Learning & Development Advisor

Our clients are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up their iconic and much-loved brand. They produce bread and bakery products created with goodness at the heart of each. They deliver around 1.3million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where they also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products.

They are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK. Their success is a result of the hard work of their people; they are experts in their field whether it’s baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based at head office in High Wycombe. They are a values-led business and expect their colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.

What’s the opportunity?

Due to internal development, we’ve got an exciting opportunity for an L&D Advisor to join tthe company. In this role, you'll be the go-to person for all things Learning & Development, supporting various initiatives business-wide. You'll be working closely with different teams, providing advice, and keeping things running smoothly when it comes to central L&D activities and Apprenticeships. Plus, you'll be lending a hand in creating and delivering top-notch training solutions.

What will you be doing?

• You’ll be a key point of contact across the organisation for all training solutions, working across functions to develop content and providing coaching on system use.
• Tracking and maintaining a database of learner needs and supporting the evaluation of central training initiatives, providing recommendations for improvement.
• Working with various 3rd parties and suppliers to source appropriate training solutions and coordinating review and evaluation of such initiatives.
• Managing the training budget tracker and reporting monthly. Monitoring provider contracts and making recommendations on alternatives and renegotiations.
• Owning and maintaining the calendar of training activities (internal and external).
• Be the first point of contact for the business regarding Apprenticeships, taking ownership of this whole initiative and supporting with recruitment, induction, delivery, and development of Early Careers.

We're looking for someone who is genuinely passionate about Learning & Development within an organisation. You'll own what you do and have a knack for influencing different stakeholders in a positive way. Your positivity, encouragement, and consistency will help you guide individuals towards specific tasks and behaviours.

What are 'must haves’ from you?

• Enthusiasm and interest in developing self and others
• Good organisational skills and strong attention to detail, happy to work to deadlines
• Training delivery experience
• Sound IT skills
• A confident communicator that influences people and builds relationships

What would be ideal?

• Part CIPD qualified
• Experience of E - Learning as a development tool
• Experience of working with a Learning Management System
• Experience of working with competency frameworks and their application
• Experience of working with psychological profiling tools
• Insights accredited

Why work for our client and their benefits:

Our clients understand the importance of looking after their colleagues, so they provide a variety of benefits in addition to salaries. The benefits they provide are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries

• There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.
• The benefits scheme offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes a Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving
• They offer enhanced annual leave and maternity/paternity leave, and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance
• They celebrate loyalty with generous long service and colleague recognition schemes
• They offer three levels of pensions

Our client values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.