Talent & Learning Leader, Performance & Capability

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing initiatives & staff benefits

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Associate Performance and Talent Management Lead to shape learning, talent and career development within its Commercial and Procurement Service. You will develop programmes, embed standards and support colleagues to reach their full potential across the council’s procurement function.

Join a newly established team and drive capability, succession planning and professional development while promoting a culture of continuous learning and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Experience in learning and development, organisational development, talent management or workforce capability within a professional environment.
• Experience designing, delivering or coordinating learning programmes, workshops or development initiatives.
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence, coach and support colleagues at all levels.
• Experience using HR, learning or knowledge management systems to monitor capability and support professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and embed learning programmes, competency frameworks and professional development initiatives across Commercial and Procurement Services.
• Identify capability gaps and design learning solutions that strengthen procurement, commercial and contract management skills.
• Support career pathways, apprenticeships, graduate programmes and other routes into the procurement profession.
• Promote professional qualifications, mentoring opportunities and continuous learning to develop capability across the service.
• Coordinate learning events, workshops and networking opportunities to encourage collaboration and best practice.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and induction activities to attract and retain talented procurement professionals.
• Maintain learning resources, guidance, capability data and knowledge management systems for continuous improvement.

Skills

Learning & development

Organisational development

Talent management

Relationship building

Project management

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Associate Performance and Talent Management Lead to shape learning, talent and career development within its Commercial and Procurement Service. You will develop programmes, embed standards and support colleagues to reach their full potential across the council’s procurement function.

Join a newly established team and drive capability, succession planning and professional development while promoting a culture of continuous learning and collaboration across