Learning & Development Business Partner

General Dynamics Land Systems is looking for a Learning & Development Business Partner to join our team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £44,000 to £55,000 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally.

Joining an established team based at our Merthyr facility, you will work across a range of stakeholders, and be responsible for the design, delivery, and management of Learning & Development programmes within the Land Systems business unit. This will cover the full scope of activities; from shop-floor competency-based training all the way through to leadership development programmes, including managing funding arrangements with provider partners/government.

If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:

• Liaison with the relevant functional Managers to ensure all training requirements are being met and recorded
• Coordinate annual TNA of functions in order to collate into a whole Org training plan
• Support management of centralised training budget, exploring funding options.
• Manage online training programmes, and develop the use of LMS.
• Support ISO audits and accreditation.
• Provide monthly reports to Managers and employees detailing current training status and goals
• Partner with the Enterprise Excellence Team in CI activities and initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree Level Education
• Formal L&D qualification
• Experience using a range of LMS systems & packages (Articulate & SAP Success Factors is desirable).
• CIPD accreditation desirable
• Experience of working in Manufacturing, Automotive/Defence is desirable

Our Company Benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
• A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

About General Dynamics UK:

General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employ more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability. We believe in maintaining an inclusive workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team. We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.