Talent Development Programmes & Curriculum Manager in Birmingham

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future. You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

About the team and role

This role is responsible for the design, build and delivery of core development curricula across the firm—ensuring high-quality, practical and engaging learning experiences that support people at all career stages. The role focuses on translating strategy into delivery, leading on programme and curriculum design, and ensuring learning is accessible, relevant and impactful.

Curriculum design & delivery

• Design and manage structured development curricula across key areas:
• Talent development programmes
• Team member development (core skills and capability building)
• Digital and self-directed learning offerings
• Ensure all learning is practical, role-relevant and aligned to development pathways.

Early careers collaboration

• Partner with the Early Careers team to design and embed clear development pathways from trainee through to manager level.
• Support the integration of core skills (e.g. relationship, commercial and leadership capability) within early careers programmes.
• Ensure strong alignment between professional qualification pathways and wider skills development.

Skills integration & Subject Matter Expertise

• Act as a subject matter expert in skills development, working with wider People & Culture teams to translate firmwide priorities and skills requirements into engaging and practical learning solutions.
• Partner with People Experience to embed our culture statements and inclusive ways of working into programme design.
• Work with technical training teams to embed skills development within technical programmes, ensuring capabilities are applied in real work contexts.
• Design learning that brings skills to life through application, scenarios and real-world context.

Programme management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of development programmes, including design, facilitation, logistics and evaluation.
• Facilitate development programmes and sessions as part of end-to-end delivery, ensuring a practical, engaging and consistent learner experience.
• Continuously review and refresh content, ensuring it reflects evolving business needs and feedback.
• Manage the firm’s mentoring offer, ensuring it is clearly structured, effectively delivered and aligned to wider talent development priorities.
• Introduce modern learning approaches, including blended learning and experiential development.

Learning experience & access

• Curate and organise learning into clear pathways and structured journeys for different roles and career stages.
• Enable learning at the point of need, ensuring individuals can easily access relevant content.
• Support the creation of tailored learning journeys and curated content for teams and populations.

Stakeholder engagement

• Work with service lines, People & Culture and subject matter experts to ensure learning meets business needs.
• Support people managers and partners to embed learning into day-to-day development.

Innovation & continuous improvement

• Bring new ideas and external best practice into programme design.
• Leverage technology and tools (including AI-enabled features where appropriate) to enhance learning.
• Use feedback and data to continuously improve effectiveness.

Measurement & reporting

• Track participation, engagement and outcomes across programmes.
• Provide insight on what is working and where to evolve.

What we are looking for

• Experience in learning design, programme management or talent development
• Strong capability in designing engaging, practical learning experiences
• Ability to manage multiple programmes and stakeholders effectively
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Interest in modern learning approaches, including digital and self-directed learning

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity creates better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you can grow your skills, belong to a team that values your ideas, and make an impact that matters.