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The role holder will work with the wider L&D team to support the growth of learning within the organisation by sourcing, facilitating, and delivering relevant learning initiatives and programmes, including using all digital tools available.
Job description
Overview of the post and information about the team
The People Directorate at HES leads our employee-focused People Strategy that will help us deliver our heritage, culture, education and environmental goals by finding and retaining the best people and enabling them to be truly brilliant. We are responsible for delivering core people services, providing professional support and guidance to our leaders; equipping our people with the right skills and capabilities to excel in their roles today and in the future; and creating an employee experience in which people want to be part of in an environment where inclusion, health and wellbeing are part of everyday life.
We have an ambitious People Strategy which puts the learning and development of our people at the heart of everything we do to ensure we release their potential, and we have the skills to lead into the future. We strongly believe that learning and development is about creating the right culture and providing the best solutions for continuous learning to take place.
As Learning and Development Manager, you will work with the wider L&D team to support the growth of learning within the organisation by sourcing, facilitating, and delivering relevant learning initiatives and programmes, including using all digital tools available.
You will follow a hybrid model with the flexibility to work from home or the office during the working week. The expectation will be for around 40% of the time for the role holder to be in the office with colleagues or delivering learning at required locations across Scotland.
As part of this role, it is important to have experience in delivering face-to-face and remote training. We understand that this can be demanding, but we believe it is a key element of the role. The wider team will provide full support to the role holder in this aspect.
Person specification
Knowledge, skills and experience
You will be required to demonstrate that you meet the requirements and qualifications below as part of the selection process.
Essential requirements:
- Relevant work experience, with an emphasis on leading and designing learning interventions and initiatives
- Experience in training design and delivery
- Experience in using and managing a Learning Management System (LMS)
- Experience in advising managers on all aspects of learning and development
- Experience in creating, updating and delivering effective training programmes and supporting materials
- Experience in managing programmes, including organising and monitoring programmes of work
- Excellent facilitation, engagement, and presentation skills.
- Experience in measuring and interpreting the effectiveness of training programmes
- A good knowledge of IT packages (including Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Proactive team player with strong engagement and problem-solving skills
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and act with discretion and diplomacy
Desirable requirements:
- Experience working in a similar sector such as cultural heritage, tourism or public-sector environments would be beneficial or have transferrable HR skills
- Formal project management qualifications
- Experience in data analytics and analysis to create Management Information which drives decision-making
- Experience/knowledge of psychometric testing tools, such as Insight/Myers Briggs etc.
Qualifications & Professional Memberships:
- SCQF level 9 or equivalent qualifications e.g., a degree in a learning, HR or business management-related discipline OR alternatively, experience in sourcing, facilitating and delivering learning programmes (essential)
- CIPD membership is essential, with Chartered level desirable
Benefits
£27 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
You can apply online by visiting our website at https://applications.historicenvironment.scot/
We are looking for you to complete a statement of competence looking at the essential and desirable requirements of this role. Guidance on completing the application can be found in the Guidance notes for applicants document, also available at the above website, which we recommend that you read, in conjunction with this Job Description.
Your application must arrive by the advertised closing date. Please note that when applying online, we will only be able to see your application once you fully submit it.
If you are unable to complete an online application form, please email recruit@hes.scot, quoting the job title and recruitment reference, and we will arrange for an application form to be sent to you.
Please note that, as we operate an electronic recruitment system, we will contact you via the email address that you provide in your application to inform you of the outcome of your application.
For further information about the post, please contact Graziella Welsh, Learning and Development Lead via email at graziella.welsh@hes.scot.
We welcome all applicants from under-represented groups within HES. We know from our equality monitoring that we need to increase our diversity in terms of ethnicity and disability. We also want to address occupational areas where the ratio is disproportionately in favour of women or men. We ask all applicants to complete the Equality Monitoring section of the recruitment paperwork to help us pursue a diverse and inclusive workforce. In support of our Gaelic language plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.
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Job contact :
- Name : graziella.welsh@hes.scot
- Email : graziella.welsh@hes.scot
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