Learning And Development Manager

Description:

The People Directorate at HES leads our employee-focused People Strategy that will help us deliver our heritage, culture, education and environmental goals by finding and retaining the best people and enabling them to be truly brilliant. We are responsible for delivering core people services, providing professional support and guidance to our leaders; equipping our people with the right skills and capabilities to excel in their roles today and in the future; and creating an employee experience in which people want to be part of in an environment where inclusion, health and wellbeing are part of everyday life.

We have an ambitious People Strategy which puts the learning and development of our people at the heart of everything we do to ensure we release their potential, and we have the skills to lead into the future. We strongly believe that learning and development is about creating the right culture and providing the best solutions for continuous learning to take place.

As Learning and Development Manager, you will work with the wider L&D team to support the growth of learning within the organisation by sourcing, facilitating, and delivering relevant learning initiatives and programmes, including using all digital tools available.

You will follow a hybrid model with the flexibility to work from home or the office during the working week. The expectation will be for around 40% of the time for the role holder to be in the office with colleagues or delivering learning at required locations across Scotland.

As part of this role, it is important to have experience in delivering face-to-face and remote training. We understand that this can be demanding, but we believe it is a key element of the role. The wider team will provide full support to the role holder in this aspect.

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

You will be required to demonstrate that you meet the requirements and qualifications below as part of the selection process.

Essential requirements:
 

• Relevant work experience, with an emphasis on leading and designing learning interventions and initiatives
• Experience in training design and delivery
• Experience in using and managing a Learning Management System (LMS)
• Experience in advising managers on all aspects of learning and development
• Experience in creating, updating and delivering effective training programmes and supporting materials
• Experience in managing programmes, including organising and monitoring programmes of work
• Excellent facilitation, engagement, and presentation skills.
• Experience in measuring and interpreting the effectiveness of training programmes
• A good knowledge of IT packages (including Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Proactive team player with strong engagement and problem-solving skills
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and act with discretion and diplomacy