Learning & Development Associate

Learning & Development Associate (Transport) £44,111 per annum (pay award pending) – Grade 8 Leeds / Hybrid Fixed term / 2 years – 37 hours per week Closing date – 5 August at 23:55 Please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share. We’re excited to offer a two year fixed-term opportunity for a Learning & Development (L&D) Associate to join our dedicated L&D team. As part of a small team within the wider HR function, you will play a key role in supporting the Combined Authority as we prepare to deliver major transport programmes across West Yorkshire. These projects will help shape the future of travel in the region, and as Learning & Development Associate, your work will directly contribute to developing the skills and capabilities needed to realise our vision of a well-connected, sustainable transport network. Our Offer Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including: • 28 days Annual Leave (increasing upon years of service) plus Bank Holidays • Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme • Free Travel on rail and buses across West Yorkshire with the M-Card (Zones 1-5) • Flexible Working Practices with Health & Wellbeing initiatives, including agile working options, as well as a generous flexi-time scheme to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals • Bright, airy, modern office space, with all latest technology, just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station The Role Reporting into the Learning & Development Partner, with a matrix approach to Transport HR Business Partners, your key responsibilities will include: • To develop, implement and evaluate a Learning and Development Plan for the Transport Directorate of West Yorkshire Combined Authority to ensure skills and capabilities match current and future programme and service requirements, working proactively to ensure that specific training needs are identified • To identify and co-ordinate delivery of the organisation’s skills development requirements and lead on undertaking skills gaps analysis and training needs analysis for colleagues and teams within Transport • To develop a communication plan to support the L&D package to ensure engagement Please review the Role Profile on our website for more information about the responsibilities. About you You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience: • Experience of leading on learning and development plans and associated processes, providing guidance to management on skills needs analysis and workforce planning • Strong ability to create L&D Key Performance Indicators and reports to support change processes • Experience of liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of learning programmes aligned with organisational strategic outcomes • Experience of providing L&D technical expertise in a complex public-private sector partnership context • Desirable – experience of driving and delivering a creative and innovative L&D offer for Transport To Apply If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form. Further Information The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people\’s age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met. Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis