Learning & Development Specialist

Haringey Council; Wood Green; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Haringey Council is seeking an enthusiastic Learning & Development Specialist to join the Talent, Recruitment and Development team. Reporting to the Curriculum Writer, you will deliver workforce initiatives that support the council's learning and development strategy, facilitate corporate training programmes, and help managers and staff to develop essential skills.

You will design and deliver learning interventions, administer training programmes, evaluate training effectiveness, and collaborate

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering corporate training programmes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with diverse audiences.
• Good understanding of adult learning principles and evaluation methods.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver learning interventions to meet workforce needs.
• Administer corporate training programmes and track participation.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and measure outcomes against objectives.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to support development initiatives.

Skills

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Adult learning principles

LMS knowledge

Education

Recognised L&D qualification

Tools

LMS (Learning Management System)

Workshop delivery tools

Job description

If you are intending on going for a secondment opportunity, please ensure you have notified your line manager/head of service to seek approval, We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging Learning & Development Specialist to join our Talent, Recruitment and Development team. Reporting to the Curriculum Writer, you will play a key role in delivering workforce initiatives that support the Council's learning and development strategy. Your work will include facilitating corporate training programmes, delivering interactive workshops, and supporting managers and employees to develop the skills they need to thrive.

As part of this varied role, you will design and deliver learning interventions, administer corporate training programmes, evaluate training effectiveness, and work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure development initiatives achieve measurable outcomes.

About the team

The Learning & Development team sits within Human Resources & Organisational Development and is responsible for delivering high-quality learning opportunities that support employee growth and organisational success. Working alongside experienced learning professionals, curriculum specialists and workforce project leads, you will contribute to a range of initiatives that help build capability across the Council.

This is a collaborative and supportive team that works closely with services across the organisation, senior managers, HR colleagues and external training providers to create a positive and impactful learning culture.

You will be an experienced facilitator who is confident delivering engaging training sessions and workshops to diverse audiences. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, a good understanding of adult learning principles, and the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Ideally, you will hold, or be willing to work towards, a recognised learning and development qualification. You will be proactive, adaptable, and passionate about helping others develop, with experience of managing competing priorities and using a range of learning tools and technologies to create effective learning experiences.

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work - the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the "rebel borough" when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey's people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money‑saving discounts.