L&D Business Partner

L&D Business Partner

£45k p.a

Chipping Sodbury (hybrid)

Our client, an innovative property services company, has an exciting opportunity for a People Development Partner to join their team!

The role:

• To ensure the workforce is qualified to deliver services to customers in compliance with the Building Safety Act, developing skills matrices for each unit.
• To support with Performance Management and career development.
• To support engagement and PD interventions - IIP and Pulse Survey, driving awareness and response rates Note: This business partnering role and will require regular travel to business units, sites and training venues.
• Identify, design and implement organisational and business unit people development solutions to ensure the business has the skills and capabilities to achieve its strategy.
• Identify and implement opportunities for performance improvement (at an organisational, product and personal level) using a range of OD theories, tools and techniques.
• Collaborate with managers to establish processes for product skills development, including just-in-time training, buddying, and upskilling initiatives.
• Design and deliver behavioural skills training programmes.
• Deliver coaching and mentoring development to build leadership and management capability across the organisation.
• Facilitate team development sessions to enhance group performance and cohesion.
• Support the creation and promotion of career pathways and development opportunities for employees.
• Lead and contribute to project work, including researching, designing, and delivering development initiatives to meet business needs.
• Identify opportunities for innovation in training and development practices to enhance organisational effectiveness.
• Utilise funding and events from trade partnerships to provide timely and relevant training opportunities that align with operational priorities.
• Provide accurate and up to date L&D information to stakeholders, utilising this data to inform future activity.
• Work closely with the Personal Development team to deliver key organisational development projects, including culture, compliance, and leadership programmes.
• Contribute to the evaluation of Personal Development interventions, ensuring they meet business objectives and deliver measurable impact.
• Act as a culture champion - influencing and driving values and behaviours across the business.
• Collaborate with People Business Partners on change / people projects.

Key skills/ experience:

• Ability to work at pace and under pressure to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding and application of OD and learning and development practices, models, concepts and tools
• Proven experience in an organisational development, learning and development, or HR role, with a strong focus on partnering with business areas.
• Experience in successfully designing and delivering behavioural skills and team development training.
• Coaching and mentoring experience, with the ability to develop leadership capabilities
• IT literacy, confident in use of MS Office applications, and IT design software.
• Strong project management skills; the ability to research, design, and implement OD initiatives.