Learning and Development Trainer

Learning and Development Trainer

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established Essex-based charity, who are looking for a passionate and proactive Learning & Development Trainer to join their People & Culture team. You'll play a key role in shaping how their people learn and grow - leading on training strategy, mandatory compliance training, and management development across the whole organisation.

This is a hands-on role for someone who loves designing and delivering great training, building relationships with managers and stakeholders, and using data to keep improving what's on offer. You'll work closely with the Associate Director of People & Culture and the wider team to make sure the learning offer genuinely supports their people and their cause.

What you'll be doing

Identifying skills gaps and future workforce needs across the organisation, and building training strategies to address them.
Leading the design, delivery and evaluation of engaging training for employees at all levels.
Overseeing mandatory and compliance training, including monitoring completion rates and producing reports for the Senior Leadership Team.
Driving the Line Manager training agenda and supporting the development of strong people-management skills.
Managing an organisational coaching caseload, supporting staff and senior managers alike.
Building and maintaining relationships with external training providers, and sourcing funding or sponsorship opportunities.
Managing the training budget, and maintaining a clear, consistent learning calendar.
Keeping accurate training records and using data to measure the impact of what we deliver.What we're looking for

Essential:

Evidence of continuous professional development in L&D or people development, plus a relevant training qualification (e.g. Train the Trainer) and CIPD Level 3 or equivalent.
Proven experience conducting Training Needs Analysis and designing, delivering and evaluating training for a range of audiences.
Experience managing mandatory/compliance training and monitoring completion rates.
Strong facilitation, coaching and communication skills, with the confidence to engage groups at all levels.
Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365 (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
Experience working with managers and stakeholders to identify and implement development solutions.Desirable:

CIPD Level 5 in Learning & Development or People Management.
A coaching or mentoring qualification (e.g. ILM Level 3/5).
Experience in a healthcare, charity or voluntary-sector organisation.
Experience sourcing external funding, sponsorship or education grants. Benefits

25 days' annual leave + bank holidays
Free Carparking at Myland Hall and Westside
Subsidised refreshments
Eye Test refunds
Flu Jabs
Wellbeing support including bereavement support, meditation, and mindfulness groups
Staff discount in retail and café outlets
Blue light Card
Employee Assistance programme
Professional registration costs covered

Additional Notes:
Location Disclosure: Please mention your location in your CV. Applications without location details may experience delays in processing.

Eligibility: Only applicants with UK residency and full visa status will be considered. Applications from those outside of the UK will not be shortlisted. If you plan to relocate, please mention this in your CV or cover letter