Role
Learning & Development Business Partner
Salary
Up to £30,000 per annum
Location
Central Support Office, Colchester
Your Role
* Working closely with operational leaders, recruitment and L&D colleagues to ensure early‑career programmes meet business priorities, regulatory requirements and workforce capacity needs.
* Overseeing the onboarding, induction and early development of apprentices and graduates, ensuring a positive, supportive and compliant learner experience.
* Acting as the key liaison with training providers, awarding bodies and external partners, managing quality, performance and contractual expectations.
* Monitoring learner progress, completion and outcomes, intervening early where risks to engagement, performance or retention are identified.
* Maintaining oversight of the apprenticeship levy account, Skills for Care and LDSS funding streams.
* Providing day to day oversight of learning management systems (LMS) and digital learning platforms, ensuring they are accurate, accessible and fit for purpose.
* Enabling consistent learning journeys across services by standardising system processes and reporting.
* Acting as a key point of contact for managers and services in relation to learning systems, providing guidance and support on platform use and compliance responsibilities.
* Delivering system training and guidance to colleagues and managers to build confidence and consistency in use.
* Undertaking administrative activities for the smooth operation of the L&D department, which includes booking/arranging training venues, processing invoices, creating and managing workshop events, being the first point of contact for all L&D queries and managing the L&D inbox.
Our Benefits
Consensus is a certified Great Place to Work and has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women.
Here’s just a small selection of the benefits you’ll enjoy:
* Holiday Purchase Scheme: 25 days annual leave, plus purchase an additional two days’ annual leave each year.
* Recognition & Rewards: Including long service awards and a recognition platform.
* Learning & Development: Supporting your personal and professional growth with Consensus Academy.
* Life Assurance: Benefit of twice your annual salary.
* Wagestream: Withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday.
* Discounts: From over 150 retailers through our employee benefits platform.
* Health & Wellbeing: From our Employee Assistance Programme to our Mental Health First Aiders – colleague wellbeing is a priority and we’re here to support you and your teams.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will:
* Have experience of working in an L&D environment.
* Have experience of working with learning, compliance or workforce data, producing reports or insights for stakeholders.
* Understand regulatory and compliance requirements within social care or similar sectors.
* Have strong administrative and organisational experience within a people, learning or operational function.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
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