Senior Learning and Development Partner

Channel 4; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Channel 4 is looking for a Senior Learning and Development Partner, responsible for shaping learning initiatives and enhancing employee performance. This role requires collaboration with senior leadership to identify development needs and create bespoke training solutions within a dynamic People team.

Qualifications

• Experienced in performance management strategies.
• Strong presentation skills, both in-person and virtual.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement performance management approaches.
• Develop coaching and mentoring programs.

Skills

PowerPoint design

Relationship building

Digital first mindset

Job description

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Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor at Channel 4

Job Title: Senior L&D Partner

Reports to: Head of Talent and Learning

Department: People

Job Grade: L2

Location: Manchester

Status: Permanent

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The People Team looks after the ones who work here, making sure they are properly rewarded, and their potential is realised. Seeking out those who don’t but should; people with the talent to make an impact; people with the expertise to add a new dimension to what we know, what we do or how we do it.

We can only ever be as good as our people and the People Team makes sure we have the very best. Talent and Learning and Internal Communications sit within the People Team and are specialist Centres of Excellence. They look after Recruitment, Talent Management, Performance Management, Learning and Development and Internal Communications. The Talent Acquisition team looks after all the recruitment and talent activities, while the small L&D team looks after the rest of talent development activities. The Internal Communications team looks after the Leadership Group events, all-staff briefings and communications as well as internal communications media. The teams work across all the business areas and provides support the People Business Partners to ensure that our people are supported, developed and engaged to enable the channel to continue delivering on its remit.

JOB PURPOSE

The role of Senior Learning & Development Partner plays a pivotal position in shaping Channel 4’s Learning programmes, performance management and coaching initiatives. This role demands an experienced Talent and/or Learning professional to contribute strategic thinking with a passion for fostering a culture of continuous learning and development across the Channel. They will partner with Execs and Senior Leaders across the business but particularly in the regions.

KEY RESPONSIBILILITIES

• Partner with Channel 4’s Executive Team, senior leadership and the People Partner team to identify learning and development needs across departments and create bespoke training solutions.
• Lead the design and implementation of performance management approaches that promote employee growth and align with organisational objectives, such as the Fast Forward Strategy.
• Bring innovation and energy to raising organisational performance through initiatives such as quarterly conversations.
• Develop and deliver strategic coaching and mentoring programmes to enhance leadership capabilities and employee performance.
• Drive a commercial, inclusive, supportive, and progressive culture by partnering closely with and supporting and influencing senior managers and Executives across specific divisions within the business.
• Play a pivotal role in ensuring that our Channel 4 behaviours [Include, Innovate, Grow and Get it Done] underpin everything we do across the People function, a as well as working with Senior Leaders across the business to ensure that everyone is familiar with the behaviours and that they are well embedded.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of development programmes, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Senior Leaders in the Channel, offering expert guidance on performance management strategies and practices.
• Facilitate workshops and training sessions for example to develop management skills and our Learning at Work Week to build skills and competencies throughout the organisation.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends in learning and development, incorporating innovative approaches into our strategies
• Be prepared to roll up sleeves to deliver training and /or coaching
• Be familiar with our Learning Management System and be capable of standing in for the LMS administrator during periods of leave or absence
• Initiate digital learning solutions and create curriculum solutions for the business

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Excellent PowerPoint design and creation skills and presentation skills in person and virtually
• Able to demonstrate a digital first mindset and associated skills
• Relationship building skills
• Knowledge of key organisational behaviour theories and approaches.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Great customer service skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.
• Understand when to work at pace and when there is a need for sense of urgency
• Operates well and is comfortable with ambiguity/change

BEHAVIOURS

• Understands and is passionate about the C4 remit
• Innovate: Adapts well to changing conditions and new ways of thinking
• Include: Great team working but the ability to work individual. Is respectful and inclusive: can remain calm and provide a sense of stability to stakeholders and customers
• Empower: takes responsibility and is self-starting
• Enable: takes responsibility for learning and equipping self with the tools and capabilities to do the job.

Hybrid Working

From September 2023 employees will be working minimum 3 days per week in their office location. The other 2 days should be working from home. This is to create more time for collaboration, creativity, learning and feedback. We also have a working from another location policy for up to 10 days. This pattern is subject to future changes which would be communicated in advance to provide employees with adequate notice of any change. If you need any additional support or workplace adjustments upon joining, please speak with your manager or our workplace disability lead.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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