As our Learning and Management Development Lead, you'll shape and deliver impactful learning experiences that strengthen capability, grow future leaders, and enable real career progression across the organisation. You'll take ownership of our Manager Essentials offer, helping managers build confidence, lead inclusively, and drive performance through practical, engaging, and relevant development. We're looking for a hands-on, operational L&D Practitioner, who enjoys supporting learning needs at all levels within the business, not just our Managers.

About Us

We are a social housing landlord and one of the largest housing providers in the region with over 22,000 social and affordable homes, mainly in the Bradford district. We employ a talented workforce of nearly 1,000 people.

Last year we launched our five-year Corporate Strategy, which runs to 2029. Our purpose is to provide high quality homes, services, and support to our customers, so we've worked with colleagues and customers to find out what's important to them. Our customers sit at the heart of what we do, and our colleagues are the people who'll help us achieve our vision, which is to create the best customer experience to improve everyday lives.

Duties include:

Develop and deliver a learning programmes that supports capability growth, high performance and future workforce development
Lead and continuously improve our Manager development offer for new, aspiring and current managers
Shape and continuously improve the onboarding learning experience for new colleagues and managers
Lead the planning and delivery of core training requirements including compliance, induction and essential skills
Support the Business Partner, Talent & Development in shaping talent development pathways and progression frameworks, ensuring learning supports wider workforce ambitions
Support the wider People Experience priorities, including engagement, recognition and wellbeing through learning interventions
Support the design of learning experiences that are inclusive, accessible and aligned to organisational values
Work closely with managers, People Partners and subject matter experts to identify development needs and deliver practical, high-impact solutions
Collaborate across the Talent function to ensure learning aligns to early careers, leadership development and succession priorities

Requirements

Knowledge: Learning and development, management development, onboarding and adult learning theory
Skills: Stakeholder engagement, programme design, facilitation, learning evaluation and impact measurement
Experience: Leading learning and development activity in a large, diverse organisation; designing and delivering manager and leadership development; shaping onboarding or career development initiatives.

Benefits

Salary of £37,125 up-to £40,580 depending on experience (Pay award due April)
Social Housing Pension Scheme with up-to 10% employer contribution
28 days annual leave that increases with service plus bank holidays
Option to buy and sell annual leave
Training, development, and qualification opportunities
Our Hub: our wellbeing and benefits site, with exclusive access to discounts and savings (at over 800 retailers)
Corporate health scheme membership
Agile and hybrid working
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Local gym membership discounts
A team of trained Mental Health First Aiders who are available for colleagues to contact for support

Join Our Team!

We're looking for great people to join us! At Incommunities, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, included, and supported. We actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences—because we know that diverse perspectives make us stronger.

Based in Bradford, a city known for its rich cultural diversity, we serve vibrant communities. As a social housing provider, we're passionate about making a real difference by providing safe, affordable homes and improving lives.

Our recruitment process is designed to support you every step of the way. If you need any adjustments or assistance, just let us know.

We're proud to be a Mindful Employer, committed to mental health and wellbeing. We also hold the ‘Committed' Menopause Friendly Accreditation, recognising the importance of support in the workplace.

💡 Apply early! We review applications as they come in and may close the advert before the deadline.

Ready to make an impact? Come work with us!

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