

Learning & Development Manager
Watford, Hertfordshire
- Full Time
36133
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- Support the delivery of the L&D strategy for Wickes Plc, ensuring that it is aligned to the talent strategy and the business strategy
- Drive a self-directed learning culture, enabling this through our tools, systems and programmes
- Work with Senior leaders and HR Business Partners across Distribution, Retail and Head Office to identify learning needs and design and deliver programmes, tools and experiences that are in line with our talent and business strategy.
- Support the development of our internal talent pipelines to ensure that they have the skills they need for the future
- Embed our brand and identity for the L&D proposition, driving awareness of the proposition, it’s purpose and ways to navigate
- Support the organisation to develop our core capabilities for the future, designing and delivering the programme that supports the delivering of these capabilities
- Identify individual and team assessment tools for use by the business and aligned to the talent strategy
- Digitise our L&D offer, finding the balance with a blended learning approach
- Deliver soft skills and leadership training where appropriate
- Evaluate the effectiveness of key L&D activities tracking return on investment and expectations of key programmes and events
- Ensuring all regulatory and legal and compliance training is being met across the organisation and reporting on our performance.
- Experience of delivering L&D solutions in a medium sized, fast paced, corporate environment
- Experience working alongside stakeholders to develop L&D tools and programmes to support the delivery of a business goal or strategy
- Evidence of establishing brilliant partnership relationships with key stakeholders
- Proven track record of delivering soft skills and leadership training
- Experience of delivering learning through technology and applying a blended learning approach
- Experience of early careers and apprenticeships is not essential but preferable
- Experience in Insights preferred but not essential
- Knowledge of elearning content platforms such as Articulate or rise 360 preferred but not essential
- Knowledge of LMS systems and reporting functionality
- Competitive bonus
- Save-as-you-earn scheme
- Private Medical and Life Assurance
- Contributory pension scheme
- Colleague discount
You'll be a great fit at Wickes if:
- You like working with people
- You're happy to help even if it isn't your job
- Enjoy working in a team
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