Talent, Learning & Development Manager

TerraQuest

Role: Talent Learning & Development Manager

Location: Birmingham in line with our Agile Working Policy. You will need to be able to work from our office 2 days per week or as often as business needs require.

Salary: Competitive

Who we are...

TerraQuest Solutions Ltd is an award-winning and market-leading specialist provider of planning land property and business solutions. We are an established and trusted organisation that is renowned for its expertise in providing innovative and cost-effective solutions to both public and private sectors. Our team delivers bespoke flexible and efficient services through a process-orientated delivery structure. We pride ourselves on strong customer relationships evidenced by the high proportion of referrals and repeat business.

Why work with us

We are a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer committed to supporting the well-being and development of all our people. With competitive salaries enhanced Family Friendly policies; a fabulous suite of benefits (including: Pension; Life Assurance; Employee Assistance Programme; option to buy additional annual leave in addition to 25 days plus Bank Holidays); true flexibility with our Agile Working approach and superb training and development opportunities we really care about our team!

What we need...

Due to a period of sustained growth we are looking to recruit a Talent Learning & Development Manager to join our People Team.

Reporting to the Head of HR and working within the broader People Team the post holder will be primarily responsible for embedding a culture of continuous learning high performance and career development. The postholder will deliver the Companys Training & Development Strategy through the implementation of effective performance development processes competency frameworks skills management learning programmes and talent initiatives. ensuring learning interventions support succession planning close capability gaps and enhance employee engagement and retention

What you will be doing

• Continuously review and improve the Talent Learning & Development Strategy to align with business objectives and support organisational growth.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning performance and professional development through performance frameworks development plans and regular manager-employee development conversations.
• Develop and maintain structured competency frameworks skills banks and career pathways to support workforce planning internal mobility and succession.
• Design deliver and evaluate diverse learning solutions including technical leadership mentoring apprenticeships and compliance training programs.
• Manage relationships with external learning providers maintain the Learning Management System and monitor learning effectiveness with data and KPIs to inform strategic decisions.
• Collaborate with HR and stakeholders to anticipate future talent needs support organisational change and ensure compliance with legislation and company policies.

What we are looking for

• Extensive experience in Talent Learning & Development within fast-paced organisational settings including designing and managing performance frameworks.
• Skilled in developing competency frameworks skills matrices and organisational capability models to support workforce development.
• Proficient in designing and delivering blended learning solutions and evaluating their effectiveness through KPIs feedback and business outcomes.
• Experienced in managing Learning Management Systems coaching managers and facilitating workshops and development programs using adult learning principles.
• Knowledgeable about talent management career development succession planning apprenticeship programmes and UK employment legislation related to learning and development.
• Strong stakeholder management communication analytical and digital skills with a passion for continuous learning adaptability and maintaining high standards of integrity and confidentiality.

Please apply for more information and please do not be put off if you do not have all of the experience and skills required. If you have the majority of skills and relevant experience we would still like to hear from you!

TerraQuest Solutions Ltd is committed to promoting equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment and to creating an inclusive working environment in which individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

We ensure that no job applicant employee or worker receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age disability gender reassignment marital or civil partnership status pregnancy or maternity race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief political opinion sex or sexual orientation.

TerraQuest Solutions Ltd operates in compliance with the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998. We monitor the composition of our workforce in accordance with the Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and where applicable submit annual monitoring returns to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI). All monitoring information is held securely and processed under the legal basis of compliance with a statutory obligation in accordance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. We do not rely on employee consent and ensure all personal data is treated with the utmost confidentiality and integrity.

TerraQuest aims to use this data to help identify and address any patterns of underrepresentation and to inform positive action measures where appropriate fostering a workplace culture that embraces diversity and fair participation.