Training and Development Manager

Head of People & Talent - East Cheshire - £60k- £70k - Permanent This small, scaling, and hugely innovative business are looking to hire their first permanent Head of People & Talent to develop and own the people agenda. They are at a pivotal point in their evolution and with some exciting plans on the horizon there couldn't be a more exciting time to join. The Role Walking into this role as their first Head of People & Talent, you will find some great frameworks and basics in place already, a strong culture developed around purpose and ethics and real passion for what they do.  Equally you will find there is work to do in terms of comms, leadership development, change management and developing their brilliant basics to set them up for future success. As a stand alone role in a small business this will be an incredibly broad role, split between operational execution (c70%) and strategic thinking (c30%).  Your role will include L&D (including Leadership Dev), Talent Acquisition, Bens & Reward development, ER and engagement amongst other areas, however you are not expected to be the expert in absolutely everything, it's possible that you will need to draw on 3rd party support for specialist knowledge and the business is supportive of this.  Who are we looking for? To be successful in your application and beyond, you must demonstrate a generalist skillset, along with experience of Leadership Development and Talent Acquisition.  We think this person will likely have some previous experience within small, high growth businesses however you must have a strong grasp on best practice and and know inherently what good looks like.  Experience of change management and cultural change is absolutely critical.  There is also a strong preference for experience within an engineering environment or similar.   The salary is between £60,000 - £70,000 dependent on experience, plus private medical insurance, income protection plan and employee share options.  Please note that there is a requirement to be on site 4 days per week.  To be considered for this role please send your CV via link.   Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.

Training and Development Manager – London / Berkshire (hybrid model) - £64,000 - £68,000 plus bens – Permanent Who is the business? This business is a successful, growth-focused B2B technology solutions provider. They have an international footprint spanning Europe, US, Australia and Asia with an equally global client base. Having grown by acquisition they operate a group model with in-country leadership, and have UK bases in London and Berkshire. With a CEO who is very people focused, they are investing in the HR function to ensure they have a robust and commercial yet people-centric offering, which includes a huge agenda around people development. What is the role? Training and Development Manager reporting into the Training and Development Director. There is an incredibly exciting agenda bubbling away and the team has worked hard to get some great things off the ground, this role will be heavily involved in the further development of existing programmes, the building of new projects and the subsequent roll out and delivery. There are a couple of key priorities for the role including; Leadership Development – elements are already well underway but you will take this and run with it, being heavily involved in the rollout from a delivery perspective, with the ability to input to the content if you spot anything that could be improved or included Global LMS – they are about to go live with the launch of an engaging platform for learning on a global level, and the T&D Manager will be a critical part of the project, supporting the embedding and deployment of an LMS across the Group EVP – working as part of a project team to scope and roll out, aligned to the newly developed mission and values In addition to the above, there are some longer-term pieces of work around Early Careers talent development programmes globally and an ongoing focus on building talent and succession programmes. Who are they looking for? As you can see there is absolutely tons to do, and as such they are looking for someone who has a really rounded toolkit when it comes to talent, training and development. A tech background would be nice, but they have a varied employee base beyond tech including sales, marketing and corporate so if you have a commercial background and have designed, developed and delivered interventions across similar client groups then we are all ears. As a global business there may be some international travel, however this will be planned well ahead of time and will coincide with project roll outs so will be in peaks rather than regularly throughout the year. Operating a hybrid working model, they have offices in London and Berkshire, with an expectation to be in London once or twice per week and the Berkshire office on an ad-hoc basis. To find out more please apply with your CV via the link. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.