Learning and Development Manager

Oculus Legal Group; Spalding; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Group life assurance 3x salary

Pension plan (employer 4%)

Holiday allowance

Discounted legal fees

Employee Assistance Programme

Meditopia membership

Wellbeing benefits (YuLife)

Social events

Volunteer time off

EV salary-sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Oculus Legal Group is seeking a Learning and Development Manager to join its HR team. This hands-on role combines strategy with design, delivery and day-to-day administration to ensure a consistent development experience across the firm.

The role focuses on establishing dependable learning systems, plans and course administration, while delivering initiatives across early careers, internal progression, leadership and professional skills, as well as compliance and digital learning.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a learning and development role, ideally within a professional services environment.
• Experience of designing, coordinating and delivering learning programmes.
• Strong organisational/administrative skills and ability to manage multiple programmes.
• Confident working with managers at different levels and facilitating training.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; attention to detail.
• Practical approach to identifying learning needs and solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and a learning management system.
• Ability to work independently and as part of an HR team.
• Experience in regulated or professional environments is useful.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering the firm’s learning and development strategy
• Working closely with departments and managers to understand learning and development needs
• Developing learning plans and programmes across the firm
• Supporting early careers programmes and internal progression
• Designing and delivering leadership and professional skills development
• Coordinating compliance, regulatory and digital learning
• Managing course administration, bookings, communications and learner records
• Evaluating learning activity and using feedback to improve future programmes
• Monitoring participation and maintaining accurate learning records
• Working collaboratively with the wider HR team on people and development initiatives
• Providing general learning and development support across the firm as required

Skills

L&D experience

Learning programme design

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Training delivery

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Learning management system

Tools

Microsoft Office

Learning management system

Job description

Salary up to £53,000 per annum, depending on experience

Full-time, permanent role

Hybrid working available

We're working with a specialist law firm to recruit a Learning and Development Manager to join their HR team. This is a varied role combining learning and development strategy with programme design, delivery and the day‑to‑day administration needed to provide a consistent development experience across the firm.

The role will have a particular focus initially on establishing dependable learning systems, plans and course administration, while also taking responsibility for wider learning initiatives across the business.

It's a hands‑on position covering early careers, internal progression, leadership and professional skills development, compliance and regulatory learning, digital learning and the ongoing evaluation of development programmes.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and delivering the firm’s learning and development strategy
• Working closely with departments and managers to understand learning and development needs
• Developing learning plans and programmes across the firm
• Supporting early careers programmes and internal progression
• Designing and delivering leadership and professional skills development
• Coordinating compliance, regulatory and digital learning
• Managing course administration, bookings, communications and learner records
• Supporting colleagues and managers throughout the learning process
• Evaluating learning activity and using feedback to improve future programmes
• Monitoring participation and maintaining accurate learning records
• Working collaboratively with the wider HR team on people and development initiatives
• Providing general learning and development support across the firm as required

What we need from you:

• Previous experience in a learning and development role, ideally within a professional services environment
• Experience of designing, coordinating and delivering learning programmes
• Good organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple programmes and deadlines
• Confident working with managers and colleagues at different levels of an organisation
• Comfortable facilitating training and presenting to groups
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate learning records
• A practical approach to identifying learning needs and developing appropriate solutions
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and learning management or similar systems
• Able to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of an HR team
• Experience of working within a regulated or professional environment would be useful

The perks:

• Salary up to £53,000, depending on experience
• Full-time, permanent role
• Hybrid/agile working
• Private health insurance
• Group life assurance of up to 3x salary
• Personal pension plan with employer contributions of up to 4%
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy and sell additional days
• Discounted legal fees following one year's employment
• Employee assistance programme with 24/7 access to mental health support
• 12-month Meditopia membership
• Access to YuLife wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Annual summer and Christmas social events
• Paid time each year for volunteering and CSR activities
• Salary-sacrifice electric vehicle scheme

The firm places a strong emphasis on learning, development and internal progression, making this a good opportunity for an L&D professional who wants to take ownership of learning across an organisation rather than simply coordinate individual courses.