Learning & Development Coordinator

United Kingdom Accreditation Service; Staines-upon-Thames; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is seeking a proactive Learning & Development Coordinator to support engaging and consistent learning experiences across the business. You will work with HR, training teams and external providers to coordinate activities, develop content and improve induction and onboarding.

Based at our Head Office in Staines-upon-Thames, the role involves maintaining the training calendar, coordinating course bookings and handling learning administration, analytics

Qualifications

• Experience of coordinating learning, training, HR or people-development activities.
• Experience of administering a Learning Management System or a comparable HR or digital learning platform.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging with colleagues and external providers.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Good administrative and analytical skills, including maintaining accurate records and producing reports.
• The ability to handle confidential information with care and professionalism.
• An interest in learning and development, digital learning solutions and creating positive learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate learning activities across UKAS, maintaining the organisation-wide training calendar.
• Arrange course bookings and liaise with internal stakeholders and external providers.
• Develop engaging learning content with subject matter experts for various formats.
• Support induction and onboarding for new employees and assessors.
• Administer the LMS and maintain accurate learning records.
• Monitor training needs via reviews, development initiatives and compliance.
• Analyse feedback and prepare reports to improve learning programs.
• Manage learning administration, inquiries, PO processing and expenditure records.
• Coordinate training logistics, venues, equipment and refreshments.
• Maintain confidentiality and data protection for learning records.

Job description

Learning & Development Coordinator

UKAS is looking for a proactive and organised Learning & Development Coordinator to support the delivery of engaging, effective and consistent learning experiences for colleagues across the business.

Working closely with HR, operational training teams, subject matter experts and external learning providers, you will play a key role in coordinating learning activities, developing high-quality learning content and supporting the continuous improvement of induction and onboarding programmes.

Key responsibilities

In this varied and rewarding role, you will:

• Coordinate learning activities across UKAS, maintaining the organisation-wide training calendar, arranging course bookings and liaising with internal stakeholders and external providers.
• Develop engaging learning content by working with subject matter experts to design, update and review face-to-face, virtual and digital learning materials.
• Support induction and onboarding, coordinating arrangements for new employees and working with operational training teams to deliver induction and initial training for Assessment Managers and Technical Assessors.
• Administer the Learning Management System (LMS) and maintain accurate employee learning records, ensuring training activity is recorded and monitored effectively.
• Support training needs analysis by collating learning requirements from performance reviews, talent-development initiatives, compliance needs and wider organisational priorities.
• Monitor and evaluate learning by coordinating course feedback, analysing results and producing reports to help assess effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage learning administration, including responding to enquiries, issuing course information, raising purchase orders, processing invoices and maintaining expenditure records.
• Coordinate training logistics, arranging venues, rooms, equipment and refreshments to ensure learning events run smoothly.
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance, handling employee learning records and personal information securely and in line with UKAS policies and data-protection requirements.

About you

You will be an organised, detail-oriented and collaborative individual who enjoys coordinating multiple activities and helping others develop their skills. You will bring:

• Experience of coordinating learning, training, HR or people-development activities.
• Experience of administering a Learning Management System or a comparable HR or digital learning platform.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging with colleagues and external providers.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Good administrative and analytical skills, including maintaining accurate records and producing reports.
• The ability to handle confidential information with care and professionalism.
• An interest in learning and development, digital learning solutions and creating positive learning experiences.

Please note this is a full-time role, based at our Head Office in Staines, upon-Thames

Learning Development Coordinator - Job Description

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