Learning and Development Manager

Job Introduction

At Sodexo we are always looking to recruit talented individuals and our HR L&D service teams are no exception.  If you are an experienced L&D Manager looking for the next opportunity we want to hear from you.

If you are based in the Essex area and would like to register your interest for future opportunities within our business please apply with your CV and we will contact you should a vacancy arise that meets your criteria.

Role Responsibility

• Manage the provision and delivery of all learning and development activity for Sodexo employees on site, in line with internal policy and client agreements
• Ensure that Sodexo personnel on site receive the required learning and development as set out in the project agreement and in accordance with Sodexo policies
• Maintain accurate records of all learning and development activity undertaken on site and report on this following timescales and formats agreed in the project specification
• Consult with and support service managers and senior management to provide solutions to identified learning and development needs
• Produce and maintain a local Training Needs Analysis, ensuring that this is updated throughout the annual PDR cycle
• Actively liaise with clients, site personnel and senior management to manage the provision of a value-add Learning and development service

The Ideal Candidate

• Hold a certificate in training, learning and development or equivalent
• Previous experience of providing a training and/or learning and development service
• Ability to communicate effectively to other people across all levels and organisations
• Experience of managing a learning provision
• Experience influencing performance at peer level
• Ability to operate with multiple reporting lines

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.