People Development Advisor in Croydon

Join Superdrug Head Office - Make a Real Difference Every Day!

Location: East Croydon

Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

Salary: Competitive

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities. We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun. Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Role Purpose

As People Development Advisor, you will support the learning and development of our Head Office colleagues, with a focus on coaching capability, AI confidence, induction, and mandatory training. You will work with stakeholders, Copilot, and existing resources to create, curate, and deliver learning experiences that build skills, confidence, and capability.

Here’s The Exciting Bit… A Day Includes:

• Supporting the Superdrug learning offer for Head Office by identifying learner needs and recommending improvements.
• Acting as a clear point of contact for Head Office learning stakeholders, working with People Business Partners and the Healthcare People Development Advisor to support joined-up activity where needed.
• Supporting and championing wider Learning and Development initiatives, including Negotiation Skills, Learning at Work Week, Corporate Social Responsibility, Wellbeing, and mentoring programmes.
• Coordinating learning activity from needs analysis and planning through to design, delivery, evaluation, and measuring value and impact.
• Leading the Head Office induction experience, working with the People Development Manager to ensure speaker teams are set up for success and new colleagues feel welcomed, included, and engaged.
• Creating, curating, and supporting learning content for digital, virtual, and in-person delivery, working with stakeholders, Copilot, teammates, and external providers where appropriate.
• Facilitating in-person and virtual learning sessions that are engaging, inclusive, and aligned with That Superdrug Feeling.
• Measuring success by tracking attendance, gathering feedback, evaluating impact, and making recommendations for improvement.
• Supporting programme administration by maintaining accurate learning management system records, reviewing planned costs, processing invoices, and updating the budget tracker.

This Job is a Good Fit for You if:

• You care about helping people build their confidence, skills, and potential.
• You can bring That Superdrug Feeling to life for colleagues and internal customers.
• You use your initiative, stay focused on outcomes, and use data to inform your work.
• You enjoy creating learning experiences that are engaging, practical, and inclusive.
• You communicate clearly and confidently with people at different levels.
• You are creative, flexible, and comfortable working in a fast-paced retail environment.
• You are confident using M365 tools, including Copilot, and are curious about using technology to improve how learning is planned, created, delivered, and evaluated.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience working in, or closely with, a Learning and Development team.
• Experience supporting the design, facilitation, and evaluation of learning interventions or programmes.
• Confidence using M365 tools, including Copilot, to create content, support planning, manage information, and analyse feedback.
• Confidence using feedback, attendance, or impact data to improve learning activity.
• Experience coaching, supporting, or developing others, including helping colleagues build coaching skills.
• A Learning and Development and/or coaching qualification would be beneficial, but is not essential.

Here's what's in it for you:

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• We offer Stream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support.

Come and be part of something special!