Learning and Development Lead

The Law Society; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible benefits

Career development

Job summary

The Law Society is looking for an experienced leader to shape and deliver the organisational learning strategy and annual plan. You will partner with senior leaders and People & Organisational Development to design inclusive, innovative learning that raises capability across the organisation.

You will coach, mentor and develop teams, build learning that integrates into the flow of work, and use data to demonstrate impact.

Qualifications

• Experienced learning and development professional with a proven track record
• Ability to diagnose capability needs and translate into blended learning solutions
• Strong design and delivery expertise with digital platforms and evaluation
• Skilled at influencing senior stakeholders, managing budgets and priorities

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisational learning strategy and annual plan
• Partner with senior leaders and People & Organisational Development to design inclusive learning
• Build a connected learning experience across the organisation
• Demonstrate impact through data and evaluation

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape how learning supports the Law Society's ambitions. You will lead our organisational learning strategy and annual plan, working across the organisation to identify current and future capability priorities and create learning that helps colleagues and teams perform at their best. You will partner with senior leaders, people managers and People & Organisational Development colleagues to design inclusive, accessible and innovative learning solutions. From coaching, mentoring and development conversations to blended learning and learning in the flow of work, you will create a connected experience and use insight to demonstrate impact. This is an exciting and influential role for an experienced learning professional who combines strategic thinking with practical delivery. You will have the opportunity to build a strong learning culture, develop the L&D Co-ordinator and make a visible difference to organisational capability now and for the future. For more details on responsibilities and requirements, please see the full job description. What we're looking for You will:

• Be an experienced learning and development professional with a proven track record of leading learning strategies and delivering plans and programmes aligned to business priorities and future capability needs, towards building a culture of learning and innovation.
• Be able to diagnose capability needs and translate them into inclusive, practical and engaging blended learning solutions that support behaviour change, embed our ways of working and learning, that enhance workplace performance and enable our people to be their best.
• Combine strong learning design and delivery expertise with confidence using digital platforms, data and evaluation to improve accessibility, user experience and measurable impact.
• Be skilled at influencing senior stakeholders and people managers; managing suppliers, budgets and competing priorities; and coaching and developing others to deliver high-quality learning outcomes.

What's in it for you This is an excellent opportunity to take a visible and influential role in shaping learning across the Law Society. You will have the scope to lead our learning strategy, introduce innovative and inclusive approaches, and work with senior leaders and colleagues across the organisation to build capability and a strong learning culture. You will also lead and develop the L&D Co-ordinator while growing your own impact within a respected professional membership organisation., Up to £66000 per annum + 3% flex fund after 3 months + bens. We offer hybrid working (minimum 1 day a week working on site), a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.