Job Introduction
Are you passionate about unlocking potential and driving performance?
At McCarthy & Stone, we're creating a high-performing organisation by developing the skills, capability and confidence of our people. We're looking for a commercially minded Learning & Development Partner to support our Sales & Marketing teams by designing and delivering engaging learning solutions that improve performance and help our people thrive.
This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with Sales Directors, Marketing leaders and the wider People Team to shape learning initiatives that directly support business success.
You'll join a collaborative and forward-thinking team where you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact while helping to create a culture of continuous learning and development.
Why Join Us?
At McCarthy & Stone, you'll be at the heart of a business that makes a meaningful difference to the lives of older people across the UK. Our colleagues are passionate about what they do, committed to supporting one another and driven by a shared sense of purpose.
We offer:
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
- Company pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Professional subscriptions paid for
- 24 days holiday (increasing with service) plus Bank Holidays
- Two paid volunteering days each year
- Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
- Health benefits including remote GP access and eyecare vouchers
- Excellent development and career progression opportunities
- Colleague discounts and recognition programmes
What You'll Do
As Learning & Development Partner, you'll be responsible for identifying capability needs and delivering impactful learning experiences across our Sales & Marketing function.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partnering with Sales and Marketing leaders to identify skills gaps and learning priorities
- Designing and delivering engaging face-to-face, virtual and digital learning solutions
- Developing both technical and behavioural learning programmes that drive capability and performance
- Creating high-quality eLearning content and maximising engagement through our learning platform
- Supporting the adoption and effective use of Salesforce CRM through training and development initiatives
- Coaching and supporting managers to embed learning into day-to-day activities
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the effectiveness of learning interventions
- Using data and insights to continuously improve learning outcomes and business impact
- Supporting the annual learning calendar and wider organisational development initiatives
- Managing relationships with external learning providers where appropriate
- Keeping pace with emerging learning trends, technologies and best practice
About You
We're looking for someone who is passionate about learning, highly engaging and able to translate business needs into practical development solutions.
You'll bring:
- Proven experience designing and delivering impactful learning programmes using a blended learning approach
- Experience developing and facilitating both technical and soft skills training
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Experience working with Learning Management Systems and digital learning platforms
- The ability to coach and influence managers and leaders at all levels
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills
- A data-driven approach to measuring learning effectiveness and impact
- Experience using and/or training others on Salesforce CRM
- Knowledge of current L&D best practice, trends and learning technologies
What Success Looks Like
In this role you'll help us:
- Improve capability and performance across our Sales & Marketing teams
- Increase engagement with learning and development opportunities
- Build future talent pipelines and reduce succession risks
- Enhance colleague experience and career development
- Create measurable business value through learning interventions
- Support our ambition to be a great place to work
About McCarthy & Stone
We're the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, helping more than 25,000 older people live well, independently and with peace of mind. Our purpose is to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers and colleagues every day. Whether you're working in care, development, sales or support functions, you'll be part of something meaningful and have the opportunity to make a real impact.
Ready to make a difference? We'd love to hear from you.
