Learning & Development Advisor

Bruntwood; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off

Annual bonus

Volunteer time

Sabbatical

Job summary

Bruntwood is seeking an experienced Learning & Development professional to act as the operational heartbeat of our L&D service in Manchester. You’ll manage day-to-day delivery of learning activity, policies, processes, and support across the business, coaching managers and staff on development needs and facilitating key training initiatives.

You’ll coordinate with the Digital Learning Specialist and L&D Partner, own qualifications and the intranet hub, and drive practical toolkit assets and

Qualifications

• Solid L&D experience in a commercial setting.
• Familiar with Learning Management Systems.
• Inquisitive, proactive, and active listener.
• Approachable and collaborative with managers.
• Experience with policies and professional development pathways.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming learning queries from People & Talent coordinators and liaise with managers to implement learning interventions.
• Maintain L&D policies and user guides, e.g., study leave and professional qualifications.
• Coordinate with external suppliers, book courses, manage invoices and POs, track budget.
• Advise on skills gaps using data from the learning platform and performance checks.
• Design and facilitate core skills workshops and inductions for teams and managers.
• Update and maintain L&D Hub content on the intranet and ensure resources are current.

Skills

L&D experience

Kallidus

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Education

L&D qualification

Degree beneficial

Tools

Kallidus LMS

Job description

We are commercial property specialists operating across the UK. At Bruntwood, we're committed to offering more than just outstanding office, coworking, retail and lab spaces. Everything we do is tied into our vision of building vibrant communities, whilst providing businesses with the support and expertise they need to grow.

Some examples of our varied portfolio include: Bloc , Alderley Park , Circle Square and Pall Mall

Have a look at these videos to give an insight into who we are:

Bruntwood

Bruntwood SciTech

Sustainability at Bruntwood

The team and ways of working

We’re based in the heart of Manchester City Centre, Union overlooking Albert Square. We’re a team of twenty that cover all People & Talent activity across the Bruntwood Group including subsidiaries that overall account for around 1,200 colleagues. You’ll work closely with an Digital Learning Specialist as well as a Learning & Development Partner.

Job purpose

In this role you’ll be the operational heartbeat of our L&D service, making sure we have seamless day-to-day delivery of learning activity, policies, processes, and support across the business. You’ll manage and deal with incoming learning queries, coach and advise individuals and managers on targeted learning needs analysis, design and facilitate foundational training, and manage formal professional development programmes (e.g., CIMA, APC etc).

What we’re looking for

• A solid foundation of L&D experience within a commercial environment, ideally in a business with a varied workforce (Overhead and Operational colleagues)
• We use Kallidus, but we’re open to experience using different Learning Management Systems
• It’s crucial you’re inquisitive and proactive, as well as in active listener, questioning learning requests and providing well thought out solutions
• You’ll be approachable, enjoying partnering with managers and teams to provide solutions and challenge learning requests in the right way
• You’ll enjoy facilitating group training, as well as our Welcome to Bruntwood days to onboard new colleagues
• You’ll have some experience managing learning policies and processes
• Any understanding of professional development pathways (e.g. CIMA/CIPD) would be beneficial

What you’ll be doing

• Manage incoming learning queries as an escalation point from the People & Talent coordinators, assess needs, liaise with managers and individuals, and agree and implement learning interventions to meet skills gaps.
• Manage and maintain all of our L&D policies and user guides, e.g. study leave, professional qualifications, team development guides, making sure colleagues know how to access support.
• Liaise with external suppliers, book courses, manage invoices and purchase orders, and help to track our L&D budget and spend.
• Advise individual colleagues and managers on skills gaps and needs in their team, using data and insight from our digital learning platform, performance check in data, and insights from the People Advisors and Partners.
• Design, update, and facilitate core skills workshops and inductions, e.g. managing absence workshops for managers, Welcome To Bruntwood days, team communication skills, and any other team or role specific training needs which arise.
• Work with the L&D partner and Digital Learning Specialist to produce practical toolkit assets, delegate pre and post work, and quick-reference guides.
• Own the operational administration and management of formal qualifications and accredited programmes, such as CIMA and APC.
• Own the editorial maintenance of our L&D Hub on our intranet, making sure resources, course updates and toolkits are readily available and up to date.
• You can find the full job description as an attachment at the bottom of our website advert .

We really believe that if you’re brilliant to work with, you deserve brilliant things in return:

• 28 days holiday plus you get your Birthday off work - and if that’s not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
• Company bonus - paid annually
• 24 hours a year volunteer time - there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
• Sabbatical of up to 12 months so you can take a career break after five years with us
• Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy. We also offer free private healthcare cover on an opt in basis too
• Life assurance cover for all colleagues
• Up to 8% matched pension scheme
• Discounts & cashback at leading retailers
• Enhanced maternity / shared parental leave - 26 weeks fully paid leave
• Interest free loans to pursue your passions and apply for up to £2000 towards learning a new skill

On our careers page you’ll find our benefits calculator, where you can select what benefits you’d use to calculate the savings you’d make. In addition to what to expect within the role and your benefits, it’s good to know that you’ll be working for a business that gives back - The Oglesby Charitable Trust has donated more than £30m since it started out in 2001. Supporting charities across Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Medical Research and Social & Health Inequality.