Learning and Development Consultant

Fixed Term Contract / Secondment
6 months
Full time - flexible working may be considered
35 hours per week
up to £42,000 per annum
Birmingham
We are looking for an experienced and qualified Learning and Development Consultant to join the HR team in Birmingham to work with the Learning and Development Manager and Senior Business Partner to develop and manage the Learning & Development approach for their customer base – Corporate Solutions. The role will also work with other L&D colleagues to develop and implement Group wide initiatives to ensure consistency in all processes and service delivery.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 4 September 2014.

Essential

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

CIPD qualified or equivalent L&D qualification.

Strong evidence of managing and delivering full L&D life-cycle from needs analysis through to evaluation of strategic and tactical L&D services.

Demonstrates the ability to influence and manage stakeholder relationships at all levels across the organisation.

Experience of utilising a range of communication methods to present L&D solutions that will have the most benefit, particularly with senior management.

Experience of understanding and implementing leadership programmes.

Significant experience of delivering training initiatives.

Experience of managing costs within a budget.

Project Management experience along with planning and organising.

Able to operate within a team and in a matrix environment.

Experience of identifying and assessing third party providers and working with them to develop key solutions.

Demonstrates a strong focus on measurement and evaluation to drive performance and improvements.

Demonstrates creativity when developing solutions.

Demonstrates a results focused approach through planning ahead, managing expectations and solving problems.

Identifies and take responsibility for own development and support development of others.


Desirable

Experience of designing competency frameworks.

Working across other business areas to develop blended learning solutions.

We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
Vacancy closing date: 01/09/2014, 09:00

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to the performance of our organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.