Learning & Development Manager

Royal Ballet and Opera; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent performing arts organization in London is seeking an experienced Learning & Development professional to lead their L&D strategy. You will manage mandatory training, evolve the learning offerings for staff, and drive forward their Leadership Development Programme. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in managing L&D functions and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. This role requires excellent influencing skills and numeracy in analyzing complex data.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Learning and Development is essential.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion.
• Strong skills in stakeholder management and influencing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the learning and development strategy for the organization.
• Manage mandatory training delivery.
• Drive the Leadership Development Programme.

Skills

Learning and Development Management

Diversity and Inclusion Promotion

Stakeholder Management

Numeracy Skills

Coaching and Facilitation

Education

Associate CIPD membership or equivalent experience

Job description

About the Royal Ballet and Opera

The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world‑class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera. The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts – we may be a House, but three‑quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country and around the world. People are at the centre of everything we do at RBO, and our Human Resources department works across the organisation, ensuring that in every department we have the right people in place supported to deliver their work to their fullest capacity.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic L&D professional to join the RBO and feed into a culture of continuous improvement and learning. This role will lead on the L&D strategy for the organisation, covering the delivery of mandatory training but also evolving our offering for staff, driving our Leadership Development Programme forwards and helping to facilitate and mediate broader conversations about dynamics, coaching and upskilling the workforce.

Responsibilities

• Lead the L&D strategy for the organisation.
• Manage the delivery of mandatory training.
• Evolve the learning offering for staff.
• Drive the Leadership Development Programme forward.
• Facilitate and mediate broader conversations about dynamics, coaching and upskilling.
• Handle a busy roster of programme delivery supported by the L&D Coordinator.
• Respond to organisational priorities and pivot as needed.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing a learning and development function, with Associate CIPD membership or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrable commitment to proactively promoting diversity and inclusion through learning and development.
• Excellent influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people within and outside the organisation.
• Strong numeracy skills with experience analysing and reporting on complex data.
• Flexibility in dealing with changing priorities and the ability to pivot.
• Experience of coaching and facilitation is highly regarded (not essential – please reference this in your application if applicable).

Application Process

To submit your application, please provide a supporting statement that outlines how your skills and experience match the essential criteria listed above. We recommend drafting your response in a separate document and then copying the final version into the application form. Please note that as part of our commitment to anonymised shortlisting, panels do not view CVs during the recruitment process. If you choose to upload your CV, our system will automatically pull information from your CV into your application form.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under‑represented within our organisation. We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long‑term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who express a desire to participate in this scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible. The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.

Further Information

A full job description can be found here. For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here. For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this.