Learning and Development Team Leader

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for you to lead a team of Learning and Development Assistants. You will join us at an exciting time and play a key role at a time of positive change for the organisation. 

In this role you will be involved in providing administrative support and actively involved with projects and workstreams across the full Learning and Development lifecycle. You will Identify ways to motivate, develop and increase engagement of the L&D Assistants, through designing development plans. This is a varied and hands on role, that involves team management, Learning and Development projects.

To be successful in this role you will have knowledge of L&D tools, experience of working with several demanding stakeholders. You'll need to be great with people and communicating in all ways (presentation, written and oral). You will also be required to be proactive with excellent time management and organisational skills.

We offer a dynamic and supportive working environment with a package of staff benefits and professional development opportunities. You will have the opportunity to make crucial and impactful decisions on the learning culture at Sodexo.

Role Responsibility

• Ensure implementation of initiatives in accordance with the agreed Central Learning and Development strategy
• Be the first point of contact for Learning and Development initiatives involving administration
• Identify ways to motivate, engage and develop the Learning and Development Assistants, through designing development plans and through team huddles and regular team briefings
• Work closely with the HR Analytics team within PeopleCentre to provide regular and ad hoc reporting for applicable stakeholders
• Ensure use of and accurate maintenance of learning management systems – Cornerstone (Ingenium)
• Act as escalation point for Learning and Development Assistants and L&D function, assisting with query resolution and case managing complex calls and queries

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

• Can evidence experience of using and managing change within a Learning Management System (preferably Corner Stone)
• Experience in change management: project organization & planning, managing expectations, communication, upskilling teams, and escalating where applicable
• Experience of building strong relationships with multiple demanding stakeholders
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities and strategy
• Experience of supervising a busy team
• Customer service focused and committed to providing a helpful, and responsive service
• Well organised with ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to understand, interpret and present complex data
• Strong reporting skills

Package Description

Salary £32,000 - £35,000 plus 10% bonus

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, free will writing, life assurance, 24hrs GP access 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 around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

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