Learning Manager

Learning Manager

Contract:​ Full time/Fixed term for 3 years; 

Salary: £34,793 - £37,512 per annum, plus generous employer pension contributions, annual leave entitlement and Employee Assistance Programme 

Location:​ Hybrid – Glasgow Office/home and regional related travel as required

Start date: ​Autumn 2026

Who we are:

Scripture Union Scotland's vision is to see every child and young people of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus.  We are a national charity, with around 140 staff and over 2,500 volunteers.  Our activities take place in schools, outdoor activity centres, and churches.

As our ministry extends in line with our 2024 – 2027 Strategy, we are seeking a Learning Manager to develop our training provision for volunteers and staff. 

Purpose: To manage a coordinated approach to training, ensuring that staff and volunteers have access to training of the highest quality. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Build on a recent training analysis to ensure training priorities are actioned and an infrastructure is created to support ongoing learning and development.


• Work in partnership with the HR Partner, Volunteers Manager and Departmental Leads to identify training needs and ensure that training initiatives align with SU Scotland’s strategic plan and priorities


• Design courses for staff and volunteers working closely with relevant subject matter experts and ensuring that the content is aligned to clear outcomes


• Create a learning hub/platform to house training resources and records


• Investigate potential e-learning tools (feedback and surveys) and implement for all training


• Develop evaluations tools (feedback and surveys) and implement for all training, leading to effective reflection, reporting and improvement


• Arrange, develop, and where appropriate, deliver engaging and interactive classroom and virtual training sessions
  

Who we are looking for:

The successful applicant will have a passion to see people grow and develop and have a track record of designing training for organisations and building a solid training infrastructure. Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to work professionally with a wide range of staff, volunteers and stakeholders is critical. In addition, the ability to communicate effectively, in both written and verbal format is essential. 

For this post, it is important that you able to demonstrate a commitment to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision.  It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact our HR Partner, Rachel Causey at [email protected]. More information and an application pack can be downloaded from our website: www.suscotland.org.uk/jobs.   Alternatively, you can email us at [email protected].

Closing date: 4pm, Monday 31 August 2026

Interview date: 9 September 2026

Scripture Union Scotland is an equitable employer and operates a safeguarding policy.

Scottish Charity No. SC01122

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