Learning Partner - Edinburgh Area

People & Development Department

Mobile Role – Regular travel across company sites

39 hours per week – Salary circa £35,000 subject to experience.

This role will involve regular travel across our Retail Shops, Bakery and Office locations. Flexibility is required to support operational and business needs.

To be considered for this role you should have previous experience within Learning & Development, Training, Coaching or People Development. This role requires the successful candidate to live within Edinburgh or the surrounding area.

Benefits of becoming our Learning Partner:

• Our Colleague Discount Scheme, offering you up to 50% off products sold in our shops.
• A complimentary filled roll and hot drink during your break when working.
• Retail discount scheme allowing you and your immediate family to save money on everyday living expenses.
• Opportunities for ongoing learning and professional development.
• The opportunity to play a key role in developing our future leaders and supporting a positive learning culture across the business.

For a full list of benefits please go to Bayne’s website.

What your key responsibilities are as Learning Partner:

• Work in partnership with managers to identify capability gaps and development needs.
• Deliver engaging training workshops, leadership development sessions and coaching support across the business.
• Support managers in developing confidence, capability and performance within their teams.
• Design and develop practical learning materials, guides and digital learning content.
• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of leadership and management development programmes.
• Deliver blended learning solutions through face‑to‑face, virtual and digital methods.
• Reinforce learning through follow‑up coaching, observations and practical support.
• Support the embedding of structured learning within operational environments.
• Observe practical competence and provide constructive feedback and guidance.
• Monitor learning activity and support evaluation of learning effectiveness.
• Support training requirements for new shop openings and business initiatives.
• Promote consistency, continuous improvement and best practice across learning activities.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across Retail, Bakery, Office and People functions.

Key skills and experiences required of our Learning Partner:

• Previous experience within Learning & Development, Training, Coaching or People Development.
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and influence stakeholders positively.
• Experience supporting operational teams within retail, hospitality, production or similar environments would be advantageous.
• Experience designing and delivering engaging learning solutions.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Confident using digital learning tools and platforms.
• Passionate about people development and supporting others to succeed.
• Full UK Driving Licence required due to travel requirements.

At Bayne’s the Family Bakers, we understand that our success hinges on the strength of our colleagues. That’s why we’re dedicated to cultivating an environment where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to the fair treatment of colleagues, potential colleagues and our customers regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental health or offending background. Bayne’s, the Family Bakers, have a proud history serving local communities for over 70 years. We use traditional baking methods to produce the finest, freshest, mouthwatering products which we only sell in our own Bakery Shops. Our Purpose is to provide our customers with moments of joy which we achieve by demonstrating our 4 values of Customer Focus, Respect, Continuous Improvement & Sustainability.