Learning and Development Partner

Paragon Skills; Bristol; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the education sector is looking for an experienced Learning and Development Partner. This role involves creating and managing impactful training programs across the organization while supporting employee development through innovative learning strategies. The ideal candidate will have strong qualifications and experience in L&D within a dynamic HR environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus holidays

Paid volunteering leave

Lifestyle benefits through Perkbox

Long service awards

Income protection and Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Learning and Development role within a HR/People Team.
• Confident in using learning technology to create engaging training programs on a national scale.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating and rolling out bespoke learning and development programs.
• Lead on the planning and delivery of corporate inductions and ensure resources are updated.
• Monitor progress of internal training and development initiatives.

Skills

Learning Technology

Training Development

Project Management

Data Analysis

Education

GCSE Grade A-C in English and Maths

CIPD Level 5 qualification in Learning and Development

Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training

Job description

Knovia is an evolving group of best-in-class education businesses that build professional capabilities, operating in chosen sectors that make a real impact, including Paragon Skills, Shaping Lives, Tempdent and Babington.

Our principles and core values demonstrate our impact of being at the forefront of building the capability of individuals, providing them with the skills to be productive and deliver a better service to advance their careers.

We have a great opportunity to expand our Knovia Learning and Development function and appoint an experienced Learning and Development Partner to work with the Chief Quality and Curriculum Officer and lead our training and development function across the group.

Position:

Location: Remote with occasional national travel

Salary: Up to £50,000 (DOE)

Contract Type: Permanent - Full time (36.5 hours per week)

As a L&D Partner for Knovia, you will lead on the succession planning for colleagues and be integral to the success of bespoke training programmes and encourage outstanding teaching and learning. You will use your passion and drive to empower colleagues to develop with the continuous rejuvenation of our professional development activities and learning and development hub enabling all colleagues to deliver optimum performance.

Role Responsibilities

• Responsible for the creation and roll out of range of customised and bespoke learning and development programmes across entire Knovia Group
• Use own toolkit of resources to enhance the existing learning and development provision
• Lead on the planning and delivery of corporate inductions, ensuring resources are regularly updated to reflect business changes
• Be integral in the digital transformation of our internal learning and development journey
• Develop and fulfil our learning and development strategy, project managing key initiatives
• Work with key stakeholders to identify training and development needs and trends across the business
• Develop and undertake skills analysis to identify skills gaps and risks across the business
• Provide effective line management to team members, including regular one-to-ones, performance reviews, support with professional development, and ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
• Develop engaging, impactful and successful training programmes, taking into consideration individual learning styles and accessibility needs
• Monitor the progress and completion of internal delivery of qualifications and mandatory training
  
  

Requirements:

What We Need From You...

• Grade A-C GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent
• CIPD Level 5 qualification Learning and Development
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
• Extensive experience in a Learning and Development role within a HR/People Team
• Experience of building training courses and coming equipped with own toolkit of resources
• Confident using learning technology to develop engaging training programmes on a national scale
• Comfortable in working remotely, and independently achieving targets without close supervision
• Experience of the collection of data and information, both qualitative and quantitative, to analyse learning needs, implement effective delivery and measure outcomes and impact
  
  

Other information:

We have a number of benefits available as part of our "Handpicked for me" colleagues, as well as our standard benefits including;

• 25 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and a holiday purchase scheme and 8 Public Bank Holidays
• Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
• Perkbox – a suite of lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
• Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues’
• Income protection and Life Assurance
  
  

We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.

To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.

Knovia is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.

We will be reviewing applicants for this role on a regular basis, therefore the vacancy may close earlier than anticipated so please apply early to avoid missing out!