Learning and Development Consultant

Join EMCCA as a Learning and Development Consultant and advise on a range of HR and L&OD activities, helping us to provide a high quality and professional operational HR&OD service.

Welcome to EMCCA

At the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), we are unlocking billions of pounds of investment for our region through our devolution deal with the government. Our elected Mayor will be a powerful voice on the national stage for the people of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, overseeing devolved powers around transport, housing, skills and adult education, economic development, and net zero. We will make our region more prosperous, sustainable, and fairer, helping our people and businesses to create and seize opportunities. EMCCA’s overall work programme is evolving, ambitious and focused on the future to deliver tangible, sustainable, lasting, and systemic change for all our communities.

Your role in elevating the East Midlands

We are a values-based organisation with an operational ethos that emphasises the importance of people, processes, and outcomes. Integral to that ethos is how we embrace continual improvement.

You will be an important part of our provision of our high quality and professional operational HR&OD service, advising on a range of HR and L&OD activities and supporting on a variety of strategic and operational HR&OD projects. This includes leading on the development, maintenance, support and training of our Learning Management System, including performance management and the co-ordination of how we provide courses/development activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the creation of a learning culture that drives engagement in ongoing professional development.
• Managing the delivery of high quality and professional learning and organisational development advice and solutions to all.
• Responsibility for the content curation and operation of our LMS system.
• Leading on learning and organisational development projects and issues across the Council, working closely with senior managers to identify development needs.
• Development and implementation of a range of programmes and initiatives that will grow the skills and capability of the workforce.
• Evaluation, monitoring and reporting on impact and effectiveness across the authority.
• Management of the provision of coaching and mentoring solutions.

Your profile:

• Ideally professionally qualified (e.g. CIPD), with professional membership of the relative awarding body and evidence of continued professional development.
• Excellent technical knowledge of Learning Management Systems and previous experience of being responsible for LMS management, implementation and reporting capabilities.
• Significant expertise in learning policy and procedure development and implementation.
• Able to meet challenging deadlines and to balance competing priorities, using project management tools and techniques.
• Capable of analysing data and market trends to make informed procurement decisions.
• A clear and analytical thinker with high standards of professional judgment and integrity.
• Excellent report writing skills and able to draft complex documents.
• Strong problem-solving skills to address and resolve issues efficiently.

For more details on EMCCA including our rewards and benefits, please visit: https://eastmidscareers.co.uk

Closing date: 12th May