Friday 2 May 2014

Learning and Development Specialist

Learning and Development Specialist Thorntons Head Office in Alfreton, Derbyshire

Thornton’s are looking to recruit a Learning and Development Specialist as maternity cover to lead a project to deliver and support an engaging, and impactful line manager development programme across all our business channels.

About us…

At Thornton’s our aspiration is to be Britain’s best loved chocolate brand, making every customer smile.  We aren’t going to get there without the most engaged and passionate managers. That’s where you come into the picture. Working alongside colleagues from across the business, you will be delivering a truly amazing learning and development programme for our line managers ensuring that our people are the best leaders for our bright and shiny future.

About the role.

As the Learning and Development Specialist some of your key responsibilities will include:-

•    Work closely with the Head of Talent, Talent team and wider HR team to continue the development of a programme to increase our line management capability across the business
•    Deliver the line manager programme across the business including our retail estate
•    Manage the programme brilliantly so that delegates and the business experience a smoothly run and well organised event.
•    Develop a suite of development tools that facilitate continuous learning, embed learning and spread understanding outside of structured sessions using a blend of social learning and accelerated learning techniques
•    Provide ongoing support, challenge and coaching to managers across the business in relation to line manager development.
•    Evaluate the effectiveness of all L&D interventions, measuring return on investment and continually make improvements.
•    Act as a role model for learning & development by ensuring that you take your own development seriously and embody L&D best practice.
•    Update Talent team, wider HR team and exec on development programme progress

About you…

It goes without saying that this is a big role for us so we need an amazing candidate. You will be an experienced learning and development practitioner with great commercial awareness and a sharp business mind. You will have a detailed knowledge of a wide spectrum of L&D techniques and best practice and a proven record of facilitating and delivering Learning & Development interventions. We have some big plans about sharing Myers Briggs across the business so being MBTI qualified and passionate is key. Most importantly you will have the passion and energy to engage a diverse range of people making sure our line managers are the very best in the business.

LocationThorntons Head Office in Alfreton, DerbyshireSalaryCompetitiveDuration6 month FTC ReferenceCB/THAPR1Contact NameN/A

Thornton’s are looking to recruit a Learning and Development Specialist as maternity cover to lead a project to deliver and support an engaging, and impactful line manager development programme across all our business channels.

About us…

At Thornton’s our aspiration is to be Britain’s best loved chocolate brand, making every customer smile.  We aren’t going to get there without the most engaged and passionate managers. That’s where you come into the picture. Working alongside colleagues from across the business, you will be delivering a truly amazing learning and development programme for our line managers ensuring that our people are the best leaders for our bright and shiny future.

About the role.

As the Learning and Development Specialist some of your key responsibilities will include:-

•    Work closely with the Head of Talent, Talent team and wider HR team to continue the development of a programme to increase our line management capability across the business
•    Deliver the line manager programme across the business including our retail estate
•    Manage the programme brilliantly so that delegates and the business experience a smoothly run and well organised event.
•    Develop a suite of development tools that facilitate continuous learning, embed learning and spread understanding outside of structured sessions using a blend of social learning and accelerated learning techniques
•    Provide ongoing support, challenge and coaching to managers across the business in relation to line manager development.
•    Evaluate the effectiveness of all L&D interventions, measuring return on investment and continually make improvements.
•    Act as a role model for learning & development by ensuring that you take your own development seriously and embody L&D best practice.
•    Update Talent team, wider HR team and exec on development programme progress

About you…

It goes without saying that this is a big role for us so we need an amazing candidate. You will be an experienced learning and development practitioner with great commercial awareness and a sharp business mind. You will have a detailed knowledge of a wide spectrum of L&D techniques and best practice and a proven record of facilitating and delivering Learning & Development interventions. We have some big plans about sharing Myers Briggs across the business so being MBTI qualified and passionate is key. Most importantly you will have the passion and energy to engage a diverse range of people making sure our line managers are the very best in the business.

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