Learning and Development Manager

Overview

Learning & Development Manager - Doocey Group, Tipton

Doocey Group is a family-run utility and civil engineering contractor with over 40 years’ experience built on strong, Black Country values. We’re experiencing growth and value hard work, loyalty and ambition.

The Role

The Learning & Development Manager is responsible for driving Doocey Group’s performance development strategy by designing, implementing, and evaluating learning programs that enhance employees’ skills, performance, and career growth alongside specific performance objectives linked to the Company Performance Development Review Programme (Appraisals). This role partners with the senior leadership team to identify training needs, align learning initiatives with business objectives, and foster a culture of continuous development. You will manage and monitor Managers’ commitment and ability in reviewing performance objectives and personal training development plans for staff, create and deliver engaging training solutions, both in-person and digital, while monitoring effectiveness through data-driven evaluation and ensuring compliance with regulatory and professional training requirements. A significant part of this role is upskilling and mentoring the senior leadership team, managers and supervisors in the performance development process and aligning this with ensuring employees and managers are on track with the performance objectives set and the support, training and resources required to deliver this.

Responsibilities

• Track and monitor employee performance against objectives collated from line managers’ evidence-based results
• Support managers and employees with strategies where performance is not aligning and ensure training, mentoring, support, knowledge and progression strategies are deployed to help improve performance
• Track and monitor senior leaders and managers to drive performance reviews and 1-2-1s whilst also ensuring their commitment to employee performance development plans
• Facilitate and deliver training sessions and workshops
• Support senior leadership to ensure alignment of training programmes with business goals
• Review training effectiveness data and identify areas of improvement
• Support managers in creating individual development plans
• Collaborate with HR on onboarding and career development initiatives
• Produce a monthly performance objective report across the business, reporting on key areas of strength, weakness and make suggestions for any departments lacking commitment to the performance development process
• Conduct training needs analyses in collaboration with department heads
• Design and roll out new training programmes in response to business changes
• Manage large-scale training initiatives such as leadership development or change management
• Evaluate and select new learning technologies, platforms or vendors
• Budget tracking and reporting for L&D spend

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Technical Skills & Experience

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Additional Information

Doocey Group values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

Please note that we operate with a preferred supplier list and will not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies without an existing agreement.

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