Learning and Development Manager

Kennedys; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm is seeking a Learning and Development Manager in Manchester to enhance professional skills development across UK & EMEA. This role involves designing and delivering training programs, managing content, and collaborating with HR Business Partners to meet development needs. Ideal candidates will have experience in client-facing roles within professional services, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders effectively. Join a fast-paced environment where you can make a significant impact on talent development.

Benefits

Support for personal development

Inclusive work culture

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Experience in professional services delivery and business training.
• Strong influencing skills and collaborative approach.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Creation and management of L&D programmes.
• Drive engagement with the learning and development offering.
• Line management of junior team members.

Skills

Client facing role experience

Collaborative consultative approach

Excellent written and oral communication

Attention to detail

Business acumen and commercial awareness

Ability to manage priorities

Job description

Kennedys is looking for a Learning and Development Manager to join our Talent team based in Manchester. The Learning and Development Manager will be responsible for analysing, designing, delivering and evaluating the professional skills development provision for UK & EMEA. This includes some areas of sole responsibility but will also work in conjunction with the wider Talent team and external suppliers.

Team

The Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters.

The HR team is based in various locations globally across Kennedys' five regions; APAC, EMEA, US, LATAM and UK. The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Talent, Recruitment, Responsible Business, Operations, and Reward. This role will be part of the Talent team, which is responsible for talent management, people performance, professional skills development & training, culture, and engagement. The team comprises a Senior Talent Manager, two Learning and Development Advisors, a Learning and Development Programme Operations Specialist, and a Learning and Development Assistant.

You will be working in a fast-paced, demanding, and global environment as we strive to make a difference for our people, clients and communities where we work.

Key responsibilities

• Creation, delivery (or management of suppliers delivering content where applicable), and continual improvement of a suite of L&D programmes
• Creating, sourcing, and curating a range of on demand content which meets existing and emerging needs
• Working closely with HR Business Partners to ensure Fasc‑the development needs of their teams are identified and met
• Driving engagement with the L&D offering across the firm
• Supporting individuals and rendszerver to the creation and implementation of personal development plans
• Line management responsibilities of junior team members
• Managing relevant processes and resource including budget management
• Developing good relationships with a wide commend stakeholder to ensure you are a key point of contact for those looking to engage with L&D
• Working in conjunction with the wider HR team globally to ensure best practice

Required experience

• Experience working in a client facing role in a professional services environment or significant experience delivering business development/client service training
• Works collaboratively with a consultative approach, and a strong ability to influence
• Excellent written and oral communication, with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent business acumen, commercial awareness and administrative skills
• Able to manage competing/conflicting priorities effectively to achieve objectives.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to undertaken RESPITE level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the mostgenerally respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on‑the‑job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future Everyone. A variety of other opportunities are available including second/spects to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.