Senior Leadership Development Partner

Balfour; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Leadership Development Partner. You will design and facilitate solutions for business needs and lead on strategic Learning and Development projects. The role requires experience in advising senior stakeholders and fostering a learning culture with a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Travel across the UK is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and facilitating solutions for learning and development.
• Ability to manage projects from inception to delivery with strategic focus.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate learning effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate business needs and design appropriate learning solutions.
• Lead on strategic Learning and Development projects.
• Advise senior stakeholders on effective learning interventions.

Skills

Learning Design

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Problem solving

Negotiation and Conflict resolution

Leadership and Mentorship

Project Management

Collaboration and Influencing

Excellent verbal and written communication

Presenting and Facilitating

Executive/Senior Level and Team Coaching

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience to CIPD

Tools

Microsoft suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Planner, Teams, Word, Co-pilot)

Learning management software

Job description

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About The Role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Leadership Development Partner to join our growing team. Base location for this role can be either Derby, Newcastle Or Leeds (travel UK wide is required).

What you'll be doing

• Evaluate and analyse business/customer needs, design and facilitate solutions against budget which will enable the business to achieve its strategic goals.
• Lead self-sufficiently on strategic projects across the wider Learning and Development agenda, from conception to business engagement to delivery, including the training offer organisation and engagement.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders up to and including director level, challenging and advising on the most appropriate learning interventions by keeping up to date with best practice and new development theories, models and methods, including digital learning.
• Work collaboratively across the wider Talent, Culture and Capability agenda; contributing to and owning projects as needed to deliver an integrated agenda that enables business goals. (Includes early careers, organisational performance, culture and engagement)
• Champion a learning culture with a strong focus on achieving the full potential of employees through a wide range of development interventions including leadership programmes, high potential development, core management skills, coaching, mentoring and eLearning.
• Ensure strong focus on Diversity and Inclusion to ensure D&I is embedded and integrated into L&D plans and learning approach and programmes.
• Research, produce and analyse L&D management information, creating measures of success, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of our learning experiences and the impact on the business.
• Support culture and engagement strategy through design of appropriate development activities and training across nominated areas.
• Develop relationships with internal customers, external suppliers and learning bodies.
• Champion learning through professional behaviour, presentation, team spirit and technical expertise.
• Contribute to the financial performance by bringing potential efficiency savings through reduced costs and/or improved productivity and business development opportunities.

Who we're looking for

Skills

• Learning Design
• Stakeholder Management
• Data Analysis
• Problem solving
• Negotiation and Conflict resolution
• Leadership and Mentorship
• Project Management
• Collaboration and Influencing
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Presenting and Facilitating
• Executive/Senior Level and Team Coaching

Knowledge

• Educated to Degree level or experience equivalent to CIPD.
• Budgets and cost control
• Data management and processes
• Leadership Development solutions, models and methods of learning
• Instructional Design
• Adult Learning Theories
• Microsoft suite including Power Point, Excel, Planner, Teams, Word and Co‑pilot
• Various technologies and tools that support remote and blended learning environments.
• Continuous learning and staying updated on industry trends and advancements.
• Knowledge of experiential learning cycle and Kirkpatrick evaluation model
• Learning management software

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

About Us

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail].

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