Training Specialist

The List - The Services Business Network; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training organisation in the UK seeks an experienced Trainer/Coach to design and deliver behaviour-based learning programmes. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience, a recognised coaching qualification, and be adept at facilitating training sessions. This full-time position involves significant travel across the UK, requiring flexibility with hours and the potential for nights away from home. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

24 days annual holiday plus bank holidays

Auto enrollment Pension Scheme

Travel expenses covered

Qualifications

• Demonstrable and strong experience as a front-line leader.
• Experience delivering behaviour-based L&D programmes.
• Clean Driving Licence and own vehicle with Business Insurance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver L&D programmes across the UK.
• Facilitate practical tasks and coaching sessions on client worksites.
• Prepare reports and maintain effective management information.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Coaching

Communication

IT Skills

Education

Nationally recognised L&D qualification (e.g., QTLS, PTLLS, CTLLS)

Nationally recognised Coaching & Mentoring qualification (Level 5)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

TRAINER/COACH

Based in Anglia or SE England (WFH with travel to client sites).

£46,560

Join Benchmark Training Ltd as a Trainer/Coach. We seek a highly experienced professional to design, develop, and deliver high-impact, behaviours-based learning across the UK. Specialising in operational safety, leadership, incident management and communication skills. This role is crucial to our continued success within safety-critical sectors like rail, oil & gas, and transportation. The successful candidate must possess strong front-line leadership experience and be comfortable delivering practical, hands‑on training and coaching. This permanent, full‑time position involves UK-wide travel, frequent nights away from home and flexibility to align with client shift patterns, including out-of‑hours and some weekend working.The position would particularly suit a former WO/SNCO of the UK Armed Forces with recognised training design and delivery experience.

ABOUT BENCHMARK TRAINING LTD

Benchmark formed in 2005 and specialises in behaviours-based Learning & Development (L&D) services for both private and public sector clients throughout the UK. We recruit outstanding coaches and trainers to role‑model the values our clients seek.

We target companies and organisations where strict safety compliance and regulatory frameworks apply, specifically within the rail, oil and gas, wider transportation, and support services sectors. Our L&D interventions focus on improving workforce safety and performance. Our training develops practical leadership, safety-based behaviours, management, and communication skills. Courses are typically highly practical and hands‑on,' delivered using a coach approach to facilitation in safe but highly contextualised and challenging environments.

THE ROLE: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a highly responsible and challenging role within a dynamic, growing company. The Trainer/Coach will take a strong degree of personal responsibility for the quality of L&D programmes. The key responsibilities include:

L&D Delivery & Design: Ensure the successful design, development, delivery, and review of Benchmark's behaviour-based L&D programmes (including leadership, safety behaviour, communications, management, and competency development).

Facilitation & Coaching: Facilitate practical tasks, scenarios, and activities. Apply a coaching approach when delivering L&D to groups of 8 to 16 delegates, or during 1:1 and team coaching sessions on client worksites.

Assessment & Reporting: Undertake participant assessment and development. Prepare and write good quality, timely reports and maintain effective management information.

Quality Assurance: Undertake internal validation, external evaluation, and customer feedback processes to drive continual improvement.

Stakeholder Engagement: Manage, facilitate, and attend meetings, conferences and workshops with programme stakeholders.

Flexibility & Travel: Deliver L&D programmes at client sites across the UK, aligning with clients' out-of-hours rostered shift patterns, which include nightshift work and some weekend working.

ENTIAL CRITERIA

Leadership Experience: Demonstrable and strong experience as a front‑line leader with departmental level management responsibilities.

L&D Delivery: Experience delivering leadership, management, and other behaviour-based L&D programmes at a recognised centre of training excellence (public or private sector).

Qualifications: Nationally recognised L&D qualification (e.g., QTLS, PTLLS, or CTLLS).

Coaching: Nationally recognised Coaching & Mentoring qualification (Level 5).

Communication: Experience producing independent, high-quality written reports/briefs and delivering high-quality oral briefings/presentations at middle management level.

Logistics: Clean Driving Licence and own vehicle with Business Insurance (UK travel is essential).

IT Skills: IT‑literate with MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

Prior Experience: Previous career experience in positions of leadership to add credibility and context to learning.

Safety/Assessment: NEBOSH/IOSH or first aid qualifications/trainer qualifications. NVQ Assessor's and IV Award (D32/33 (A1) and 34 (V1)).

Professional Body: CIPD or ILM qualifications or membership.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Communication Style: Excellent natural ability as an L&D Trainer/Coach with an engaging and effective communication style.

Dynamic Approach: A forward‑thinking and dynamic person with a can do attitude.

Professionalism: Articulate and highly personable with a high degree of self‑confidence and business awareness.

Relationship Building: Ability to build strong client relationships.

Conduct: Demonstrate sensitivity to stakeholder needs and present arguments in a balanced, non-confrontational manner.

TERMS

Salary: Gross salary of £46,560 per annum, commensurate with knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications.

Holidays: 24 days annual holiday plus bank holidays.

Pension: Auto enrolment Pension Scheme (statutory employer contributions apply).

Expenses: Travel expenses covered. Additional weekend working rates apply.

Work Environment: The role is client-facing and requires a mix of appropriate PPE, supplied by Benchmark, and smart dress for client business development meetings. Due to the nature of client rosters, you should expect to spend several nights away from home each week.

Applications should consist of an up-to-date CV supported by a focused cover letter, both demonstrating that you have the experience, aptitude, and enthusiasm for such a role.