About The Role
We are seeking an experienced and visionary
Learning & Development Consultant to play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of an evolving, organisation-wide Academy. The Academy has successfully delivered onboarding pathways for key operational roles and is now transitioning into a comprehensive centre of excellence for upskilling, learning, talent development and strategic capability building.
Working directly with the
Director of Organisational Capability, the post holder will design the long-term blueprint for the Academy’s next phase — aligning future skills, digital capability, talent pathways, and organisational learning into a unified strategic offer. This is a
strategic leadership role, focused exclusively on vision, integration and future-readiness; operational delivery will remain with the existing L&D teams.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Vision & Blueprint
- Develop a forward-looking, compelling vision for the Academy as the central hub for all organisational learning, development and talent management.
- Design a high-level strategy and roadmap for integrating:
- Upskilling of existing workforce
- Customer service learning pathways
- Business-as-usual (BAU) L&D
- Talent management frameworks
- Comprehensive onboarding pathways
- Define success measures, priorities and milestones to guide the Academy’s development.
Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
- Work closely with senior leaders to ensure alignment with organisational goals and future capability needs.
- Engage stakeholders across the organisation to gather insight, validate strategic ideas, and build consensus.
- Act as a strategic advisor, providing thought leadership on innovative L&D and talent development approaches.
Integration & Alignment
- Map existing learning and talent pathways, identifying opportunities for simplification and strategic alignment under a single Academy structure.
- Ensure the Academy delivers a seamless employee experience, supporting development from onboarding through to senior talent progression.
Strategic Communication
- Articulate the Academy’s future direction through high-level presentations, briefing papers and strategy documents.
- Communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders, ensuring organisation-wide understanding and buy-in.
Digital Intelligence & Future Readiness
- Provide expert guidance on integrating emerging technologies, digital skills and future workforce capabilities into the Academy’s long-term vision.
- Conduct horizon scanning, scenario planning and market research to ensure the Academy remains forward-thinking and agile.
- Recommend frameworks and partnership opportunities that enhance the organisation’s ability to adapt to digital disruption.
- Propose success measures and strategic priorities for embedding digital intelligence into all learning and talent initiatives.
Requirements
Ideal Candidate Profile
Experience
- Significant experience developing L&D, organisational development or talent management strategy at senior/strategic level.
- Proven track record in setting vision and direction for large-scale learning or capability-building programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience engaging at executive or board level.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate diverse L&D and talent functions into a cohesive, organisation-wide framework (highly desirable).
Skills & Capabilities
- Exceptional strategic thinking, conceptualisation and analytical ability.
- Ability to synthesise complex information into clear, actionable strategic outputs.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of credibility, confidence and professional presence when engaging senior stakeholders.
- Insight into future skills, digital trends and the evolving learning landscape.
Benefits
Why Join?
- Shape the strategic future of a key organisational learning Academy.
- High-impact role working directly with senior leadership.
- Opportunity to influence organisation-wide talent, capability and development strategy.
- Flexible working patterns available.
How To Apply
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