Senior Learning Partner

Closing Date: 17 November 2024

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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning Practitioner to join our People team as the Senior Learning Partner to support the People and wider Organisational Transformation agenda.

We are keen to hear from individuals with experience in Organisational Development, Agile Learning & Development, Leadership, Management and Team Development who want to work for a progressive, purpose-driven organisation.

About Us

We are Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. We do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they're in danger, and have the chance to learn.

About the Role

At a time of fast change at SCUK, as the Senior Learning Partner, you will provide learning advice and support and implement multiple Learning interventions across the organisation in line with our desired culture and strategic ambitions.

You will be part of a small Learning team and will effectively collaborate with colleagues across the People team and the Diversity and Inclusion, working at all levels of the organisation as relevant.

With wide-ranging experience in the field of Organisation and Learning & Development and excellent project management and communication skills, you will lead on the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of key interventions including Change Management and Performance Enablement.

Key Features and Accountabilities:

• This is a highly visible role and you will proactively work at all levels of the organisation with key stakeholders to support the People and wider Organisational Transformation agenda and to ensure that organisation, team and individual Learning interventions are designed and delivered in a sustainable and agile way.
• You will be accountable for the ongoing embedding our Performance Enablement Framework, that promotes and aligns to our Organisational purpose and values, and culture of impact pillar of the wider transformation strategy, designing and implementing products to support teams and managers during a time of change.
• You will be expected to lead on specific learning interventions to develop management and leadership capability across the organisation.
• You will be a visible partner for the organisation and teams on all matters relating to Learning.
• Together with the Organisation of the Future team, the Strategy Team, Learning Partner, the Employee Experience Manager, the Senior D&I Adviser and the HR Business Partners, you will partner with individuals and teams on matters relating to Learning, working closely and collaboratively to contribute to developing and implementing the necessary solutions, ensuring all are aligned and contribute to our overall culture of impact strategy, transformation agenda, our DEI strategy.
• Provide leadership to the Learning Team to ensure all the team's work is customer-centric and strategically aligned.

 Person Profile

With experience of working across multi-disciplinary teams, you will be able to build strong relationships and work collaboratively across the People Team and beyond, in a dynamic environment. You will be committed to continuously learning, adapting, and responding to change, and working with others in an agile way.

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Strong knowledge and Experience of working as a Learning practitioner at different levels of an organisation, from individual to team, group and wider systems interventions.
• Experience and knowledge in the areas of performance and talent management, management and leadership development and coaching.
• Excellent understanding of latest thinking in the field of organisational development and agile learning and development.
• Experience and skilled facilitator who can build this skillset in others.
• Experience of design and delivery of online training and e-learning to support a hybrid work environment, including familiarity with the use of multiple digital tools.
• Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of integrating DEI in Learning interventions.
• A track record in delivering agreed outcomes, following agile principles, and simultaneously managing multiple projects/initiatives.
• An experienced leader with high levels of self-management, learning agility and flexibility, who can demonstrate adaptability and excellent self and interpersonal awareness and resilience.
• Demonstrable ability to partner with others/collaborate at all levels of an organisation, and to operate effectively as part of a self-managed team.

 What we offer you:

• Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
• To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.