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Learning & Development Manager - Newport, South Wales
Location
Newport
£52,107 rising to £59,558
Contract
Permanent Full Time
09 September 2025
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Who are we?
We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.
What we’re looking for?
The Learning & Development (L&D) Manager is responsible for the design, development and delivery of the L&D strategy, ensuring colleagues have access to a variety of relevant training and development opportunities to support the needs of the business, today & tomorrow.
We’ll trust you to:
* Lead, coach and develop a team of L&D professionals, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
* Lead the design and delivery of learning pathways and formal training programmes to support colleague development
* Ensure learning and development opportunities are current, engaging, accessible and bench-marked to external and industry standards.
* Monitor, develop and continuously strive to improve standards and standardise the suite of learning programmes.
* Manage the L&D budget effectively, ensuring efficient use of resources and maximising ROI.
You can read a full job description here.
You’ll need to have:
* Professional Qualification at Level 5 or above in Learning & Development (or equivalent).
* Proven experience as an L&D Manager, Training Manager or similar.
* Experience of training design, creation and curation of resources.
* Understanding of learning styles and methodologies.
* Experience of Learning Needs Analysis.
* Ability and experience to coach and provide effective feedback.
* Line Management and Leadership Skills.
* Full UK Driving License.
* Experience in a training or education environment.
* Experience of design, support and implementation of L&D strategy.
* Experience of design, delivery and review of formal and developmental training programmes.
* Level 3 Assessor Qualification (TAQA or equivalent).
* All offers of employment are subject to the above and pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.
* We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!
What’s in it for you?
* Starting salary of £52,107 rising to £59,558
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
* Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
* 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
* “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
* Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
* Enhanced pay for parental leave
* Retail discounts and cashback scheme
* Discretionary annual bonus
The way we do things
Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.
We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.
If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!
To apply, click the link below.
If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982.
You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.
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