Learning & Development Manager

Lifetime Training, part of the Lifetime Group, is one of the UK's largest training providers, delivering innovative learning strategies through industry-experienced trainers, curriculum experts, and leading edge technology.

The Learning & Development Manager is responsible for driving the design and delivery of impactful learning and development strategies for our own life-changing people at Lifetime Group.  The strategies compliment both the Business and People strategy by inspiring growth and building future fit expertise across our talented workforce

What will you be doing? 

• Develop and implement a strategic L&D approach that aligns with current business goals and long term business transformation, which includes addressing skills gaps, supporting our EDI agenda and measuring impact to ensure workforce capability and resilience.
• Conducting in-depth skills gap analyses, embedding robust evaluation frameworks, and aligning learning with workforce planning.
• Collaborates cross-functionally, influencing senior leaders to embed a learning culture and position L&D as a strategic enabler.
• Keeping abreast of external market trends, tools, methodologies and the evolving skills landscape to create a competitive talent advantage within the L&D strategy and in-year L&D activity.
• Ensure L&D initiatives contribute to building a high-performing, resilient, and future-ready workforce, working with functional leaders to understand their strategic goals and needs to tailor the L&D solutions available where possible.
• Oversees the innovative design, delivery, and continuous improvement of learning programmes, including leadership development, apprenticeships, digital learning, the Group onboarding event and third-party partnerships, to future proof the capability of our talented workforce.
• Collaborates with the wider People Team to identify talent development needs and interventions and implement L&D solutions that support capability building, high performance, and inclusive succession planning.
• Leverages learning technology including Learning Management Systems to enhance learning experiences, workforce development, data-driven decisions-making and operational efficiency
• Recommending and integrating suitable digital learning tools and analytics which drive innovation in digital learning where possible whilst ensuring alignment with evolving business and industry needs
• Accountable for the L&D budget; Effectively allocates L&D resources to maximise impact, ensuring cost-effective programme delivery whilst demonstrating ROI.
• Inspires, develops, and leads the L&D Advisor team (currently 1 team member) to design and deliver impactful learning solutions that support business priorities.
• Role model talent development in your team, driving innovation, and ensuring alignment with broader organisational and industry

What will you bring to the role?

• Significant experience in designing and delivering organisational learning and development strategies, programmes, and interventions—supporting both operational effectiveness and transformational change.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing a team or function, with accountability for delivering results and driving impact.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organisation and a consultative, solutions-focused approach.
• A recognised professional qualification in Learning and Development (e.g. CIPD or equivalent).
• A recognised coaching qualification (e.g. ILM, CMI, or equivalent), with practical experience supporting individual and team development.
• Experience using psychometric tools to support personal and team development (Insights Discovery experience is an advantage).
• Proven ability to conduct effective training needs analyses and to manage and leverage Learning Management Systems (LMS) to support learning at scale.
• Expertise in designing, delivering and evaluating inclusive, engaging, and impactful learning interventions.
• Strong coaching capability and advanced facilitation and presentation skills

It would be great if you had

• A pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset with a commercial understanding of how L&D drives business value.
• Experience working with senior leaders and influencing strategic decision-making through L&D and influencing strategic decision-making through L&D.
• Knowledge or experience of apprenticeship programmes and/or the further education sector.
• Proficiency in using and optimising Learning Management Systems to enhance learner engagement and reporting.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with a structured yet adaptable approach.
• Additional qualifications in Learning & Development or Coaching (e.g. CIPD Level 5 or above, ILM, or CMI)

Why join Lifetime Group?

There are lots of great reasons to want to work at Lifetime Group, but we think our benefits enhance your experience that little bit more. From enhanced leave packages to flexible working, discounts to community groups, and much more. Explore what being a life-changing person gets you here.

More than just a job

Working for Lifetime Group isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to be part of a supportive and progressive culture that is focused on enabling people to fulfil their potential.

We're passionate about empowering individuals and organisations to reach their full potential through innovative learning and development.

Our vision for the future is driven by a simple belief: everyone should have the chance to learn the skills that transform their lives and help them reach their full potential.

This is the world as we see it – and it’s the one that we’ll never stop working towards. It’s a world freed of skills gaps; a world defined by diverse skills, social mobility, empowered people, thriving communities, and sustainable and growing businesses.

It’s with this shared purpose – and through our scale, breadth and influence – that the Lifetime Group is in the strongest position to make this vision a reality, for the people and businesses across the UK that choose and trust us to transform their futures.

Regardless of which brand you join, you’ll become part of a thriving community of people united by a shared purpose. We have an impressive, impactful future ahead – one defined by  skills transformations and making a real difference

A diverse, inclusive and equitable workforce.

As a group, we're committed to broadening the equity, diversity, and inclusion of our workforce and creating a sense of belonging for all. In this way we will better represent those who learn with us and our partners to greater understand and fulfil their needs.

By listening to our emerging diverse workforce, we will agree future goals and priorities as a community. This in turn will help secure a sustainable future for the Group, benefiting not just us but also our partners and those who learn with us

Your experience is invaluable to us, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable recruitment environment for all candidates. We welcome any feedback on how we can enhance our approach to an inclusive process, please feel free to share your ideas with us here:  Your feedback

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