[ref. l6878300] Learning & Development Manager

Salary: Competitive + Benefits (Private Medical, Private Dental, Life Assurance, Private Pension & many more)

Richmond Pharmacology is a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO) specialising in early-phase clinical trials for pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, we strive to advance medical research and contribute to the development of life-changing therapies.

The Role:

We are looking for a Learning & Development Manager to manage the Learning and Development (L&D) function You will support our employees to grow their skills and knowledge, enabling business performance improvements.

You will play a key role in the development of learning strategies, Implementation and delivery of learning programmes, designing f2f and e-learning courses and the delivery of the training, and evaluating how the effectiveness of the training.

We are currently in the phase of implementing a new LMS and so you are required to have previous experience in knowing what a good LMS is and how to best implement it.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Develop and implement learning strategies and programmes, in line with business needs and requirements.
• Design and deliver f2f workshops, career plans, and e-learnings.
• Help managers develop their team members through career planning.
• Curate learning content and assess relevant learning and development options.
• Line management of Learning and Development Specialist.
• Running of the Learning and Development Department and evaluate success of learning interventions and report insight to senior management.
• Lead on the delivery of training programmes, workshops, and performance response activities.
• Ensure that Richmond Pharmacology is compliant with regulatory guidelines, Health and Safety and other mandatory policies and procedures by ensuring employees have completed the relevant and appropriate training
• Support the HR Team with HR generalist activities
• Implementation and maintenance of LMS
• Manage academic postgraduate training programmes
• Demonstrate value of training programmes using measures and metrics
• Build and manage budgets and relationships with key vendors, partners and consultants, including universities

Additional responsibilities:

• To support with internal coaching activities.
• Manage L&D Specialist and oversee training.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 6 years experience within L&D/HR, recently in a management role.
• HR Generalist experience
• A degree level qualification in HR and/or L&D
• Experience in selecting and implementing Learning Management Systems (LMS), particularly Cornerstone.
• Current knowledge of effective learning and development methods.
• Experience of designing, implementing, and evaluating a variety of training solutions.
• Familiarity with e-learning platforms and practices.
• Experience in project management and budgeting.
• Training Needs Analysis: Identifying the learning needs of employees and assessing gaps in knowledge and skills.

Application:

If you are interested in the role, please register your details, including a copy of your CV. Please note, while we try to respond to every candidate, the high volume of applications anticipated may make this impossible and we ask for your patience and understanding.