People Development & Engagement Lead Permanent

Full-Time

£55,000

Hybrid, based near Woking, Surrey, or near Sevenoaks, Kent, with regular travel across sites

This role follows a hybrid pattern of four days on site and one day from home, with flexibility around this where needed. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, circumstances and career paths, providing you have the skills and experience to do the role, which include: significant experience in L&D, OD or Talent Development, a proven track record designing and delivering leadership and management development programmes, and strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Our client is a values-led charitable organisation in the sporting and leisure space, entering an exciting phase of growth, with ambitions to expand its portfolio of venues, strengthen management capability and continue building a high-performing culture. As part of strengthening their People function, they're creating a brand new role: People Development & Engagement Lead.

This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, leading the organisation's people development, engagement and culture agenda, and ensuring colleagues at every level have access to meaningful development, strong leadership support and an engaging employee experience.

What you'll be doing

Learning & Development

Lead the development and delivery of the L&D strategy, working closely with the Head of People
Line manage and support the L&D Manager, providing coaching, direction and professional development
Own the Learning Management System, training framework and annual learning calendar
Identify capability gaps and design practical learning solutions to address them

Leadership & Management Development

Design, develop and deliver structured leadership and management development programmes for managers and supervisors at every stage of their career
Build clear development pathways for managers and aspiring leaders
Coach and support managers to build confidence, capability and performance
Support succession planning by identifying high-potential employees
Employee Engagement & Culture
Lead employee engagement initiatives, including surveys, action planning and follow-up
Champion organisational values, wellbeing, inclusion and belonging across all sites
Act as a visible advocate for culture and employee experience

Onboarding & Employee Experience

Own and continuously improve onboarding and induction for all new starters, with a consistent journey across sites
Partner with operational teams to improve early-stage employee experience and retention

Organisational Development

Lead projects that strengthen organisational capability, leadership effectiveness and engagement
Contribute a development and engagement perspective to the wider People Strategy
Use employee feedback and data to identify opportunities for improvement

What we're looking for

Significant experience in L&D, OD, Talent Development or a related People role
A proven track record in designing and delivering leadership and management development programmes
Experience leading employee engagement, culture or organisational development initiatives
Strong facilitation, presentation and coaching skills
Confidence influencing and building credibility with managers and senior leaders
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
CIPD Level 5+ desirable, as is experience within a multi-site, hospitality, leisure, retail or charity environment

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