Our local authority client based in Essex are urgently seeking an experienced Learning and Talent Development Consultant. *Remote working *£300 a day Umbrella The Opportunity The Learning and Talent Development Consultant helps enable the success of the organisation by curating learning that supports the organisations leadership and management development, talent management and skills agendas making connections that grow individual, team, and organisation capabilities. This role is key in building and enhancing workforce capacity and ability in relation to the development of future skills, critical capabilities, professional competencies and technical excellence through developing an innovative and inspiring people learning offer that is a combination of academic, experiential, digital and virtual learning that not only engage and motivates, but which also empowers leaders and their teams to take ownership of their development. The Experience You Will Bring * Educated to degree level in a relevant professional field such as learning and development, Human Resources or equivalent by experience. * Professional membership of CIPD at Chartered level or working towards this. * Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area. * Strong understanding of leading-edge learning and development theories and methods, with demonstrable experience of successful planning, designing, delivering and evaluating learning and development interventions in a large and complex organisation. * Proven track record of creating learning solutions for a variety of different audiences, with a highly collaborative approach, co-creating with clients and learners. * Experience in experiential learning, social learning, content curation and creation (authoring online content), interaction design, (learner) user journeys, user experience and testing. * Strong working knowledge of current business technology with experience of learning management systems, learning content platforms or any other learning technology solution to improve learner engagement and experience. * Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage with a range of partners and stakeholders clearly articulate messages to a range of audiences with differing levels of understanding. Able to confidently manage multiple stakeholders’ expectations. * Knowledge of organisational barriers and enablers for management and transfer of knowledge across teams, with experience in supporting organisations to strengthen their learning culture. Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained. At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful
