&D leadership role. You'll spend less time managing courses and more time helping leaders solve business challenges, improve performance, strengthen culture and build capability for the future. You will have the opportunity to shape the role in a dynamic business that is quickly adapting.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. This is not a traditional L&D leadership role. The roleBased in either Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds or Manchester, you'll act as both a consultant and a catalyst, helping the firm build the leadership, culture and capabilities needed now and for the future. Working with senior leaders, teams and stakeholders across Mills & Reeve, your work will contribute directly to the firm's 2030 strategy and our ambition to be a true leader in people and client experience. The personStrong consulting and stakeholder management skillsOutstanding ability to build credibility with senior leadersExperience diagnosing organisational, team and leadership challengesCommercial awareness and strategic thinkingExcellent facilitation, coaching and influencing skillsAbility to translate business needs into practical solutionsExperience working within a professional services environment preferredCuriosity about the future of work, leadership and AIIt would be great if you,

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

Use of AI during the recruitment process

Technology is changing rapidly and we are all increasingly using AI software in our day to day lives, as well as using it to support our learning and professional development. Here at Mills & Reeve, we embrace the use of technology and AI and we recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support their applications. As a regulated industry, we expect candidates to use such tools responsibly, honestly and in a manner that allows us to make a fair and accurate assessment of their individual skills, experience and suitability for the role. Please ensure you have thoroughly read the document attached below to understand what we deem acceptable uses of AI.

The benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.

The firm

At Mills & Reeve, our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision - achieve more together. It's a state of mind in every client relationship we start and every choice we make. And it's what clients consistently say distinguishes us from your average law firm. You can expect a close and attentive working relationship with a team that's responsive when you need them. You'll receive advice tailored to your individual needs. Wherever in the world you or your business needs support, we'll draw on our network to give recommendations. We're driven by our values - we're ambitious, we're open, we care and we collaborate. We embrace new ideas, communicate honestly and are easy to work with. We're committed to you, our planet, our communities and each other. We've been listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list as one of the best big organisations, and we've recently been reaccredited Platinum Investors in People status - a standard achieved by only 8% of assessed organisations. And finallyEveryone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these. To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website.

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