Senior Talent & Learning Manager — Remote

Action for Children; Watford; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Cycle to work

Flexible leave

Life assurance

Blue Light Card

Wellbeing day

Job summary

Action for Children is seeking a Talent & Learning Manager to lead a remote-based team responsible for delivering a unified learning, leadership development, and talent strategy across a large organisation. You will partner with senior leaders, oversee a significant L&D budget, and drive impact through data and evidence, while promoting inclusive development and staff wellbeing.

This permanent role offers 35 hours per week, with travel across the UK and occasional overnights; the salary is circa

Qualifications

• CIPD membership (MCIPD or higher).
• Experience of learning and development in a large organisation (circa 3000+ staff).
• Experience in developing and delivering talent and learning strategies.
• Strong people leadership and management of professional teams.
• Experience in leadership development and coaching approaches.
• Ability to influence and build credible relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing large learning budgets (circa £750,000+).
• Experience using evidence/data to understand needs, evaluate impact and inform decisions.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Track record of developing innovative, practical and cost-effective learning solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and manage the Talent & Learning team to deliver high-quality service.
• Shape and continuously improve our learning and talent offer for employees and volunteers.
• Lead learning needs analysis and translate priorities into effective learning plans.
• Strengthen talent management, succession planning, and internal mobility.
• Partner with senior leaders to build pipelines for critical roles.
• Support leadership development and coaching initiatives.
• Use data and measures of impact to demonstrate return on learning investment.
• Champion inclusive development approaches for underrepresented staff.
• Leverage technology to create accessible and engaging learning experiences.
• Manage external partners and a significant L&D budget and funding.

Skills

CIPD membership

Learning & development

Talent strategy

People leadership

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Data-driven decisions

Facilitation & communication

Innovative learning solutions

Job description

Action for Children is seeking a Talent & Learning Manager to lead a remote-based team responsible for delivering a unified learning, leadership development, and talent strategy across a large organisation. You will partner with senior leaders, oversee a significant L&D budget, and drive impact through data and evidence, while promoting inclusive development and staff wellbeing.

This permanent role offers 35 hours per week, with travel across the UK and occasional overnights; the salary is circa