Learning and Development Specialist

Job description

Salary: £ 57,490

Closing date: Monday, 27 May 2024

Contract type: Permanent

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy, and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won't be solved by science alone.

We are looking for a Learning and Development (L&D) Specialist to join our team.

Where in Wellcome will I be working?

You will be working in the Talent team within People reporting to the Associate Director, Talent.

As part of the wider People Team, you will contribute to our Talent Agenda by designing and managing our central learning and development programmes and solutions.

What will I be doing?

You will design, lead and deliver our learning and development programmes and content in support of building capabilities across Wellcome. This role has responsibility for core learning and development activity across the organization, leading on the design and implementation of new learning and development initiatives and projects to enable focused and effective development for our people.

As a L&D Specialist, you will:

• Work with the Talent team to identify learning and capability needs across the organisation and own the central learning and development portfolio, with a focus on key capabilities and required learning programmes.

• Manage external training providers to design and deliver key learning and development programmes, courses and content; as well as design and deliver internal learning and development programmes as required.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of Wellcome's induction programme

• Where required you will design and lead team development/team building workshops as part of an organisation programme, or where required.

• Monitor and evaluate learning and development programmes and content, providing recommendations for change.

• Contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.

Is this job for me?

You will be pivotal in planning and managing the coordination and administration for this learning across Wellcome, as well as leading on our governance processes and systems. You will work closely with all members of the Talent and People Team, leaders and subject matter experts across our functional teams and our external training partners.

We are looking for someone with:

• Significant, proven experience of designing, developing and delivering soft skills training and development, team development and onboarding programmes; Degree level CIPD qualified or equivalent

• Experience of evaluating learning to drive continuous improvement.

• Proven experience of managing learning and development providers and technology partners.

• Demonstrable training design skills and facilitation skills.

• Coaching qualification and/or experience Psychometric tool experience (e.g., Insights Discover, MBTI, SDI or similar) or willing to develop.

To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application

Interview dates: 6 and 7 of June

You can view the full job description on our website

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website  

Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days working either remotely or in the office.

From 1st September 2024 we will move to 3 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do 

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at .