Learning and Development Consultant - Employee Relations

WorkNest; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Amazing benefits

Hybrid working

Client-focused culture

Growth opportunities

Job summary

WorkNest is seeking a Learning & Development Consultant to design and deliver engaging, high-impact training for Employee Relations topics, including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances and performance conversations.

In a hybrid role, you will partner with clients across the UK, shaping programmes that strengthen management capability and organisational culture. CIPD L5 or solicitor training delivery experience is preferred, with 10+ years’ ER and training capability advantageous.

Qualifications

• Extensive HR experience and enthusiasm for delivering training, coaching or presentations.
• Solid Employee Relations knowledge: investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, TUPE and redundancy.
• Ability to design interactive, scenario-based learning for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high-impact learning across investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, and difficult conversations.
• Build consultancy partnerships with clients through needs analysis grounded in employment law and HR practice.
• Deliver training both in person and virtually to diverse audiences.
• Contribute to shaping the learning offering and client outcomes within a collaborative team.

Skills

HR experience

Employee relations

Training delivery

Public speaking

Consulting

Education

CIPD L5

Qualified solicitor (training delivery)

Senior ER practitioner (10+ years)

Job description

Transform your Employee Relations expertise into actionable learning solutions, shaping client success and organisational culture in an inspiring, growth-focused team

Why join us

WorkNest’s 800+ colleagues support over 50,000 organisations worldwide, helping them manage risk, improve performance, and protect what matters most. Combining smart technology with expert advice across Employment Law, HR, Health & Safety, Cyber Security, ISO, and Compliance, we act as a true extension of our clients' teams.

As part of Axiom GRC, WorkNest has experienced significant growth through international expansion and strategic acquisitions, with ambitious plans to become a £250 million business through continued innovation and sustainable growth.

As we evolve, we are investing in our Learning & Development team to strengthen our reputation as the go-to partner for legally informed, business-focused people development. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of our learning offering.

What We Offer

• Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum
• Amazing benefits
• Hybrid working, with a rough split of 60% on client sites and 40% home based
• A supportive, collaborative culture where your expertise directly shapes client outcomes and organisational impact

What we’re looking for

We’re excited to be recruiting an L&D Consultant to join us during an ambitious period of growth, helping build our reputation as the go-to partner for legally-informed, commercially focused L&D solutions. Your focus will be to design and deliver engaging high-impact learning and development across a number of topics including (but not limited to) investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management and difficult conversations.

You’ll build genuine consultancy partnerships with clients through insightful needs analysis, grounding every intervention in real employment law and HR practice. Working with a diverse client base from SMEs to large enterprises across the UK, you’ll help strengthen management capability and organisational culture, all within a collaborative, expert-led team.

About you

You’ll be a natural communicator with extensive HR experience and enthusiasm for delivering training, coaching or presenting to groups. This is essential.

Alongside this, you’ll bring solid Employee Relations knowledge – investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, capability, TUPE and redundancy, ideally with experience of working with Trade Unions. You are already an HR/Employment Law Trainer or you are in a busy HR role and ready to step back from the intensity of reactive casework and move into a proactive, consultative L&D career.

You’ll flex your delivery style for different audiences, create interactive, scenario-based learning, and deliver confidently in person and virtually, all within our amazing, collaborative culture where knowledge is shared and ideas are valued.

You’ll hold at least one relevant qualification – such as CIPD L5, qualified solicitor status with training delivery experience, or substantial senior ER practitioner experience (10+ years) with demonstrable training capability. A mediation qualification would be a strong advantage, though isn’t essential.

WorkNest is committed to creating a culture of Inclusionand ensuring that everyone – job applicants, clients, colleagues, and anyone else we deal with – is treated fairly and with respect. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a diverse team, however, please speak to our Talent Team if there are any adjustments, we need to make in order to ensure, a genuine equality of opportunity.

Closing date: 09 September 2026.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may look to close the advert early, so please don't delay in submitting an application.

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