Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with a well-established, multi-site organisation to recruit a People Development Partner. This is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation committed to building a high-performing, inclusive, and values-led workforce.
This role will operate as a key regional learning expert, working closely with operational leaders to strengthen capability, enhance performance, and support long-term workforce development across services.
The Opportunity
As People Development Partner, you will take ownership of regional learning delivery and partner with managers to ensure development solutions are practical, engaging, and aligned to both regulatory and organisational priorities.
You will play a vital role in fostering a culture of continuous improvement, supporting leadership capability, and embedding clear career pathways across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate and deliver workshops, training sessions, and development programmes aligned to business needs.
- Work closely with operational managers to identify team capability gaps and design targeted learning solutions.
- Provide hands-on support with mandatory and regulatory training requirements across regions.
- Ensure learning interventions are accessible, relevant, and tailored to local workforce priorities.
- Support the roll out and embedding of career pathways and competency frameworks.
- Coach and guide managers to strengthen performance conversations and individual development planning.
- Contribute to local and regional leadership development initiatives.
- Promote professional development routes, including vocational qualifications and apprenticeship pathways.
- Measure and evaluate learning impact using feedback, workforce data, and operational performance indicators.
- Identify emerging development themes and provide insight to the central People function.
- Maintain accurate training data and compliance records in line with internal and external standards.
- Develop strong relationships with regional leaders, service managers, and external learning providers.
- Act as a visible advocate for learning and development across your region.
- Support wider organisational learning projects, systems implementation, and programme roll outs.
About You
We are seeking an experienced L&D professional who thrives in a multi-site, operational environment and enjoys building trusted partnerships across diverse teams.
Essential Experience
- Proven background in learning, organisational development, or people development within a complex organisation.
- Strong facilitation and coaching capability, confident engaging a range of audiences.
- Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating learning initiatives.
- Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills.
- Comfortable using digital learning platforms and systems.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities.
Desirable
- CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent professional experience).
- Understanding of regulatory frameworks
- Experience supporting vocational qualifications or apprenticeship programmes.
Personal Attributes
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- A genuine passion for developing others
- A collaborative and solutions-focused mindset
- Empathy, inclusivity, and professionalism
- A commitment to accountability and high standards
- The ability to champion organisational values through everyday practice