Learning and Development Consultant - Human Resources

Centurion Staunch; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in London is seeking a Learning & Development Consultant to shape the strategic vision for its Academy. This role focuses on integrating learning, development, and talent management to enhance organizational capability. The ideal candidate will have significant experience at a senior level, proven success in large-scale programme development, and strong stakeholder management skills. This is a unique opportunity to lead an essential transformation in organizational learning and development.

Qualifications

• Significant experience developing L&D or talent management strategy at a senior level.
• Proven track record in setting vision for large-scale learning programmes.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement and strategy development.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strategic vision for the Academy as a hub for organizational learning.
• Engage stakeholders to gather insights and validate strategic ideas.
• Ensure alignment with organizational goals and future capability needs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Vision setting

Organisational development

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Learning & Development Consultant to play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of an evolving, organisation-wide Academy. The Academy has successfully delivered onboarding pathways for key operational roles and is now transitioning into a comprehensive centre of excellence for upskilling, learning, talent development and strategic capability building.

Working directly with the Director of Organisational Capability, the post holder will design the long-term blueprint for the Academy’s next phase — aligning future skills, digital capability, talent pathways, and organisational learning into a unified strategic offer. This is a strategic leadership role, focused exclusively on vision, integration and future‑readiness; operational delivery will remain with the existing L&D teams.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Vision & Blueprint

• Develop a forward‑looking, compelling vision for the Academy as the central hub for all organisational learning, development and talent management.
• Design a high‑level strategy and roadmap for integrating:
  • Upskilling of existing workforce
  • Customer service learning pathways
  • Business‑as‑usual (BAU) L&D
  • Talent management frameworks
  • Comprehensive onboarding pathways
• Define success measures, priorities and milestones to guide the Academy’s development.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Work closely with senior leaders to ensure alignment with organisational goals and future capability needs.
• Engage stakeholders across the organisation to gather insight, validate strategic ideas, and build consensus.
• Act as a strategic advisor, providing thought leadership on innovative L&D and talent development approaches.

Integration & Alignment

• Map existing learning and talent pathways, identifying opportunities for simplification and strategic alignment under a single Academy structure.
• Ensure the Academy delivers a seamless employee experience, supporting development from onboarding through to senior talent progression.

Strategic Communication

• Articulate the Academy’s future direction through high‑level presentations, briefing papers and strategy documents.
• Communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders, ensuring organisation‑wide understanding and buy‑in.

Digital Intelligence & Future Readiness

• Provide expert guidance on integrating emerging technologies, digital skills and future workforce capabilities into the Academy’s long‑term vision.
• Conduct horizon scanning, scenario planning and market research to ensure the Academy remains forward‑thinking and agile.
• Recommend frameworks and partnership opportunities that enhance the organisation’s ability to adapt to digital disruption.
• Propose success measures and strategic priorities for embedding digital intelligence into all learning and talent initiatives.

Requirements

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience

• Significant experience developing L&D, organisational development or talent management strategy at senior/strategic level.
• Proven track record in setting vision and direction for large‑scale learning or capability‑building programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience engaging at executive or board level.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate diverse L&D and talent functions into a cohesive, organisation‑wide framework (highly desirable).

Skills & Capabilities