Manager, Learning and Development

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Manager, Learning and Development, London

Client:

BDO

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

7

Posted:

04.04.2025

Expiry Date:

19.05.2025

Job Description:

Putting people first, every day

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Our National Office in Toronto is looking for a Manager, Learning & Development, to join the Learning and Development team. The incumbent will partner with key stakeholders to support the delivery on the strategic development and implementation of core capability learning programs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and standards, and will own the following responsibilities:

• Serve as a key learning advisor to business leaders, offering insights and recommendations to support their talent development objectives.
• Utilize expert-level capabilities in performance consulting and needs analysis to identify gaps and propose effective solutions that enhance core capabilities such as future skills, consulting skills, and business development.
• Influence business and HR stakeholders with compelling proposals that demonstrate the benefits of learning solutions in achieving performance goals and core capability growth.
• Contribute to the development and execution of a comprehensive plan aligned with the firm's capability framework and business strategy, emphasizing talent development as a differentiator.
• Collaborate with the learning design and development team, providing input on business needs, learning needs analysis, and measurement strategies to ensure impactful solutions delivery.
• Support the establishment of the key performance indicators (KPIs) and evaluation metrics to assess the impact of learning interventions on individual and organizational performance.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and career guidance to the L&D team at large, fostering a culture of psychological safety, collaboration, and innovation.

Your experience and education

• You have 10+ years of experience in learning strategy, learning consulting, or performance consulting. Experience within Professional Services Firm in a Consulting industry is preferred but not required.
• You have 8+ years of practical experience instructional design of blended learning solutions.
• You have a deep understanding of the modern learning profession and how it adds value to organizations.
• You have practical experience in designing and implementing measurement strategies for programs of various level of complexity and scope.
• You have practical experience developing learning solutions using design thinking methodology.
• You have strong coaching, group facilitation & presentation skills at all levels.
• You have the ability to collaborate with others and manage a creative development process.
• You have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written and presentation).
• You have an excellent ability to build relationships and maintain trust with executive level stakeholders.
• You have deep experience working with and leading teams of learning consultants or instructional designers, or facilitators or subject matter experts.
• You have a strategic mindset, strong critical thinking and sense-making skills to drive improvement in processes and to continuously develop our learning practices towards a mature state.
• You are focused on providing an exceptional client experience.