Talent Learning & Development Lead: Build Skills & Pathways

Katie Bard; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Katie Bard is seeking a Talent, Learning & Development Manager to help map current capabilities, identify future skills and design pathways for people development.

You will lead competency frameworks, strengthen performance processes, design blended learning, and partner with managers to translate needs into practical priorities. Experience with apprenticeships and succession planning is valuable; you will measure impact using data and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in talent or learning and development.
• Experience building performance or competency frameworks.
• Ability to translate business needs into training priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop competency frameworks and a skills bank.
• Strengthen performance and development processes.
• Identify future skills needs with managers and translate into priorities.
• Design and deliver technical, professional and leadership development.
• Create career pathways and coordinate apprenticeships and external training.

Skills

Competency framework development

Workshop facilitation

Learning analytics

Stakeholder management

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

Katie Bard is seeking a Talent, Learning & Development Manager to help map current capabilities, identify future skills and design pathways for people development.

You will lead competency frameworks, strengthen performance processes, design blended learning, and partner with managers to translate needs into practical priorities. Experience with apprenticeships and succession planning is valuable; you will measure impact using data and outcomes.