Are you ready to be the catalyst for change, shaping the future of our workforce in one of London's most dynamic boroughs? At Southwark Council, we're looking for a passionate Learning & Development Partner to join our Housing department—a role where your impact will be felt across the organisation. This isn't just another job; it's your chance to lead transformative learning initiatives that empower our teams and drive our Housing department forward.
You'll be at the helm of our comprehensive Learning & Development (L&D) program, collaborating with various services to design training solutions that meet both current needs and future aspirations. Your work will ensure that our people aren't just meeting standards but exceeding them, through innovative learning strategies that foster growth, adaptability, and excellence.
What you'll do:
- Lead with Purpose: You'll be the driving force behind the implementation of the Government's Competence and Conduct Standard across our Housing Directorate, ensuring our teams are skilled, confident, and ready to make a difference
- Design for Impact: Craft a detailed learning matrix that covers every role within the Housing department, aligning with the Council's workforce strategy and ensuring we're building a future-ready workforce
- Blended Approach: through bespoke design of L&D Programs, commissioning and facilitating training
- Transform Through Training: Plan, deliver, and monitor impactful training programs that don't just teach skills but inspire behavioural change across our organisation
- Advise and Inspire: Provide expert advice to senior managers, HR, and Organisational Development colleagues, ensuring our learning initiatives are not only implemented successfully but also deeply embedded into the fabric of our culture.
How will you make an impact?
We're on the hunt for a dynamic Learning & Development professional who's not just experienced, but deeply passionate about nurturing talent and driving organisational growth; you'll need to bring a blend of the following:
- A proven track record of designing and delivering business-focused L&D programs.
- You'll need to have a strong grasp of the specific demands of Housing Service roles within local authority, public sector, or a Housing organisation.
- The ability to align learning programs with both immediate business needs and long-term strategies, ensuring sustainable success.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret data and present actionable insights to senior leaders, helping shape the future of our workforce.
- Skilled in designing performance-focused L&D strategies, systems, and procedures.
- Able to cultivate relationships with third party L&D providers and collaborate on a broad range of online training and in person workshops.
Additional details:
Full Time, 36 hours per week.
This role offers flexible working blended with working from home and from our offices based in London Bridge, SE1.
About Southwark Council:
Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark's residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities.
Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council's staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Recruitment timetable:
Closing Date: 29th September 2024 at 23:59
Interview Date: week commencing 7th October 2024