Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 pro-rata
Part-Time Role
Based: Grantham
Background:
To act as L&D lead across the organisation (currently approx 280 staff) and operate as part of an HR & Facilities team of eleven .
Duties:
- To take the lead role in learning & development across the Trust, offering advice, guidance and recommendations to ensure organisational excellence.
- Full design of learning materials and course creation from Training Needs Analysis to session design, production of materials and handouts to final delivery.
- Ability to work closely with Head of HR to create and “in-house” training/learning programme. This may cover areas such as PDR training, Potential Manager – Effective Manager Programmes to more specialist “skill” and “behavioural” based training.
- To work closely with the Head of HR to create an L&D Strategy* and a plan of learning activity.
- To continue to support any existing Leadership and Management Development Programmes*; assessing, monitoring, reviewing and evolving as required.
- To support the delivery and content of our new starter induction programme.
- To assist the organisation in any cultural change initiatives
- Dealing with training requests with a close eye on cost, value for money and relevance aiming where possible to design and deliver in-house solutions.
- Identifying and liaising with external L&D providers, negotiating rates and monitoring impact and results.
- Reviewing appraisal documents to pull out L&D needs.
- Assisting managers to create individual training plans and team building plans.
- To carry out a regular annual training needs analysis with relevant departmental line management.
- To explore methods of reinforcing learning and sending cultural messages.
- To proactively seek excellence in all you do.
- To support HR colleagues in their delivery of HR guidance and services as directed by the Head of HR.
- To act as an ambassador of the L&D/HR department at all times.
- Such other duties as directed by the Head of HR/Senior Mgt.
* Key project for 2010
Experience Required:
- Experienced in training design especially in areas of Performance Management and behavioural learning. For example, Motivation, Influencing and Persuation and Effective Team management.
- Experienced in MBTI
- Good knowledge of learning interventions such as “GROW” “Transactional Analysis” “Behavioural Iceberg” “Transitiona Curve” – linked to managing change etc...
- Used to operating within a competency based environment – linked to values and behaviours.
- Level A & B qualified to administer and manage Psycometrics.
Knowledge of some of the following would be an advantage:
- Third Sector needs.
- 360 Assessment.
Qualities Required:
- A proactive, positive, flexible, can-do individual with the ability to get the best out of others.
- A trustworthy, confidential person who understands the importance of clear communication.
- Able to push-back managers, coaching them to get the best out of others.
- Someone with an opinion, who is able to challenge others to excellence.
- Corporate/Strategic thinking.
The list of tasks shown above is not exclusive not does their order indicate the priority attached to them. The job holder may, therefore, be required to perform other duties which may reasonably be assigned to them by their manager or supervisor.
We all have a duty to ensure that our acts or omissions at work do not impact on the health and safety of others and ourselves and that we abide by any safety measures as directed and in accordance with the Woodland Trust Health & Safety Policy.
How to apply:
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience and an affinity with the Trust's aims, we would like to hear from you. Please submit a letter of application including current salary details together with a CV, stating clearly which position you are interested in to:
recruitment@woodlandtrust.org.uk
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Note to Agencies:
Agencies are advised that the Woodland Trust will not accept any CVs but company details may be supplied by email to: recruitment@woodlandtrust.org.uk