Talent Development Partner

John Shepherd Sales & Lettings; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LOMONDlife discounts

Wellbeing centre

Counselling

Smart Tech Scheme

Cycle2Work

Family leave

Salary bonus

Pension

Professional development

Company socials

Job summary

Lomond is seeking a Talent Development Partner to join our growing Talent team. This role focuses on developing people, enhancing performance, and creating exceptional learning experiences across Sales, Lettings and Property Management.

You will work with stakeholders to identify learning needs, design solutions, coach teams, and evaluate impact, helping the business grow through outstanding development programmes and a culture of continuous growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering training or learning programmes.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience conducting learning needs analysis and creating development solutions.
• Ability to coach and develop individuals and teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisational and project management abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with others.
• Experience using data and insights to measure learning impact.
• CIPD Learning & Development qualification (or working towards) desirable.
• Experience within sales, estate agency, lettings, or the property sector would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging training programmes across Sales, Lettings, and Property Management.
• Facilitate face-to-face and online learning sessions across the business.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify learning needs and development opportunities.
• Design and deliver impactful learning solutions that support business performance.
• Coach and support employees to enhance skills, confidence, and career development.
• Evaluate learning effectiveness and continuously improve training content and delivery.
• Support talent initiatives including onboarding, succession planning, and career pathways.
• Act as a champion for learning and development, promoting a culture of continuous growth.

Skills

Training design

Facilitation

Stakeholder mgmt

Learning needs analysis

Coaching

Organisational skills

Independent worker

Data-driven impact

CIPD qualification

Sales knowledge

Education

CIPD L&D qualification

Job description

As the UK's leading network of lettings and estate agencies and one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work, we're proud to combine industry expertise with a people first approach that helps our colleagues thrive.

We are looking for a Talent Development Partner to join our growing Talent team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning & Development professional who is passionate about developing people, enhancing performance, and creating exceptional learning experiences. Working closely with stakeholders across the Group, you will play a key role in delivering impactful talent development initiatives that build capability, support career progression, and contribute to the continued success of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging training programmes across Sales, Lettings, and Property Management.
• Facilitate both face-to-face and online learning sessions across the business.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify learning needs and development opportunities.
• Design and deliver impactful learning solutions that support business performance.
• Coach and support employees to enhance skills, confidence, and career development.
• Evaluate learning effectiveness and continuously improve training content and delivery.
• Support talent initiatives including onboarding, succession planning, and career pathways.
• Act as a champion for learning and development, promoting a culture of continuous growth.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience designing and delivering training or learning programmes.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience conducting learning needs analysis and creating development solutions.
• Ability to coach and develop individuals and teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organisational and project management abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with others.
• Experience using data and insights to measure learning impact.
• CIPD Learning & Development qualification (or working towards) desirable.
• Experience within sales, estate agency, lettings, or the property sector would be advantageous.

At Lomond, we believe in taking care of our people.

We offer a range of amazing perks and benefits through our engagement platform, LOMONDlife, including:

• Discounts at over 900 retailers through our smart spending app.
• Access to our wellbeing centre, providing resources to help you stay active, eat healthier, and improve mental wellbeing.
• Free counselling support sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to the latest gadgets and appliances through our Smart Tech Scheme.
• Our Cycle2Work Scheme to help reduce your carbon footprint.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave for maternity, paternity, adoption, and IVF.
• Competitive salary, plus performance-based bonuses.
• Special celebrations for length of service.
• Generous pension contributions for your retirement.
• Professional development support, including funding for professional qualifications to help you grow your career.
• And of course, we like to have fun! Our company socials bring our people together to unwind and celebrate our successes.

We're excited to offer these fantastic benefits to our hardworking teams. At Lomond, we value diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Join us and help shape the future of learning and development across Lomond.