Learning Consultant (12 month FTC)

Against a backdrop of 40% increased L&D budget, the Learning Consultant (12 month FTC) will work proactively with stakeholders to understand strategic plans and identify people challenges, and then design the appropriate learning solutions, leveraging internal/external resource. You will have have proven Learning experience, e.g. Learning Partner/Consultant, and the ability to ask meaningful questions/design creative solutions. 2 days p/w in the office.

Client Details

Our client is a very significant player in their market.

Description

Our client in the Thames Valley has announced a 40% increase in L&D budget for the next 5 years, and this 12 month fixed-term role has been introduced to help manage a busy period as the Learning Consultants look to work proactively with their senior stakeholders by identifying and understanding their people challenges, and then designing the appropriate learning solutions.

As a Learning Consultant (12 month FTC), you will work more closely than ever with the business to understand their strategic priorities and explore how Learning and Development can best support them. You will play a key role in helping our people perform at their best. You''ll work closely with teams across the business to understand their challenges, identify what''s really needed, and shape learning solutions that drive real impact. Whether it''s through performance consulting, learning needs analysis, or designing innovative approaches, you''ll help ensure learning is targeted, effective, and aligned to our wider strategic goals.

You''ll be the first point of contact for learning requests - guiding stakeholders to the right solutions and making sure everything connects with our learning strategy, systems, and standards. You''ll also support key projects, provide expert advice on best practice, and help ensure that learning activity - wherever it happens, fits into a consistent, joined-up approach.

This role is about being curious, collaborative, and focused on outcomes. You''ll need to ask the right questions, challenge constructively, and always keep the bigger picture in mind, prioritising what will make the greatest difference to our people and our business.

Key responsibilities:

• Engage proactively with stakeholders to deeply understand business challenges, distinguishing between perceived wants and actual needs.
• Develop a tailored learning plan for each function, actively manage and update it on an ongoing basis, provide quarterly progress reports to senior leadership, and conduct an annual review to assess impact and outcomes as part of a continuous improvement cycle.
• Design and recommend innovative, blended learning solutions beyond traditional face-to-face or eLearning formats - leveraging digital, social, experiential, and on-the-job learning methods as appropriate.
• Support the development and maintenance of competence certification frameworks for high-risk roles and tasks, ensuring alignment with the company''s central processes.
• Manage the end-to-end training request process, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with L&D priorities.
• Manage relationships with external learning providers and consultants to ensure efficient, cost-effective delivery of high-quality learning solutions that meet business needs.
• Actively contribute to shared processes, tools, and best practices that enhance team effectiveness and service delivery.
• Support the L&D communications plan by contributing relevant updates, success stories, and guidance for your areas of accountability.
• Collaborate with internal communications and L&D colleagues to ensure consistent messaging and visibility of learning initiatives.

In the execution of this role, you should expect to be in office in the Thames Valley twice per week.

Profile

To apply for the role of Learning Consultant (12 month FTC) in the Thames Valley, your profile should closely match the following:

• Proven experience in a Learning & Development or Learning Consultant role within a complex, fast-paced organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across functions and with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Track record of designing and delivering innovative, blended learning solutions architecture - aligned to strategic objectives.
• Strong understanding of learning theory, performance consulting, and learning methodologies. (e.g. digital, social, experiential).
• Excellent communication and consultancy skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and ask meaningful questions to shape and structure learning to ensure the highest levels of end-user experience.
• Able to work from the office in the Thames Valley twice per week.
• Available at short notice and able to commit to a minimum duration of 12 months.

Job Offer

This role offers a competitive package including:

• Base salary - up to -58K depending on individual experience and capability
• Company bonus scheme
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON - the employer double-matches the employee contribution to a maximum of 6% employee and 12% employer
• Holidays - 26 days holiday per year - increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus Bank Holidays)
• Life assurance x8
• Private Medical Health Care