Learning & Development Manager

Salary: £39,600 – £42,894 per year

Sue Ross Recruitment are working with an emergency services organisation in the recruitment of an enthusiastic and forward thinking individual to manage and coordinate their Learning and Development Team.

We are seeking a learning and development professional with demonstrable experience in the management and delivery of development frameworks, qualifications centre management and training delivery (management and technical). Applicants will need to have a proven track record in formal assessment, quality assurance and quality systems, in addition to experience in the development and delivery of a range of training frameworks and products.

The overall purpose of the role is to manage a small team to run an internal qualifications centre, undertaking the role of Centre Manager, to deliver appropriate induction and other training around assessment, internal quality assurance and standardisation and to deliver fit for purpose training and development frameworks within the organisation in a range of areas.

The post holder will be required to deliver, or manage delivery, of a range of face to face or remote training to a variety of staff groups in line with organisational requirements and will be responsible for the implementation of apprenticeship policy and strategy including management and monitoring of apprenticeship levy funding.

Key duties include:

* Contribute to the development and delivery of the Learning & Development Strategy, ensuring that all required actions and activities, relevant to workforce development, are planned and delivered in a timely and effective manner.

* Monitor and review all aspects of employee learning and development, and contribute to the design and implementation of learning and development interventions that are recognised as good practice and value for money with key links to competence frameworks, training needs analysis and workforce and succession planning.

* Lead on the design, communication, implementation, effective delivery, evaluation and continuous review of a range of comprehensive learning and development programmes at all levels for all staff.

* Provide specialist advice, guidance and assistance to managers on staff training and development and where appropriate, facilitating interventions for individuals and teams, relating to workforce development issues.

* Set up processes and procedures to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training programmes ensuring they meet business and learner needs and contribute towards employee and organisational performance.

* Undertake the role of qualifications Centre Manager for all internally delivered qualifications or quality assured programmes, ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are in place in all areas in line with both internal, sectoral and external qualification body requirements and regulations.

* Contribute to the delivery, implementation and review of the Apprenticeship Strategy including the provision of effective reporting at local and national level as required.

To enable you to carry out this role, you will be qualified as an Internal Quality Assurer and Assessor and have a learning and development related qualification.

The role will be home based initially with the likely requirement of 2/3 days in the office/on sites as and when we are able to return to wider office based working.

Unfortunately due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback to all applicants. Please assume that if you do not hear from us within 72 hours that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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