Learning Manager

suscotland; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Scripture Union Scotland is seeking a Learning Manager to develop and manage training provision for staff and volunteers. The role is hybrid (Glasgow office/home) with travel as required and a fixed-term 3-year contract starting Autumn 2026.

The post focuses on coordinating learning, building a learning hub, and delivering engaging training while ensuring alignment with SU Scotland’s strategic plan and ethos.

Qualifications

• Experience designing training for organisations and building a training infrastructure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work with staff, volunteers and stakeholders.
• Commitment to SU Scotland’s ethos and vision; Occupational Requirement that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

Responsibilities

• Build on a recent training analysis to prioritise and create an infrastructure to support learning and development.
• Identify training needs with HR Partner, Volunteers Manager and Departmental Leads to align with SU Scotland’s strategy.
• Design courses for staff and volunteers with subject-matter experts and clear outcomes.
• Create a learning hub/platform to house training resources and records.
• Investigate and implement e-learning tools, feedback mechanisms and surveys for all training.
• Develop evaluation tools for feedback and reporting to drive improvement.
• Arrange, develop and deliver engaging classroom and virtual training sessions.

Skills

Training design

Learning needs analysis

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

LMS / course authoring

Tools

LMS

Course authoring

Job description

Learning Manager

Contract: Full time/Fixed term for 3 years;

Salary: £34,793 - £37,512per 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 recordof 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.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact our HR Partner, Rachel Causeyat [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].

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.