Learning and Development Advisor in Wallingford

You’ll create and manage learning and development programmes that build peoples’ skills, knowledge, and confidence. You’ll use your interest in human skills and mindsets particularly curiosity, adaptability, self-awareness and resilience to work closely with managers and the Ways of Working team to identify learning needs, define and deliver development programmes and track learning progress across the business.

Key Metrics

• Learning interventions completed by person
• Participation and engagement in learning programmes
• Assessed skills progression and development outcomes by person
• People survey results relating to learning and career development
• Learning satisfaction and feedback

Outcomes

• Current and future skills needs are defined, measurable and actionable
• Manage and develop the GTI’s skills framework (human and technical skills) through discussions with team members, managers and your knowledge of contemporary approaches to work (AI, productivity tools, agile, project management etc)
• Team member skills profiles are maintained to support development
• A skills directory is created for project teams and peer-to-peer support
• Measures of skills are designed, delivered and analysed (including self-reflection, manager and peer feedback and online assessments).
• Career pathways are created and evolved, with clarity on skills and knowledge needs at each level.
• Personal Development Plans for team members are continuously updated, actioned and are meaningful.
• Quarterly Objectives, Quarterly Review processes and pay reviews include measures to show learning.
• Learning and development interventions are impactful
• Learning interventions are designed, curated, delivered and activity is measured. These may include step-up projects, secondments, mini secondments, role changes, self-appraisals, short-form video content, podcasts, e-learning, peer-to-peer knowledge share, conference attendance, study time out, coaching and mentoring and external training.
• Learner feedback is sought on the quality and effectiveness of these interventions
• Improvements are recommended based on learner feedback
• New learning approaches, technologies and tools are researched to enhance development opportunities

Learning Operations are effective and well managed

• Maintain learning records, resources and documentation.
• Support the administration of the learning platform
• Produce regular reports on learning activity, engagement and completion rates.
• Help streamline learning processes to improve the learner experience.
• Assist with the promotion and communication of learning opportunities across the business.

Person Specification

• Experience in learning and development, training coordination or people development
• You may come from a range of backgrounds including management, education, project coordination, operations
• You are motivated by developing and inspiring people to learn and progress.
• Experience working in one or more high performing organisations that mix digital platforms and outstanding management to be continually evolve, change and adapt

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Comfortable working with data and using insights to measure learning outcomes.
• Natural curiosity and self-learning – you are likely to listen to podcasts on human potential, mindsets and approaches as they naturally interest you
• You’ll enjoy seeking out, curating and creating content and creative approaches to learning
• You are likely to have experimented with AI beyond asking it questions
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Other Information

• Permanent role – 22.5 - 37.5 hours per week. Open to applications looking for either part time and full time hours, please state preference on application.
• Full time hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm.
• 3-month probationary period
• Candidates applying for roles at GTI will be subject to background screening.

If you would like to speak to a member of our team to find out more information about this vacancy or you have any questions, please get in touch - recruitment@groupgti.com.