Learning & Development Business Partner (Birmingham)

We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone

Role: Learning & Development Business Partner

Location: Birmingham, West Midland

SCC is Europe's largest privately–owned IT business, based out of the new GBP7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

As we continue to put our colleagues first, we have a new opportunity for an L&D Business Partner to join our highly collaborative People function, to work closely with the Head of Change and Learning, to develop and evaluate the implementation of the Learning Strategy at SCC.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and build a Training Needs Analysis reflective of business needs and in alignment with strategic objectives, through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with line managers
• Design and expand L&D programmes based on both the organisation's and the individual's needs, or manage this activity via external providers
• Develop and facilitate successful induction programmes in line with strategic objectives, to include mentoring and career–coaching development
• Work in a team to produce high quality and engaging programmes which meet organisational learning needs (Instructor Led, E–Learning, LMS Modules, Self–Study Modules)
• Design, develop, and deploy the talent management and succession planning process and subsequent development plans to include career–planning initiatives
• Partner with the business to implement learning initiatives to develop existing and future talent and increase retention via individual learning plans
• Create L&D Communications (learning reinforcement and engagement infographics)
• Evaluate the content and delivery of training including feedback from learners
• Create and report on L&D updates to capture learning across the organisation (apprenticeships, external learning, team learning)
• Evaluate content and the delivery of training

Key Attributes

• An experienced L&D specialist who has been responsible for the implementation of new strategic plans as well as proven experience of the delivery of these
• Demonstrated experience in two or more, or ideally, all in: learning and development – diagnosis, design and implementation, facilitation, and evaluation; job analysis and evaluation; career and succession planning
• Knowledge of developments in learning delivery methods (Instructor Led, E–Learning, LMS Modules, Self–Study Modules)
• Ability to project manage L&D deliverables (the ability to document and communicate project plans, monitor work in progress, achieve project milestones/end results for others to understand)
• Experience in engaging, managing, and influencing stakeholders
• Experience of working as part of a team, independently creating content from scope to delivery
• Seasoned facilitator with demonstrated experience in facilitating different target audiences (high potentials, managers)
• Demonstrated experience in coaching team members and others
• Has the analytical capability to understand tracking and reporting of learner engagement to understand what does and does not work in Learning and Development
• Ability to grasp new technological concepts quickly

We are an equal opportunities employer

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non–membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.