Leadership Development Manager

Domestic & General Group; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and discretionary/2

25 days annual leave

Training opportunities

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Employee portal benefits

Job summary

Domestic & General is seeking a Leadership Development Manager to lead a portfolio of leadership development activity aligned to our priorities. You’ll translate leadership needs into practical solutions and work with senior leaders to deliver high-quality programmes across the business.

You’ll shape leadership journeys, coach and mentor offerings, evaluate impact with data, and apply external trends to continuously improve our approach.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, delivering and evaluating leadership development programmes and initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of leadership development and adult learning.
• Experience across team effectiveness, coaching and skills development.
• Ability to partner with senior leaders and stakeholders to understand capability needs and translate them into practical development solutions.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to coach, advise and constructively challenge leaders.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence using data, insight and feedback to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve development activity.
• A genuine passion for developing leaders and helping individuals and teams perform at their best

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of leadership development activity, shaping learning outcomes and delivery approaches in line with D&G’s leadership development roadmap and business needs.
• Lead the design, delivery and ongoing management of D&G’s leadership programmes, drawing on business needs, participant experience, best practice and external insight.
• Develop and continuously improve leadership journeys, ensuring programmes and interventions provide a joined-up experience across different leadership populations and levels.
• Manage and evolve D&G’s coaching and mentoring offer, ensuring it responds to organisational needs and delivers a high-quality experience for participants.
• Work with leaders and stakeholders to understand leadership and team effectiveness challenges, recommending and delivering appropriate development interventions to support individual, team and organisational performance.
• Embed D&G’s leadership qualities and expectations across leadership development activity.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of programmes and interventions, using data, feedback and insight to identify opportunities for improvement and inform future priorities.
• Keep up to date with external research, trends and best practice, translating relevant insight into practical improvements to D&G’s leadership development approach.
• Provide leadership development expertise to wider Talent, Leadership and Inclusivity initiatives and projects, contributing to the delivery of agreed priorities

Skills

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Coaching & mentoring

Data-driven evaluation

Project management

Job description

**Leadership Development Manager****Location: Hybrid** **working at our office in Wimbledon 1-2 times per week****Contract: 12 month fixed term contract maternity cover****Salary: Competitive** Are you passionate about developing leaders and delivering development experiences that make a real difference? As a Leadership Development Manager, you'll lead a varied portfolio of leadership development activity aligned to Domestic & General's business and people priorities. Working closely with leaders and stakeholders across the business, you'll translate leadership and capability needs into practical, impactful development solutions. This is a great opportunity for an experienced leadership development professional who enjoys combining strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, managing multiple projects and stakeholders, and creating impactful development experiences that help colleagues perform at their best. **What you’ll be doing:** * Lead a portfolio of leadership development activity, shaping learning outcomes and delivery approaches in line with D&G’s leadership development roadmap and business needs* Lead the design, delivery and ongoing management of D&G’s leadership programmes, drawing on business needs, participant experience, best practice and external insight* Develop and continuously improve leadership journeys, ensuring programmes and interventions provide a joined-up experience across different leadership populations and levels* Manage and evolve D&G’s coaching and mentoring offer, ensuring it responds to organisational needs and delivers a high-quality experience for participants* Work with leaders and stakeholders to understand leadership and team effectiveness challenges, recommending and delivering appropriate development interventions to support individual, team and organisational performance* Embed D&G’s leadership qualities and expectations across leadership development activity,* Evaluate the effectiveness of programmes and interventions, using data, feedback and insight to identify opportunities for improvement and inform future priorities* Keep up to date with external research, trends and best practice, translating relevant insight into practical improvements to D&G’s leadership development approach* Provide leadership development expertise to wider Talent, Leadership and Inclusivity initiatives and projects, contributing to the delivery of agreed priorities **What you’ll bring:** * Experience designing, delivering and evaluating leadership development programmes and initiatives.* Strong knowledge of leadership development and adult learning, and experience of applying this to practical business challenges* Experience across areas such as team effectiveness, coaching and skills development* Ability to partner with senior leaders and stakeholders to understand capability needs and translate them into practical development solutions.* Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to coach, advise and constructively challenge leaders.* Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.* Confidence using data, insight and feedback to evaluate effectiveness and continuously improve development activity.* A genuine passion for developing leaders and helping individuals and teams perform at their best**We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:** * Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus* 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave* Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression* Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service* Attractive company pension scheme* Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary* Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:* Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll* Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles* Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets* Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000* Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes* OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.* Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues* Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends* Employee discounts – with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers**Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.** **Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.**