Learning and Development Partner

Salary/Rate:Up to £50000
Job type:Full Time
Town/City:Manchester
County:Manchester
Discipline:HR
Job ref:221373
Post Date:January 8, 2026

About the Role

Learning and Development Partner

Manchester (City Centre)

Permanent

£45,000 - £50,000 plus benefits 


Are you an L&D Advisor / Specialist / Partner with a particular interest or strength in early careers, including apprenticeships? Do you have the ability to pull together differing development needs and source effective solutions?   


We’re supporting a high growth professional services business to recruit an L&D Partner who can design, co-ordinate and embed learning across all divisions.  


The role


Reporting to the Chief People Officer, your work will include:

  • Co-ordinating and track CPD activity, ensuring alignment to professional body requirements and working with leaders to ensure consistent standards
  • Delivering and co-ordinating learning activity across the business, aligning to capability and business needs
  • In collaboration with the wider team and business support the design and roll out of role-based learning journeys
  • Support the implementation and ongoing management of the Learning Management System, including the curation of learning content
  • Oversee the apprenticeship programme including levy management, coordination with stakeholders and the building of communities to enable networking and promote learning opportunities
  • Additional ad-hoc responsibilities that come with being part of a small team, including supporting the delivery of wider HR and business projects such as capability and succession planning


About you


We’re looking for someone with proven experience, however who is also looking to grow and develop their own skills. You’ll bring:


✔ Experience within an L&D, talent or HR role with a strong focus and passion for L&D and ideally early careers

✔ Experience co-ordinating training programmes, CPD or professional development frameworks

✔ Experienced with an LMS - whether that be implementation, or working with one

✔ A strong communicator, able to independently build relationships with key stakeholders and network credibly and effectively


Why join?


This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in formalising and evolving L&D within this growing professional services business. You'll be the face of learning, with the chance to make a real impact. 


For the top end of the salary range you'll have demonstrable L&D experience, including exposure to apprenticeship programmes and learning management systems.  


Please note, there is no formal hybrid policy and this business values face to face relationships, however equally they recognise the value and importance that flexibility brings and are happy to discuss individual needs.


Apply now to be considered!


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