People Development Executive in Manchester

Description

Workplace: Manchester, Leeds, or London + Hybrid (2 office days per week, with flexibility around the L&D events schedule)

The team..

The Resourcing & Development (R&D) Team sits at the heart of our People function, shaping how we nurture, engage, and inspire talent across ITV.

We are a collaborative, agile, and supportive team dedicated to building a culture where colleagues feel empowered to grow, adapt, and build meaningful careers.

We focus on creating high-impact learning experiences, fostering wellbeing and resilience, and supporting our teams through periods of business change.

The role..

We’re looking for a People Development Executive to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis.

You will work closely with the People Development Manager to design, deliver, and facilitate learning activity across a range of projects designed to help our line managers and colleagues build their careers in a time of change.

You will truly be the face of the team who brings our learning to life.

While your primary focus is helping this programme of work land effectively, you will also be an active part of the wider People Development team.

You will work closely with team members to ensure our learning designs align with broader talent and development strategies and help deliver key team initiatives and campaigns.

This is an excellent opportunity for an L&D practitioner who enjoys group facilitation, practical content design, and partnering closely with stakeholders to make learning experiences truly relevant.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include

• Facilitating or co-facilitating interactive workshops, check-ins, and discussion circles across virtual, face-to-face, and blended environments.
• Establishing an inclusive, supportive, and psychologically safe environment where participants feel comfortable sharing experiences and asking questions during times of organisational change.
• Adapting your facilitation style for various groups, including leadership teams, line managers, programme ambassadors, and all-colleague populations.
• Leading sessions focusing on essential workplace topics, including navigating change, personal resilience, career ownership, line manager capability, objective setting, and coaching conversations.
• Partnering with the People Development Manager to create and update learning resources, participant workbooks, presentation slides, quick-reference guides, and toolkits.
• Designing resources and check-ins specifically aimed at building line manager confidence in leading teams through ambiguity, as well as core capability areas like AI tool usage, influencing, creative problem solving, and commercial awareness.
• Working closely with People Business Partners, internal communications, programme ambassadors, and managers to understand specific needs, gather feedback, and share updates on the learning offer.
• Evaluating how effectively learning interventions land by tracking shifts in manager confidence and translating qualitative observations into clear themes and insights.
• Partnering with the Coordinator to review evaluation data and refine session designs and resources as business needs evolve.
• Helping colleagues navigate career development tools and skills-building platforms while supporting broader R&D projects or providing cover during team holidays/absences.

Skills you’ll need

• (minimum criteria)
• Direct experience working within a Learning & Development, Talent Development, Organisation Development, or People-focused team.
• Ideally CIPD Level 3–5 qualifications or equivalent practical experience.
• Ideally a certificate or qualification in Coaching, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven confidence facilitating workshops, training sessions, webinars, or group discussions.
• Experience designing, adapting, or curating learning materials, slides, workbooks, or toolkits.
• Experience building collaborative relationships and managing expectations with stakeholders at various levels.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate development concepts into simple, human language.
• Proficient in Google Suite applications (Calendar, Gmail, Slides, Docs, Sheets) and comfortable learning new digital tools.
• Other things we’re looking for
• (key criteria)
• The ability to "read the room," handle sensitive conversations during uncertainty, and adapt your approach to participant needs.
• Working knowledge of adult learning principles and how to measure the practical effectiveness of learning beyond basic attendance numbers.
• A calm and constructive presence when dealing with change, with the ability to work comfortably through ambiguity.
• Basic coaching skills, experience using coaching frameworks, or a coaching qualification.
• Experience using learning management systems, online booking systems, interactive virtual facilitation tools (breakout rooms, polls), or Oracle Fusion.
• Familiarity with psychometric or team development tools (such as SDI or similar).
• A proactive team player who enjoys sharing ideas, challenging constructively, and supporting colleagues.
• Potential Challenges
• Travel will be expected nationally to support learning events; there may be periods where travel is required a few days a week and other periods where no travel is required, so personal flexibility is essential.

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date.

We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.