People development manager

People Development Manager (P3M)

Key Accountabilities

• Assess, plan, and deliver assigned workstreams (e.g. Professional Development, Future Careers, Learning and Training), ensuring alignment with the needs of all disciplines within the P3M function.
• Provide expert advice and recommendations to evolve People Development workstreams, driving continuous improvement, efficiency, and service excellence within the enterprise PMO.
• Collaborate with professional bodies and industry partners to ensure P3M capability remains aligned with best practice and industry standards.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team to achieve both team and individual objectives, supporting delivery of the P3M People Capability Strategy.
• Uphold and promote high standards across environment, safety, health, security, and quality, while fostering a collaborative team culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver People Development workstreams, ensuring successful outcomes aligned to strategic objectives.
• Design and promote Professional Development opportunities across P3M disciplines, including competency frameworks, mentoring and coaching programmes, community development, and increased professional membership engagement.
• Develop and maintain Future Career pathways within P3M, offering structured, engaging, and supportive development routes across projects and programmes. This includes enhancing apprenticeship, graduate, undergraduate, and trainee schemes.
• Establish and maintain a Learning and Training framework, providing access to relevant training and development opportunities that enable individuals to achieve and exceed career goals.
• Engage with key stakeholders across the organisation and externally to understand capability needs, define priorities, and ensure appropriate support across P3M disciplines.
• Maintain and update SharePoint content linked to workstreams, ensuring materials remain accurate, relevant, and accessible.
• Identify and plan for future capability requirements using management information, stakeholder input, and awareness of industry trends.
• Support recruitment and resourcing activities as required.

Additional Requirements

• Candidates must be British citizens and have resided in the UK for a minimum of five years to obtain SC clearance (and ten years for DV clearance).
• Dual nationality may be considered for certain roles.