Learning & Development Manager
Job description
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Learning & Development Manager
L&D Manager
Charity/Education
Coventry
Hybrid
Client Details
Michael Page are delighted to be supporting a Midlands based Education Charity with the appointment of a Learning & Development Manager to join a busy People function.
This role can offer hybrid working of circa 2 days per week in the office and 3 home, however some travel maybe required business needs dependent
Description
Working closely with the People Director, the role of Learning & Development Manager will take full responsibility for the establishment of a new L&D division to support this successful organisation.
This will include taking responsibility for the full L&D life-cycle and L&D strategy to align to the organisation goals:
- Design and deliver effective blended learning programmes tailored to organisational needs.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to assess training requirements and develop strategies.
- Implement innovative learning solutions to enhance employee performance.
- Manage the end-to-end process of training programmes, including evaluation and reporting.
- Support career development initiatives across the organisation.
Profile
Ideal applicants for this role will have a proven L&D background, ideally within a similar sector.
Job Offer
- Competitive salary ranging from £50,000 to £60,000pa
- Permanent role with opportunities for professional growth.
- Hybrid role of circa 2 days per week onsite
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your L&D strategy development experience at the top of your CV as this role involves establishing a new L&D division from scratch
📊 Quantify your training impact: 'Designed 15 blended programmes improving employee performance by 25%'
🎯 Emphasise charity or education sector experience as the employer specifically values similar sector background
🌐 Showcase your stakeholder collaboration skills as you'll be working closely with the People Director and various departments
🤝 Demonstrate your ability to build L&D functions from the ground up, as this is a new division establishment role
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- •Established L&D division for 450-employee organisation, designing 12 blended learning programmes that improved employee performance scores by 28%
- •Collaborated with 8 department heads to assess training needs, delivering £180k training budget across 25 programmes annually
- •Implemented innovative e-learning platform reducing training delivery costs by 35% whilst increasing completion rates to 94%
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Dear Hiring Manager,
The opportunity to establish a new Learning & Development division at your Midlands Education Charity represents exactly the strategic L&D challenge I seek. My proven experience in L&D strategy development and blended learning programme design aligns perfectly with your requirement to build this function from scratch.
My background in designing comprehensive training programmes and collaborating with senior stakeholders to assess organisational needs would enable me to work effectively with your People Director in establishing this new division.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach establishing a new L&D division from scratch?
- ›What methods do you use to assess training needs across an organisation?
- ›How do you design effective blended learning programmes?
- ›What metrics do you use to evaluate training programme effectiveness?
- ›How do you align L&D strategy with organisational goals?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to build something from the ground up
- ›Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with multiple stakeholders
- ›Give an example of when you implemented an innovative learning solution
- ›Tell me about a challenging training programme you delivered
- ›Describe how you've supported career development in previous roles
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to build something from the ground up
Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with multiple stakeholders