Learning and Development Advisor

Delta Housing; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development opportunities

Robust employee reward and recognition

Confidential Employee Assistance Plan

Volunteering programme

25 days annual leave + holidays

Job summary

Delta Housing is seeking a Learning and Development Advisor to help implement and maintain a learning environment aligned with the company's corporate plan. The role involves helping colleagues access development opportunities, creating engaging resources, supporting apprenticeships, and contributing to organisational capability.

Key duties include supporting apprenticeships, building relationships to identify learning needs, managing LMS records, and analysing learning data to drive

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting apprenticeships, professional qualifications and other structured development programmes.
• Ability to build effective working relationships to identify and meet learning needs.
• Experience using learning management systems (LMS) and maintaining accurate learning records and reports.
• Ability to analyse learning data, interpret trends and make recommendations to improve learning effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Support colleagues across the organisation to identify and access learning opportunities, including qualifications, apprenticeships, and external training programmes.
• Create and maintain engaging learning resources, including eLearning modules, guides, toolkits, and supporting materials.
• Support the delivery of internal learning programmes, including induction, management development, and other initiatives.
• Act as a key contact for apprentices, guiding and monitoring progress with apprentices and line managers.
• Conduct skills gap analyses across teams to inform learning priorities.

Skills

LMS experience

Learning delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We are looking for a Learning and Development Advisor to support with the implementation and maintenance of a learning environment that compliments Delta’s corporate plan. This will be achieved through helping colleagues identify and access development opportunities, creating engaging learning resources, supporting apprenticeships and development programmes, and contributing to the continuous improvement of organisational capability.

What you'll be doing

• Support colleagues across the organisation to identify and access appropriate learning and development opportunities, including qualifications, apprenticeships, and external training programmes.
• Create and maintain engaging learning resources, including eLearning modules, guides, toolkits, and supporting materials that promote effective knowledge transfer and skills development.
• Support the delivery of internal learning programmes, including corporate induction, recruitment training, management development, and other organisational learning initiatives.
• Act as a key point of contact for apprentices, providing ongoing guidance and support throughout their learning journey and facilitating regular reviews with apprentices and line managers to monitor progress and achievement.
• Conduct skills gap analyses across teams and business areas, using data and feedback to inform learning priorities and support organisational capability building.

What we are looking for

• Experience of supporting apprenticeships, professional qualifications and other structured development programmes.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and subject matter experts to identify and meet learning needs.
• Experience of using learning management systems (LMS) and maintaining accurate learning records and reports.
• Ability to analyse learning data, interpret trends and make recommendations to improve learning effectiveness and organisational capability.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including the ability to create and analyse reports using Excel and produce engaging presentations and learning materials.

Please note the office expectancy of this role is as follows: 2-3 days per week at our Chelmsford office, with occasional travel to our Southend office as needed.

• The salary for this post will be £35,000 Per Annum.
• Learning and development opportunities
• Robust employee reward and recognition programme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering programme
• 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.
• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at Delta Housing Ltd.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the closing date. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.