Senior Learning & Development Adviser

House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system.

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The House of Commons Learning & Careers Team delivers a strategic, impactful development offer aligned to the House Strategy, enabling all staff to adapt and thrive. This team provides development for managers, leaders, and teams enabling them to foster growth and drive high performance.

The team offers modern learning that is accessible for everyone working at the House of Commons and joint departments equipping people to perform at their best whatever their role.

The Role

The role of Senior Learning & Development Adviser is to work on commissioned L&D projects that are aligned with the House Administration strategy, the Learning strategy, the L&D offer and deliver measurable value to the House.

The House of Commons has an ambitious goal to create a truly inclusive organisation where all of us can thrive and you will have the opportunity to significantly contribute to that goal. You will effectively diagnose, and scope development needs and design interventions that align with the House, I&D, Learning and People strategies, by working with Senior Leaders, People Capability Leads, Managers and HR colleagues at a strategic level.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Deliver commissioned L&D Projects that are aligned to delivery of the House, I&D and People strategies.
• Develop clear project plans with agreed deliverables, milestones, measures of success and impact.
• Identify individual learning needs and ensure delivery of solutions maximising the Core Offer and other resources.
• Coach a limited number of clients as appropriate to maintain coaching skills, measuring impact and value to the House.
• Develop and use a proven methodology to measure all learning for value and impact and report via a set of L&D metrics.
• Provide advice to and share L&D knowledge with colleagues.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Professional expertise:
• A professional qualification equivalent to Chartered Member level of CIPD (Profession Map) and equivalent work experience in learning design, facilitation, and coaching.
• Understanding of Organisational Development approaches is desirable.
• Learning design and delivery:
• Experience of diagnosing, designing, delivering, and evaluating L&D interventions for a variety of audiences, using a variety of methods, for example, in-person and online delivery, eLearning, performance support tools, and coaching.
• Working with internal and external facilitators, subject matter experts and managing supplier relationships.
• Stakeholder engagement and influence:
• Experience of applying the consulting cycle to effectively scope, diagnose, deliver, and evaluate development needs that achieve business benefits and deliver value for our customers.
• Using influencing skills, professional expertise and an understanding of people's needs to tailor advice and interventions to match.
• Project management and delivery:
• Ability to deliver learning projects from commission to conclusion, measuring value and impact using a data driven approach.
• Innovation:
• Enthusiasm for researching, learning, and implementing new and emerging technology, digital learning, and modern workplace delivery methods and bringing the thinking to the House learning approaches.
• Inclusion:
• Ability to work successfully with colleagues, suppliers, and with our staff population, ensuring that development is engaging, inclusive and accessible for all.

Next Steps and Additional Information

CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500-word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Please note that you may be asked to complete a test/presentation as part of this selection process. If these will take place, we will provide further information in due course.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

Contact Details (this is optional depending on Hiring Manager preference, but should be encouraged)

For more information about the role, or for an informal chat, please contact Judy Flaschmann.