Learning and Development Consultant Human Resources

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Learning & Development Consultant to play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of an evolving organisation-wide Academy. The Academy has successfully delivered onboarding pathways for key operational roles and is now transitioning into a comprehensive centre of excellence for upskilling learning talent development and strategic capability building.

Working directly with the Director of Organisational Capability the post holder will design the long-term blueprint for the Academys next phase aligning future skills digital capability talent pathways and organisational learning into a unified strategic offer. This is a strategic leadership role focused exclusively on vision integration and future-readiness; operational delivery will remain with the existing L&D teams.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Vision & Blueprint

• Develop a forward-looking compelling vision for the Academy as the central hub for all organisational learning development and talent management.
  

• Design a high-level strategy and roadmap for integrating:
  

  • Upskilling of existing workforce
    

  • Customer service learning pathways
    

  • Business-as-usual (BAU) L&D
    

  • Talent management frameworks
    

  • Comprehensive onboarding pathways
    

• Define success measures priorities and milestones to guide the Academys development.
  

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Work closely with senior leaders to ensure alignment with organisational goals and future capability needs.
  

• Engage stakeholders across the organisation to gather insight validate strategic ideas and build consensus.
  

• Act as a strategic advisor providing thought leadership on innovative L&D and talent development approaches.
  

Integration & Alignment

• Map existing learning and talent pathways identifying opportunities for simplification and strategic alignment under a single Academy structure.
  

• Ensure the Academy delivers a seamless employee experience supporting development from onboarding through to senior talent progression.
  

Strategic Communication

• Articulate the Academys future direction through high-level presentations briefing papers and strategy documents.
  

• Communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders ensuring organisation-wide understanding and buy-in.
  

Digital Intelligence & Future Readiness

• Provide expert guidance on integrating emerging technologies digital skills and future workforce capabilities into the Academys long-term vision.
  

• Conduct horizon scanning scenario planning and market research to ensure the Academy remains forward-thinking and agile.
  

• Recommend frameworks and partnership opportunities that enhance the organisations ability to adapt to digital disruption.
  

• Propose success measures and strategic priorities for embedding digital intelligence into all learning and talent initiatives.
  

Requirements

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience

• Significant experience developing L&D organisational development or talent management strategy at senior/strategic level.
  

• Proven track record in setting vision and direction for large-scale learning or capability-building programmes.
  

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with experience engaging at executive or board level.
  

• Demonstrated ability to integrate diverse L&D and talent functions into a cohesive organisation-wide framework (highly desirable).
  

Skills & Capabilities

• Exceptional strategic thinking conceptualisation and analytical ability.
  

• Ability to synthesise complex information into clear actionable strategic outputs.
  

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
  

• High level of credibility confidence and professional presence when engaging senior stakeholders.
  

• Insight into future skills digital trends and the evolving learning landscape.
  

Benefits

Why Join

• Shape the strategic future of a key organisational learning Academy.
  

• High-impact role working directly with senior leadership.
  

• Opportunity to influence organisation-wide talent capability and development strategy.
  

• Flexible working patterns available.
  

How to Apply