People Development Specialist

People Development SpecialistSalary £34,562Location Didsbury, ManchesterPermanent, Full TimeThe People Development Specialist will join a well-established People Development team and report to the People Development Business Partner. You will be responsible for helping Great Places embed a colleague led learning culture where continuous development is prioritised at all levels. Supporting the delivery of development initiatives and activities through our Academy of Greatness, you will work closely with business areas to ensure all colleagues have access to a wide range of relevant and high-quality learning opportunities to enhance personal and organisational effectiveness. The People Development Specialist will support the identification, scheduling and management of both role-specific and core development requirements and learning compliance.What you’ll be doingCollaborating proactively with various business areas, to deliver tailored learning solutions that meet the current and future needs of the teams we support.Designing and delivering high quality, impactful and engaging learning initiatives for face-to-face, blended, or online delivery.Contributing to the delivery & development of a proactive and high-quality People Development advisory service to managers and colleagues.Supporting learning needs analysis, helping to identify additional learning requirements to add to our Academy of Greatness offer.Managing the legislative and corporate training compliance for our colleagues.Supporting business areas to establish and embed role-specific learning plans.Developing positive relationships with internal stakeholders and external training providers.Exploring and approving any relevant training requests, managing the approval of educational sponsorship agreements and ensuring a value for money approach in sourcing external training providers.Helping to embed the wider Academy of Greatness through the delivery of broader learning programmes and workshops tailored to the needs of the wider organisation.Actively supporting the wider People Team on any other OD initiatives and projectsCo-designing and delivering short flexible masterclasses open to all colleagues.Providing career type conversations with colleagues and managers around growth and development opportunitiesPotentially, although not primarily supporting the design and development of a digital learning delivered through The Study learning platform.EssentialCIPD Qualified – Level 3 and above or alternative L&D certification or equivalent experienceGCSE grade C or equivalent in English and MathsDesirableCoaching certificate or qualificationPeople management experienceWhat we need from youA commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housingA passion to advocate on behalf of people and communitiesA commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great PlacesA commitment to continuous learning and improvementAbility to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuityAn ability to work in uncertainty.To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity.Skills, Knowledge and BehavioursExcellent communication skills, both verbally and written.Experience of delivering a range of training initiatives to colleagues at all levels; ranging from bite sized sessions to in-depth learning programmes.Experience or has contributed to a full training needs analysis.Strong facilitation skills virtually and in person that engage and challenge the audience to stretch and develop their capabilities.Experience of developing and evaluating learning initiatives.Experience of utilising and embedding digital learning solutions. Essential experience of navigating and administrating a Learning platform or Learning Management System.Strong IT skills; able to perform at an advanced level, in particular on Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.Understanding of L&D theory and best practice.What we give you in return for your hard work and commitmentPension ¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places including x 3 D.I.S)WPA ¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family membersThe Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much moreAnnual Leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days + Bank HolidaysLottery ¦ Monthly draw with 1st @ £250, 2nd @ £75 and 3rd @ £50Savings Club ¦ You can put aside money each month for 11 months to help you save for that special something (pays out in Novembers salary)Sharing Greatness ¦ Our colleague incentive scheme where colleagues can earn £300 by helping the business achieve business targets.Help with transport ¦ We offer season ticket loans, an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates.At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.The face-to-face interview will take place at our Head Office in Didsbury and consist of two parts : Take part in a 20–30-minute interviewFacilitate a 20-minute bite-sized masterclass on a topic of your choice, linked to behavioural training. You will be asked to come prepared with this session and facilitate it on the day