Summary:
This is a 12 month fixed-term-contract.Do you have an enthusiasm for learning and development?
Are you an experienced and adaptable trainer? Then don’t miss this exciting new role…
We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.
You’ll take up this exciting role to design and deliver a variety of training and development programmes under the guidance of the Organisational Development (OD) Specialist. You’ll enhance the learner experience by creating engaging course content and learning material so that delegates reach desired learning outcomes.
Training delivery experience is essential along with a background working within an OD, training or HR environment. You’re qualified to CIPD Level 3 or equivalent. In return, you’ll get to apply your passion for training delivery to develop the diverse range of talent communities within our business. This includes everything from scientific to engineering teams, together with office based and field based colleagues.
Coordinating training and development programmes to be well organised and expertly executed will be key to your success. You’ll also ensure that records, processes and documentation are accurately updated within our learning management system (Cornerstone).
As someone that sees the bigger picture, you’ll work closely with our OD Specialist to ensure future learning and development needs are identified and that we have the right plans in place to deliver. So, this is an excellent opportunity to use your self-driven, highly organised and collaborative approach to make your mark on this new opportunity and contribute to the success of our HR team.
Main responsibilities:
Work with the OD Specialist to ensure OD initiatives support the wider achievement of the four strategic focus areas of the people plan.
Working closely with OD Specialist, engage and understand requirements to ensure that all development programmes and organisational change projects support the strategic direction of the organisation both now and in the future.
Support the OD Specialist to ensure all OD programmes are effectively co-ordinated and resources prepared as appropriate.
Supporting the OD Specialist where appropriate to engage directly with relevant business areas to ensure that the identification of learning need is appropriately understood and scoped, designed with the end user in mind and provides measures of success after roll out.
Design and deliver a variety of training programmes for the business, with the guidance of the OD Specialist where appropriate.
Contributes to continuous improvement and ongoing delivery of programmes in conjunction with HR information systems (eg: TAP) to drive system improvements to enhance the employee experience.
To coach and develop staff through training programmes designed to support continuous improvement in the business.
Makes efforts to understand trends, new technology and best practices in the training area and suggests solutions to enhance existing talent management practices.
Manages relationships with external providers where content cannot be delivered in-house.
Takes ownership for personal development.
Skills / Qualifications / Experience
To be qualified to CIPD level 3 or equivalent and a full driving license.
Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to interact with individuals and across all organisational levels.
The ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities including good time management and taking accountability for tasks and issues.
Strong IT skills to curate training material are essential.
Has demonstrable experience in working within an OD, training or HR team.
Previous training delivery experience.
It will be a bonus if you have:
Skills / Qualifications / Experience
Any additional L&D qualifications, Insights or other personality profiling tools.
Excellent trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills.
Coaching skills.
Knowledge and experience of using an LMS (in particular the Cornerstone LMS).
Has training design experience.
Has coaching experience.
Has training delivery experience using a variety of approaches e.g. F2F, online.
We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.
We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.
Benefits package:
Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
Paid volunteering days.
Cycle to work scheme.
Health cash plan.
Life assurance.
Wellbeing related benefits.
What can you expect from your recruitment?
To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website.
It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.
Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.
If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!
South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency.
Compensation package:
£28,000 - £35,000