Overview
In this role you will lead the 12-month Beyond Boundaries talent and learning programme within the Fast Stream and Emerging Talent team. You will co-facilitate workshops, coach participants, and drive programme improvements based on feedback and evaluation. You will manage learner support, communications, and post-programme mentoring, while ensuring alignment with wider government learning goals. The position offers cross-team collaboration, data-informed insights, and opportunities to shape civil service development at scale.
Pay / Benefits
- Civil Service Pension scheme
- flexible working options
- commitment to inclusion and diversity
- minimum 25 days’ annual leave (up to 30)
- learning and development tailored to your role
- occupational health and wellbeing support (implied by Civil Service benefits)
Responsibilities
- Oversee end-to-end delivery of the 12-month Beyond Boundaries programme with 11 virtual modules
- Lead and co-facilitate learning workshops
- Provide coaching (one-to-one and group via action learning sets) and guide participants
- Manage pre-work, joining instructions, FAQs, feedback collection, and attendance/evaluation tracking
- Deliver an additional 6 months of post-programme mentoring
- Collaborate across teams to align with programme goals and feed insights into learning evaluation metrics
- Scope and support other Fast Stream and Emerging Talent initiatives and assessments as needed
- Share best practices across the business unit to reinforce a centre of expertise
Key requirements
- Experience facilitating learning events individually and in pairs
- Understanding of adult learning styles and how they shape design and delivery
- Knowledge of evaluation methods and impact measurement with continuous improvement
- Experience in formal coaching and talent development and learning principles
- Excellent knowledge of the wider civil service and career pathways
- collaboration
- relationship building
- open to feedback
- facilitation of training workshops
- coaching tools
- data handling to inform decisions
Learning and Development Specialist (Talent) in London employer: Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of the UK, with flexible working options that promote a healthy work-life balance. Employees benefit from tailored learning and development opportunities, a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, and a generous Civil Service pension scheme, making it an ideal place for those looking to grow their careers while contributing to meaningful public service initiatives.
