Description: Principle Consultant Learning & System Leadership (Director level) Lead insight, test hypotheses, design future-rail leadership narrative, engage execs Rail experience essential, Principle Consultant Learning & Leadership Behavior (Director Level) (Contract 12 months) About GBR Great British Railways (GBR) will be a new publicly owned company that will unite responsibility for providing safe and reliable passenger services with efficiently managing and optimising infrastructure as a critical UK asset. GBR will provide a service that touches millions of lives daily. It will be charged with improving train performance, growing revenue, unlocking new house-building opportunities, and increasing the use of rail freight. GBR will bring together track and train to deliver a railway that is Reliable Affordable, Efficient, High quality, Accessible and Safe. At its heart, GBR is about transforming the passenger experience making every journey seamless, safe, and satisfying. The GBR Leadership Academy The GBR Academy exists to equip current and future railway leaders with the knowledge, skills and tools to lead and deliver an integrated industry where track and train is bought together after decades of fragmentation. The academy will: Close Critical Knowledge Gaps of how the whole railway system works and changes through integration. Build common tools and frameworks for dealing with ambiguity and conflict to accelerate decision making and making whole system trade off s Create space to collaborate and innovate safely which delivers Performance, efficiency and customer outcomes Builds leadership capability and community which has the skill, confidence and network to drive an integrated, high-performing railway The Role We re building the leadership required to lead a once in a generation change in how the railway operates. The GBR Leadership Academy needs a senior, board credible learning innovation leader to mobilise the design of immersive, practical leadership learning rooted in the realities of the future railway. You ll work directly with senior executives to gather insight, test hypotheses, and shape a compelling learning architecture then lead rapid design sprints to produce pilot-ready immersive experiences (simulations, scenarios, decision environments) that leaders will respect and apply. Principle Consultant Learning & System Leadership (Director Level) To lead the mobilisation of the GBR Leadership Academy design phase by shaping learning architecture, running stakeholder insight activity, validating hypotheses, and producing immersive, future railway learning designs. Person Profile A board credible learning innovation leader who can uncover real leadership challenges, test hypotheses fast, and design immersive, practical learning for the future railway. Experience & Background: Extensive Leadership Experience: In consulting and learning strategy, including Director-level roles at major UK consultancy for 6 years, leading government and infrastructure learning consulting and capability development practices. Proven Track Record in Change Management: Successfully delivered major transformative change and communications programs across a range of public and private sector areas, driving knowledge-sharing culture and large-scale transformation initiatives. Deep Expertise in Learning & Development: Recognised thought leader in leadership capability development and skills strategy, with published work. Specialist in Communication of Change: Skilled in designing and executing change. Proven track record designing immersive learning (simulations, scenarios, system leadership interventions). Comfortable synthesising insight from exec interviews and shaping strategic learning architecture. Skills & Strengths: - Systems thinking and strategic insight. - Hypothesis led design. - Executive facilitation and discovery. - Learning architecture design and narrative creation. - Ability to design future facing immersive experiences. Working Style: OFFICIAL - Credible, calm, strategic. - Highly collaborative and low ego. - Works at pace with high quality. OFFICIAL Key Responsibilities: - Lead senior level discovery, interviews, analysis and synthesis. - Define learning architecture aligned with GBR culture pillars. - Lead design sprints: prototype, test, iterate. - Create immersive simulations based around the future railway, embedding the behaviors, leadership and decision-making needed. - Produce pilot ready learning packages whilst establishing design standards and QA. - Present design direction to Programme Directors and Board level governance. Deliverables: - Executive insight report. - Curriculum blueprint. - Prototype pilot ready System Leadership Programme - Design standards and templates and governance. Essential requirements Proven senior experience designing leadership development for complex organisations. Demonstrable examples of immersive, scenario-based design. Executive stakeholder capability (facilitation, interviewing, influencing). Ability to work independently as a contractor and deliver outcomes to time. Desirable Rail industry or transport-system experience. Experience with public sector/regulated environments. Day rate guidance (for your internal use) Typical range: 900 1,300/day (depending on calibre, IR35 status, and travel) Additional Details Senior Interim Hire : No Region : Inner London Requisition Type : 1. New Requirement Name of Nominated Worker : (No Value) Please provide any additional information specific to this role : Can be Milton Keynes based or London If any professional qualifications are required for the role, please list certificates here: : (No Value) Desired Skill 1 : PROJECT / PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT|Programme Management Desired Skill 2 : (No Value) Desired Skill 3 : (No Value) Desired Skill 4 : (No Value) Desired Skill 5 : (No Value) Are there any Health and Safety requirements or hazards associated to this role? : No If yes, please specify the Health and Safety Considerations : (No Value) Is the role in or out of scope of IR35? : In Scope Level of screening : BPSS (Basic Disclosure) Internal Job Title : Principle Consultant Grade : Band 1B AMS Job Category : Project & Programme Management|Programme Director Equivalent Permanent Grade : Network Rail (NR)|1B Armed Forces Covenant Signatory : Unknown Disability Confident Level : Unknown Business Unit Name Hierarchy : Network Rail | GBRX Business Unit Code Hierarchy : NR | NR GBRX