Leadership Training Manager

South Western Railway; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

South Western Railway seeks a Leadership Training Manager to enhance managerial effectiveness through tailored training programmes. The role involves collaborating with various functions to improve leadership development, ensuring compliance with best practices. This position offers an inclusive working environment with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees

Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants

75% discount on many other train operating companies

Excellent pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience of facilitation required.
• Experience in the training field covering the whole training cycle.
• IT skills necessary for using Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Design training courses and programmes based on assessed development needs.
• Project manage delivery of training programmes.
• Deliver workshops and one-to-one coaching related to management.

Skills

Facilitation

Communication

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

E-learning design

Job description

Who are we?

South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.

Join our team and help us continue to bring people together to get the most out of life.

About the job

The Leadership Training Manager is responsible for delivering developmental and procedural training programmes to manager grade colleagues in SWR. This includes the provision of specific and generic training programmes covering 'Leadership Development', Diversity, and People Management procedural courses. Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for working with the leadership delivery manager to create bespoke training and development opportunities for both the wider business and specific functions as needed. These should all be underpinned by the SWR Development map clearly focusing on the end improvements to the customer experience.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Liaise with managers in the organisation to ensure engagement and buy-in to the Leadership Development Programmes.
• Undertake Training Needs Analysis to ascertain development needs of individuals and teams relating to leadership/management effectiveness.
• Support the development needs of individuals/teams for other development interventions
• Design training courses and programmes necessary to meet development needs or manage this activity via external provider(s).
• Project manage delivery of development programmes
• Deliver development workshops/courses relating to management effectiveness, including procedural training
• Deliver other emergent management development interventions
• Deliver one to one coaching with individuals relating to development needs
• Ensure all training/development activities and materials meet with CIPD best practice and relevant organisational and statutory policies, including health and safety, employment and equality laws.
• Act as an advisor to managers in relation to the development of their managers
• Monitor and report on activities, costs, performance, etc. as required.

You'll need to be:

• Must have previous experience of facilitation
• Experience of working within the training field covering the whole training cycle.
• Excellent communicator.

Desirable

• Coaching or mentoring experience desirable
• Leadership/Management experience.
• Knowledge of new learning and development practices and methodologies.
• IT skills - use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and design and use of e-learning packages essential

About the location

Overline House is conveniently situated overlooking Southampton Central Station and is easily accessible by public transport. The station is very local to West Quay, a hub for retailers and restaurants, and provides an excellent link between London, Coastal areas and the Isle of Wight.

Working pattern

Working an average of 37 hours per week over 5 days

Mon - Fri with occasional out of pattern work as agreed in advance

The Reward

In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:

• Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees
• Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent)
• 75% discount on many other train operating companies
• Full training and support with development
• Excellent pension scheme

We all belong at SWR. Our vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition, for example, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.

https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/

https://www.healthassured.org/blog/neurodiversity/