Learning Manager

SUS Scotland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity in Scotland is seeking a Learning Manager to enhance training provision for staff and volunteers. This role involves identifying training needs, designing courses, and facilitating engaging training sessions. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills and a commitment to the organization’s values. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement based in Glasgow. Salary is competitive with additional benefits.

Benefits

Generous employer pension contributions

Annual leave entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Passion for seeing people grow and develop.
• Track record of designing training for organisations.
• Ability to conduct training needs analysis.

Responsibilities

• Identify training needs and align initiatives with strategic plan.
• Design courses for staff and volunteers.
• Implement e-learning tools and training evaluations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Training design

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Learning Manager

Contract: Full time/Fixed term for 3 years; Salary: £33,422 - £36,034 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 2025.

Who we are:

Scripture Union Scotland is a national charity with around 140 staff and over 2,500 volunteers. Our vision is to see every child and young person of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus. 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

• 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
• 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 conducting training needs analysis. 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 are 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.

How to apply

If you'd like to find out more, please contact our HR Partner, Rachel Causey, at [e-mail]. More information and an application pack can be downloaded from our website: www.suscotland.org.uk/jobs. Alternatively, you can email us at [e-mail].

Key dates

Closing date: 4pm, 19 September 2025

Interview date: 29 September 2025

Additional information

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. We ask all candidates to confirm their willingness to uphold the beliefs and practices contained in these documents as part of the application form.