Senior People Development Partner
Mentoring Programme Lead
United Kingdom (Location Flexible) • Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working
About the opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Learning and Development (L&D) Specialist to join us as Senior People Development Partner in a newly created role to develop, deliver and manage national & global L&D programmes, supporting personal & professional development across our business.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to shape key areas of our people development function globally. Taking ownership of various initiatives, you will work in partnership with Gleeds stakeholders to develop strategic frameworks & deliver programmes that will influence careers, build capability, and create more inclusive pathways to leadership.
To be successful in this role, you'll need experience developing and delivering L&D programmes on a national or global scale, ideally in an internal L&D partner role. You'll have experience working with senior management or board level stakeholders, plus people management experience.
As Senior People Development Partner, you'll join our dedicated people development team as senior member, reporting into the people development director, with management responsibility for a people development consultant.
Alongside your work on global L&D programmes, you will partner with your team to support delivery of other L&D initiatives in line with talent development & inclusion strategies.
Joining us as Senior People Development Partner you'll benefit from:
* Ownership of projects and opportunity to develop programmes from scratch
* Opportunity to manage and mentor, starting with one direct report
* Career development opportunities with regular career check ins with your manager
* Support towards professional qualifications plus a range of professional & personal learning options
* A fair, inclusive and respectful work environment, with a positive and collaborative culture
* Hybrid working patterns, with flexible working options to support work / life balance
* A competitive salary in line with experience, plus car allowance and comprehensive benefits package
We are flexible on working location, and will consider candidates local to our Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester, Warrington, Leeds and Bristol offices.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Acting as group lead for mentoring, with responsibility for shaping and scaling mentoring globally.
* Designing, delivering, embedding and evaluating strategic mentoring programmes including:
* Global female mentoring programme (initial focus)
* Business development mentoring
* Informal and peer mentoring initiatives
* Develop and design resources, tools and guidance to mentors and mentees to maximise outcomes
* Act as subject matter expert providing thought leadership on mentoring best practice internally
* Define and deliver a global mentoring strategy that supports talent development, succession planning and diversity and inclusion priorities and enhances mentoring capability across all levels
* Driving continuous improvement of learning programmes through innovative approaches, data driven evaluation and stakeholder feedback
* Learning and development programme management including:
* Lead end to end management for specific global learning programmes, applying learning and development programme management skills to design, deliver and embed high quality programmes
* Developing evaluation, feedback and reporting frameworks to measure success, including quality and outcomes
* Influencing and engaging regional and global stakeholders as programme sponsors and advocates to ensure global buy-in and support
* Ensuring scalability across geographies
* Lead or support other strategic programmes that support our talent, inclusion and development strategies, which could include:
* Early Careers and Apprenticeships programmes
* People management and leadership programmes
* Performance management and talent programmes
* Responsibilities will also include:
* Working with our People Development Director to deliver our People Development Strategy aligned to our People Plan & organisational goals.
* Working in partnership with the senior People Development team to provide a global people development proposition
* Work collaboratively with the wider People Team on people related projects.
* As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:
* Opportunities to develop and grow your career
* A contributory pension scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Our global travel scholarship programme
* Flexible working arrangements
About you
You will need the following knowledge, skills and experience:
* Experience and proven track record of leading the design, delivery, embedding and evaluation of learning and development programmes
* Experience of implementing a mentoring programme or similar, ideally in a matrixed or global organisation
* Ability to flex between mentoring and broader development priorities
* Minimum 5 years L&D experience
* Expert facilitation skills across face to face and virtual learning sessions
* Strong understanding of digital learning innovation, including mentoring platforms, LMS and collaboration tools to support development initiatives
* Project management skills
* Understanding of workplace Diversity and Inclusion
Relationship management skills to work consultatively and effectively with stakeholders at all levels including:
* Ability to influence at all levels including senior leadership
* Ability to navigate geographical, cultural and structural differences
Qualifications
* Professional qualifications in L&D, HR or coaching
* Degree qualification (desirable)
Behaviours
* People focused – building positive relationships
* Growth mindset – always getting better
* Performance led – exceeding client expectations
* Collaborative – playing for the team
* Accountable – taking responsibility
About us
Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.
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