Learning and Development Manager

Learning and Development Manager

Rochdale

Circa £44,981

Permanent, Full Time

We are looking for an experienced, highly engaging Learning and Development manager to join our Colleague Experience team.

Reporting to the Colleague Experience Service Manager, the Learning & Development Manager has end-to-end responsibility for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of learning and development activity across RBH. This includes ensuring learning provision is aligned to regulatory requirements, organisational strategy, workforce plans, leadership frameworks, and future capability requirements.

The focus of the role is on ensuring an organisation wide, proactive, high-quality learning and development service that meets business needs, supports colleague performance and progression, and enables people managers to build confident, capable teams. The postholder provides expert guidance, coaching, and challenge to people managers and leaders, embedding a culture of continuous learning and development across RBH.

The Manager has line management responsibility for the learning and development officer. As a Manager in RBH, the postholder works collaboratively across the organisation, building strong relationships with colleagues. Externally, the role acts as a strong RBH Ambassador, developing effective partnerships with learning providers, professional bodies, and sector networks.

What we are looking for:

· Experience of leading and developing organisation-wide learning and development services or programmes

· Knowledge of learning needs analysis, development planning, and L&D related regulation in social housing.

· Experience of working with external learning providers and professional partners

· Knowledge and experience of learning management systems (LMS) and/or HRIS platforms

· Understanding of budget management, with experience of delivering services within financial parameters

· Ability to provide data-driven insight, reports, and recommendations to senior leaders

· Ability to develop clear, engaging learning strategies, frameworks, policies, and guidance documentation

· Awareness of statutory and regulatory learning requirements and best practice in learning and development and social housing

Closing date: 21st April 2026

Interviews are anticipated to take place week commencing 27th April 2026.

Please refer to the attached Job Description upon completing your application

We shortlist and interview for our roles throughout the duration of the advert. Therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We reserve the right to close any of our adverts prior to the stated closing date should we have a high volume of appropriate candidates.

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (RBH) is the UK’s first tenant and employee co-owned mutual housing society, with over 12,000 homes throughout the local area.

As we’ve refocused our strategy back to our core housing role, we’ve taken the opportunity to work with our customers and colleagues to review and modernise the values that motivate us and will underpin everything we do. Our mutuality is focused on bringing genuine voice and influence to our customers and our colleagues in how we deliver our services. Our values get to the root of who we really are and what we stand for