Learning and Development Manager
Are you passionate about continuous professional growth? Can you translate the latest thought leadership into practical solutions?
The Science Museum Group is here to Inspire Futures. Our People and Culture team have a mission to build an organisation of empowered and engaged people who are passionate and proud to work here. To help us deliver this, we are now recruiting for a Learning and Development Manager to join us on a 28-hour pw basis.
As L&D Manager, you will work to understand the organisation and its learning needs at all levels using workforce metrics, which will inform our overall strategy for L&D and influence positive cultural change. You’ll also be involved in key areas of organisational development including developing a behavioural framework, evolving our welcome, managing apprenticeships, and supporting colleague engagement. In this role, you can be based at Manchester, London or Bradford but will oversee work at all sites in our Group.
Joining us, you’ll have significant experience as an L&D professional, with a passion for continuous professional growth. You will be up to date with the latest thinking in L&D and will have a track record of translating these innovations into practical solutions at individual, team and organisational level. You’ll enjoy seeing projects through to completion and making positive impact through the quality of your work. You’ll be a strong relationship builder and collaborator, with exceptional communication skills and the ability to think commercially and strategically.
The Science Museum Group (SMG) is here to inspire futures. As the world’s leading group of science museums, we share our unparalleled collection spanning science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine with over five million visitors each year. Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. You’ll work in inspiring spaces within a collaborative, supportive and ‘open for all’ culture. We know work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer up to 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays; BUPA medical and dental care; employee assistance programme; enhanced contributory pension; enhanced occupational sick, maternity, paternity and adoption leave; career breaks and Trade Union recognition.
SMG are an equal opportunities employer and we value and celebrate diversity. We want to make sure we represent the society in which we work but recognise that the museum sector still has much work to do in this area. We welcome and encourage all applications whatever your individual background or sector, and we particularly encourage applications from applicants from marginalised or minority groups.
Does this appeal to you? If so, click here to view the Vacancy Information Pack which provides you with details of the role and the application process.