Leadership Development Partner - 12 Month Maternity Cover

West Brom; West Bromwich; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 25 days + BH

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Volunteering days

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

West Bromwich Building Society is seeking a Leadership Development Partner on a 12‑month fixed term contract, Hybrid role (West Bromwich office 40%). Salary around £42,000 per annum for 35 hours/week.

The role focuses on designing and delivering leadership development, coaching, and succession planning across the organisation. You will partner with executives and managers to identify capability gaps, create tailored development programs, and measure impact with data analytics.

Qualifications

• Experience in a management/leadership development role within a commercial environment.
• CIPD/L&D qualification or equivalent.
• Ability to influence at senior levels and drive new development initiatives.
• Excellent delivery and presentation skills with senior stakeholders.
• Experience of managing resistance to change and gaining buy-in.
• Strong planning, project management, problem solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders, teams, senior management and department heads to identify capability needs including training, talent development and succession planning.
• Conduct TNAs to identify skill gaps and developmental needs by analysing performance reviews, feedback and organisational goals.
• Create and design training programs covering leadership development, team building, change management and strategic planning.
• Deliver training sessions, workshops and learning interventions using an interactive learning approach.
• Measure training effectiveness through feedback, surveys and post-training evaluations.
• Provide one-on-one coaching and mentoring for leadership development and career progression.
• Support organisational change by preparing managers to handle transitions and new strategies.
• Use data analytics to track impact of development initiatives on KPIs and organisational success.
• Develop opportunities for High Potential Talent through mentoring, project work and coaching programmes.

Skills

Leadership development

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching & mentoring

Training needs analysis

Education

CIPD L&D qualification or equivalent

Job description

Leadership Development Partner - 12 Month Maternity Cover

Salary: c. £42,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week (Part Time may be considered)

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Hybrid (40% Office based: West Bromwich)

Here at the West Bromwich Building Society we are all about making a you-shaped career. We understand it’s not always easy juggling your career with all the important things outside of work. But with the right opportunities and support we can help you build a career that works for you.

We have an fantastic opportunity for a Leadership Development Partner who will join our HR team who will be responsible for enhancing the skills, knowledge, and effectiveness of managers and colleagues across the Society. The role involves designing, implementing, and overseeing programs and initiatives aimed at developing talent and leadership capabilities.

What the role will look like:

• Partnering closely with stakeholders, teams, senior management, and department heads to identify capability needs, including, training, talent development and succession planning.
• Conducting TNA’s to identify skill gaps and developmental needs - Including analysing performance reviews, feedback, and organisational goals etc
• Creating and designing training programs tailored to the needs of the workforce. These programs might cover leadership development, team building, change management, strategic planning, and more.
• Conducting training sessions, workshops, and learning interventions to create an interactive learning environment guided by the 70:20:10 approach
• Assessing the effectiveness of training programs through feedback mechanisms, surveys, and post training evaluations.
• Providing one-on-one coaching or mentorship and offering guidance on specific challenges, career development, or leadership skills improvement.
• Instrumental in managing organisational changes by preparing managers to handle transitions, new responsibilities, or shifts in Society strategies.
• Using data analytics to track and measure the impact of development initiatives on key performance indicators and overall organisational success
• Design and introduce effective development opportunities for ‘High Performance High Potential Talent’, including mentoring (face to face & online), project opportunities, and effective coaching programmes

What you will bring to the role:

• Must have experience in a Management/Leadership Development Training role within a commercial environment
• Must hold either a L&D, OD or CIPD qualification or equivalent.
• Experience of influencing at senior levels on introducing and driving new development initiatives across the organisation.
• Ability to gain credibility amongst Executive and Senior Managers.
• Excellent delivery and presentation skills required, with the confidence to deliver to Senior Managers.
• Experience of dealing with resistance to change by gaining buy-in, motivating and engaging those involved.
• Key planning, project management, problem solving and analytical skills.

We Value a diverse range of skills and experiences here at the West Brom. So even if you don't meet every single requirement listed in the job description but are passionate about the role, we still encourage you to apply.

What's in it for you:

• We pride ourselves on our development opportunities and always look to promote from within wherever possible,
• Holiday starting at 175 hours (25 days) plus bank holidays that grow with your time with us and the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year,
• 2 paid volunteering days a year,
• Living Pensions: Pension scheme starting at 5% contribution from you and 7% contribution from us, and we’ll match your further contributions up to 10.6%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with paid fertility treatment, neonatal and pregnancy loss leave,
• Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary,
• Yearly performance related pay scheme and pay review,
• Private medical insurance that’s discounted when your time with us grows, with the option to include family members,
• Salary Sacrifice Electric/Hybrid Car Scheme,
• A Perkbox account – giving you 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and loads more!
• And much more, from flexible working options, wellbeing support and a whole heap of warm West Bromness.

Why choose the West Brom?

At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We’re proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work. Our employers are the heart of bringing our new vision to life- where our customers and communities own a more secure future. Everyday, through the work they do together and the care they show, they’re helping turn that vision into real and lasting.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader and encourage disabled applicants and all from diverse backgrounds to apply. We’ll do what we can to adjust our recruitment journey and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet what we’re looking for. If you need any support with applying to one of our roles, get in touch at [e-mail].

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*Please note – We reserve the right to withdraw our adverts earlier than the original published expiry date, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as soon as possible*

Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. www.westbrom.co.uk The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. ‘the West Brom’ is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.