Learning & Development Specialist

Ultimate Banking; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial organization is seeking a Learning & Development Specialist for a 12-month FTC to enhance employee skills and engagement. This role involves designing and delivering learning interventions, as well as partnering with managers to foster leadership and coaching capabilities. With a hybrid working model, this position is an excellent opportunity to influence organizational L&D strategy while working flexible hours.

Benefits

Influence employee experience

Community support and volunteering days

Recognition for excellent customer outcomes

Qualifications

• Experience in designing, building, and facilitating learning interventions.
• Strong communication skills in writing and verbally.
• Proven ability to support managers in leadership and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR Manager to effectively utilize L&D budget.
• Design and deliver L&D solutions.
• Support performance management and appraisal processes.

Skills

Engaging

Collaborative

Data-driven decision making

Tools

Learning Management System

Job description

Learning & Development Specialist

Interim – 12 months FTC

Location: Newbury / Hybrid

Salary: Up to £34,500 + benefits (pro-rata if Part Time)

Do you have a passion for learning? Are you engaging and collaborative with a drive to deliver? If you have the confidence to coach and empower at scale, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

At Newbury Building Society, we support and enable our 220 employees to be their best. We are recruiting a Learning & Development Specialist to partner with the business and deliver our learning and development strategy on a 12-month fixed-term contract, on a full or part-time basis (minimum 21 hours per week).

We are committed to flexible working. Please discuss your preferred working pattern with us.

Responsibilities:

1. Partner with the HR Manager to allocate and utilise budget effectively to enhance skills for the future.
2. Support managers in building leadership and coaching capabilities, including career development, performance management, and succession planning.
3. Follow up on the effectiveness of L&D initiatives.
4. Use data-driven decision making to improve L&D offerings and processes, optimizing budget, employee experience, and business impact.
5. Design, build, and facilitate learning interventions.
6. Enhance digital learning capabilities through strategic deployment and development of the LMS.
7. Perform general HR duties, including ER, as needed.
8. Work proactively with internal and external customers to ensure a high-quality employee experience.
9. Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
10. Design, develop, and deliver L&D solutions.
11. Support performance management and appraisal processes.
12. Administer or work with a Learning Management System and digital/online learning.

Why work for us?

• Influence organization-wide employee experience.
• Engage in community support and volunteering, with two paid days annually.
• Recognized for excellent customer outcomes, winning the 2024 Treating Customers Fairly Award.

This is a great opportunity to influence our Learning & Development activities over the next year. Based in Newbury with a minimum of 40% hybrid working. Salary up to £34,500. We aim to interview within 10 working days, with feedback provided to all applicants. The vacancy may close early if filled.