Learning Manager

Scripture Union Scotland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contributions

Generous annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Scripture Union Scotland is seeking a Learning Manager to lead the development of our training provision for volunteers and staff. The role focuses on building an effective learning infrastructure, coordinating training priorities, and delivering engaging sessions across in-person and virtual formats.

You will work with HR, Volunteers Manager and departmental leads to identify needs, design courses, and implement a learning hub with robust evaluation tools to improve impact and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Track record of designing training for organisations and building a solid training infrastructure.
• Strong interpersonal skills with staff, volunteers and stakeholders.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Commitment to SU Scotland’s ethos and safeguarding policy.

Responsibilities

• Build on a recent training analysis to create an infrastructure to support learning and development.
• Partner with the HR Partner, Volunteers Manager and Departmental Leads to identify training needs and align with strategy.
• Design courses for staff and volunteers with subject matter experts and ensure outcomes are clear.
• Create a learning hub/platform to house training resources and records.
• Investigate e-learning tools (feedback/surveys) and implement for all training.
• Develop evaluation tools (feedback/surveys) and implement for all training to enable reflection and reporting.
• Arrange, develop and deliver engaging classroom and virtual training sessions.

Job description

Learning Manager

Contract: Full time/Fixed term for 3 years;

Salary: £34,793 - £37,512 per annum, plus generous employer pension contributions,annual leave entitlement and Employee Assistance Programme

Location: Hybrid – Glasgow Office/home and regional related travel as required

Start date: Autumn 2026

Who we are:

Scripture Union Scotland's vision is to see every child and young people of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus. We are a national charity, with around 140 staff and over 2,500 volunteers. Our activities take place in schools, outdoor activity centres, and churches.

As our ministry extends in line with our 2024 – 2027 Strategy, we are seeking a Learning Manager to develop our training provision for volunteers and staff.

Purpose:

To manage a coordinated approach to training, ensuring that staff and volunteers have access to training of the highest quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build on a recent training analysis to ensure training priorities are actioned and an infrastructure is created to support ongoing learning and development.
• Work in partnership with the HR Partner, Volunteers Manager and Departmental Leads to identify training needs and ensure that training initiatives align with SU Scotland’s strategic plan and priorities
• Design courses for staff and volunteers working closely with relevant subject matter experts and ensuring that the content is aligned to clear outcomes
• Create a learning hub/platform to house training resources and records
• Investigate potential e-learning tools (feedback and surveys) and implement for all training
• Develop evaluations tools (feedback and surveys) and implement for all training, leading to effective reflection, reporting and improvement
• Arrange, develop, and where appropriate, deliver engaging and interactive classroom and virtual training sessions

Who we are looking for:

The successful applicant will have a passion to see people grow and develop and have a track record of designing training for organisations and building a solid training infrastructure. Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to work professionally with a wide range of staff, volunteers and stakeholders is critical. In addition, the ability to communicate effectively, in both written and verbal format is essential.

For this post, it is important that you able to demonstrate a commitment to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

Closing date: 4pm, Friday 25th September 2026

Interview date: 6 October 2026

Scripture Union Scotland is an equitable employer and operates a safeguarding policy.

Scottish Charity No. SC01122

Please take a moment to read SU Scotland's Basis of Faith and Ethos statement. (Once you've read through, just click the back button in your browser to return to this page). We ask all candidates to confirm their willingness to uphold the beliefs and practices contained in these documents as part of the application form.