L&D Lead - 6 Months FTC

Charterhouse Recruitment; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking on site

Job summary

Charterhouse Recruitment (Yorkshire) Ltd is seeking an experienced Learning & Development Project Lead to own a six-month project developing a structured, sustainable L&D function. You will assess current arrangements, identify learning needs, address compliance gaps and establish foundations for ongoing workforce development.

Working with senior stakeholders, you will define strategy, governance and monitoring systems, delivering a handover with recommendations for a permanent provision.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience establishing, developing or transforming a learning and development function.
• Proven ability to lead organisation-wide learning needs assessments and translate findings into practical strategies.
• Strong knowledge of training compliance, competency development, learning governance and quality assurance processes.
• Experience assessing learning management systems, training records, management information and external provider arrangements.
• Confident stakeholder management with ability to influence senior leaders and drive change.
• Excellent project management, analytical, written communication and presentation skills.
• A relevant qualification in learning and development, organisational development, HR, education or project management would be advantageous, though equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead a comprehensive assessment of existing learning and development provision, including processes, systems, data and partnerships.
• Assess organisation-wide learning requirements, training provision and compliance across mandatory, statutory and professional development.
• Develop a strategic learning and development framework with a 12–24‑month implementation plan.
• Evaluate training against regulatory standards, contractual obligations and policies.
• Introduce procedures for training authorisation, attendance monitoring, non-compliance management, and refresher requirements.
• Define a proposed operating model with governance, processes, resources and staffing needs.
• Review and enhance training records, tracking systems and management reporting.
• Introduce consistent induction, onboarding and refresher training approaches.
• Develop metrics for measuring training effectiveness and knowledge transfer.
• Deliver a detailed project completion and handover report with recommendations.

Skills

Project management

Analytical

Written communication

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Education

L&D qualification

Tools

LMS

Job description

Learning & Development Project Lead

Overview - On behalf of our client, we are seeking an experienced Learning & Development Project Lead to take ownership of a six-month project focused on developing and implementing a structured, sustainable learning and development function.This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced L&D professional to assess existing arrangements, identify organisational learning requirements, address compliance and skills gaps, and establish the foundations for a more effective approach to workforce development.Working closely with senior stakeholders, operational managers and HR colleagues, the successful candidate will develop a clear strategy, introduce consistent learning frameworks, strengthen governance and establish effective systems for monitoring and evaluating training. A key aspect of the assignment will be to define the future structure and requirements of the learning function, culminating in a comprehensive handover and recommendations for the ongoing permanent provision.

Benefits -

• Contract
  6-month fixed-term contract (project-based)
• Salary
  £37,000–£40,000 per annum
• Hours
  30–38 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
• Place of work
  Primarily office-based, with some flexibility for hybrid working.
• Free parking on site

Responsibilities -

• Lead a comprehensive assessment of existing learning and development provision, including processes, systems, resources, data and external partnerships
• Complete an organisation-wide assessment of learning requirements, training provision and compliance, covering mandatory, statutory, role-specific and professional development.
• Develop a strategic learning and development framework, supported by a prioritised 12–24-month implementation plan.
• Evaluate existing training arrangements against relevant regulatory standards, contractual obligations, organisational policies and recognised good practice.
• Introduce clear procedures for training authorisation, attendance monitoring, non-compliance management, competency verification and refresher requirements.
• Establish a proposed operating model, defining responsibilities, governance arrangements, processes, resources and future staffing requirements.
• Review and enhance existing training records, tracking systems and management reporting.
• Introduce consistent approaches to employee induction, onboarding, refresher training and role-specific competency assessments.
• Develop methods for measuring training effectiveness, knowledge retention, practical application and wider organisational benefits.
• Deliver a detailed project completion and handover report, outlining achievements, outstanding actions, recommendations and future priorities.

Qualifications -

• Substantial experience of establishing, developing or transforming a learning and development function, preferably within a complex or regulated organisation.
• Proven ability to lead organisation-wide learning needs assessments and translate findings into practical strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of training compliance, competency development, learning governance and quality assurance processes.
• Experience of assessing learning management systems, training records, management information and external provider arrangements.
• Confident stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, engage operational teams and gain commitment to organisational change.
• Excellent project management, analytical, written communication and presentation skills.
• A relevant qualification in learning and development, organisational development, human resources, education or project management would be advantageous, although equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

Charterhouse Recruitment (Yorkshire) Ltd is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in relation to job applications. A copy of our Diversity Policy is available upon request.