Learning & Development Specialist – 12‑Month FTC

Staffordshire County Council; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Learning and Development Officer to join the central L&OD team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, focusing on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills directorate. The role is based in Stafford with a hybrid working pattern across home, office and virtual environments.

You will coordinate development activity, identify learning needs, design and facilitate learning solutions, and maintain momentum across workstreams to deliver the Workforce Strategy

Qualifications

• Experience identifying learning and development needs and designing appropriate interventions.
• Experience delivering and facilitating learning with both face-to-face and virtual formats.
• Experience coordinating projects and L&D activity across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to balance EI&S priorities with wider L&D provision and find practical solutions.
• Strong stakeholder relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to analyse information and present clear insights for decision-making.
• Proactive, autonomous delivery with a focus on high-quality outcomes.
• Good ICT skills and familiarity with Microsoft 365 and digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development activity and turn Workforce priorities into practical actions.
• Identify learning needs and work with central L&OD to design responses.
• Design, facilitate or coordinate workshops and learning events.
• Coordinate communications and stakeholder activity for Workforce Strategy delivery.
• Track progress, risks and actions; escalate where needed.
• Prepare updates and insights to support decision-making.
• Contribute to wider L&OD priorities across EI&S portfolio.

Skills

Learning needs

Delivery facilitation

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Analytical insight

Digital skills

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Learning and Development Officer to join the central L&OD team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, focusing on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills directorate. The role is based in Stafford with a hybrid working pattern across home, office and virtual environments.

You will coordinate development activity, identify learning needs, design and facilitate learning solutions, and maintain momentum across workstreams to deliver the Workforce Strategy