Learning and Development Advisor

Transport for Greater Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Free travel on buses across GM

Local Government pension scheme

Hybrid working

Wellbeing support

Personal and Career Development

Job summary

Transport for Greater Manchester is seeking a Learning & Organisational Development Advisor to support learning, development, talent and OD activity across the People Directorate. You’ll manage learning systems and records, mandatory training, performance management, training budgets, reporting, e-learning, induction and engagement initiatives.

This permanent role offers progression from Band 5 to Band 6, with flexible, hybrid working options and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience providing learning, training or organisational development support within a professional People function.
• Ability to coordinate competing priorities and work with HR systems.
• Strong reporting skills and handling sensitive information appropriately.
• Experience with LMS/e-learning, training coordination, performance management, budgets or suppliers, engagement, apprenticeships or early careers.
• Evidence of autonomy, analysis, stakeholder influence and ownership at higher levels may be expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive learning and organisational development support across the function.
• Manage learning systems, records, mandatory training and reporting.
• Coordinate budgets, procurement and engagement activities for learning programmes.
• Support L&D and OD teams, and collaborate with internal and external providers.

Skills

Learning & Development

Stakeholder management

Performance management

LMS / e-learning

Budget management

Apprenticeships & early careers

Tools

LMS

Job description

Are you passionate about creating a positive learning experience and helping colleagues develop their skills? We’re looking for a Learning & Organisational Development Advisor to join TfGM’s People Directorate, supporting colleagues and managers across learning, development, talent, and organisational development activity

Your Role

You’ll provide a proactive, accurate, and customer-focused Learning and Organisational Development service. Your work will cover learning systems and records, mandatory and compliance learning, performance management, training budgets, reporting, e-learning, procurement, induction, engagement activity, talent, apprenticeships, and early careers.

This career-grade role provides scope to progress from reliable administration, coordination, routine advice, and defined delivery at Band 5 towards greater autonomy, analysis, facilitation, continuous improvement, and ownership of defined workstreams at Band 6. You’ll support both the Learning & Development and Organisational Development teams

For more info see Job Profile below.

Who are we?

At TfGM, our work helps keep Greater Manchester moving and supports the communities that rely on our transport network every day.

You’ll join TfGM’s People Directorate, working within the Organisational Development and Culture team.

You’ll work with colleagues across People, including L&D Partners, Early Careers, Organisational Development, Strategic People Partners, Talent Acquisition and Inclusion, and People Shared Services, as well as teams across TfGM and external learning providers.

Your work will contribute to an organisation where colleagues can thrive and, ultimately, deliver better outcomes for the communities we serve.

What you’ll bring

You’ll bring experience of providing learning, training, or organisational development support within a professional People function, alongside strong organisation and relationship-building skills.

You’ll be comfortable coordinating competing priorities, working with HR, learning or performance systems, producing accurate reports, and handling sensitive information appropriately. Experience across areas such as LMS/e-learning, training coordination, performance management, budgets or suppliers, engagement, apprenticeships, or early careers will support your success. At the higher career-grade level, we’ll look for stronger evidence of autonomy, analysis, stakeholder influence, improvement, and ownership of workstreams.

What we can offer you

This is a Permanent role with a salary of £31,855 - £36,198 per annum depending on skills and experience

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel for your commute, and access to our Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website