Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Reading, Havant, and other suitable SSE office locations

Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: 12 month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Manager to join our Learning and Talent team on a 12-month interim basis. In this collaborative and people-focused role, you’ll partner closely with key business areas to shape and deliver impactful learning solutions that support capability growth and business priorities. Working consultatively with stakeholders across the organisation, you’ll help foster a culture of continuous learning, encourage innovative thinking, and champion high-quality development experiences that empower our people to thrive.

You will

Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business and wider HR community to understand learning needs and priorities.
Recommend and deliver effective, engaging learning solutions aligned to business goals and people capability plans.
Encourage innovative learning activity that supports compliance, continuous improvement, and positive behavioural change.
Facilitate open, constructive conversations that bring people together and encourage diverse perspectives.
Help drive operational excellence and high-quality standards across learning and talent initiatives.

You have

Strong experience managing senior stakeholders and working in a consultative partnership style, ideally within learning and development, HR, or people development.
A good understanding of learning principles, talent development, and supporting career growth.
Confidence influencing and communicating with a wide range of audiences in a thoughtful and collaborative way.
Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to produce clear, high-quality work tailored to different audiences.
Excellent planning, communication, and facilitation skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and challenging timescales effectively.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

Over 14,500 brilliant people work together to power change at SSE. Our Human Resources (integrated Services) teams help make sure they're getting and giving their best. They design the people strategies that make SSE a great place to work. And they empower our teams to meet the demands of our business today, and tomorrow.

Flexible Benefits To Fit Your Life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Janet.Gossman@sse.com / 01738 351816 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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