The Role

The People Solutions vision is to make Cox Automotive Europe an inspiring and great place to work and enable our people to transform our business for today and the future. Our long-term vision is to empower our people to build a better future for the next generation.

People Solutions supports all aspects of the employment lifecycle including recruitment, learning & development, talent and reward management, employee engagement, wellbeing and importantly, we support the business deliver both its strategic and operational objectives.

The Learning and Development vision is to source, develop, progress and retain talent through the right development, for the right person, at the right time to help people to unlock their full potential, in line with strategic business vision and goals, for their success and the success of our business. We deliver this through our CALI (Cox Automotive Learn and Inspire) Academies which support career, personal and professional development.

Scope of Role:

Reporting to the Senior Learning and Engagement Partner, you’ll have the opportunity to design and shape industry-leading learning and development programmes that nurture talents, develops skills, grows networks and builds careers.

Through a successful partnership approach this role is responsible for supporting the delivery of Cox Automotive’s Talent, Learning and Development strategy with the scoping, design and delivery of impactful learning and development interventions.

Responsible for building strong relationships with the business and key stakeholders, this role will provide advice, recommendations, and guidance in order to achieve business plans and support continuous improvement.

The L&D Business Partner will lead on developing core skills training for our team members while also supporting wider people and development initiatives. This involved leading on L&D projects, as well as creating robust training programmes, working with both in-house and external experts to ensure our solutions align with our values. Collaborating with our business leaders and HR Business Partners to ensure all training is fit for purpose and effectively embedded.

Objectives for Role:

Learning & Development

Support the design, delivery and facilitation of Cox Automotive internal learning and development programmes, aligned to the Talent, Learning and Development strategy
Take responsibility for the management of key L&D projects from training needs analysis, through to design, delivery and evaluation
Provides learning & development support across various business areas, functionally and geographically.
Partners with business leaders to understand business objectives, identify training needs and establish ROI measures to develop tailored learning solutions. Provide expert advice on best practices in learning and development
Prepares and presents learning / execution strategies for selected programs.
Facilitate training sessions, both in-person and virtually, to diverse audiences. Utilise a variety of instructional techniques to ensure effective learning outcomes
Assess the effectiveness of training programmes through feedback, assessments and performance metrics. Continuously improve training programmes based on data and feedback
Design, develop and maintain a Cox Automotive internal mentoring programme, utilising online tools available in the business
Promptly keeps managers and key stakeholders informed of attendance, engagement or academic team member challenges and provides appropriate recommendations to assist with corrective action processes
Support the branding and communication activity for CALI Academies to promote the full Talent, Learning and Development offering, including funded development opportunities
Has a continuous improvement mindset, reviewing all learning and development activity to ensure all activity continues to be fit for purpose and delivers against objectives
Celebrate success of our programmes through coordinating internal and external communication campaigns in collaboration with the relevant teams and supporting the delivery of our CALI Graduation events
Promote Cox Automotive’s full training offering through open days, virtual events and one to one discussion.

Projects & Implementation

Effectively lead and project manage L&D projects in line with strategic business objectives and clear ROI measures, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders and timely implementation
Work with key stakeholders to produce physical and digital educational material e.g videos, case studies

Management Information & Data

Accountable for the recording and maintaining of accurate data of all learning and development activity taking place across the business
Provide timely data with analysis of trends and areas of improvement, working with relevant stakeholders to address.

Talent and Early Careers

Collaborate with key stakeholders to support the development, design and delivery of key talent programmes to support our commitment to progression and enable effective succession planning
Build relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders, including People Solutions and senior leaders, understanding their requirements to design and implement effective talent development programmes
Support the delivery of an early careers framework adapted to support business areas with their early careers requirements.
Support the delivery of strategic early careers attraction, recruitment and development programmes, aligned to future business requirements
Partner with People Solutions and business leads to identify opportunities for increasing diversity in our learning and development programmes, including supporting outreach opportunities collaborating with specialist providers to promote the industry and Cox Automotive as an inclusive place to work

Internal Relationship Management

Ensures effective governance, meeting structure and dialogue with all relevant internal stakeholders.
Ensure the business understands L&D and Talent opportunities, funded development and early careers offerings.
Uses appropriate forums to communicate relevant updates on key focuses.
Maintains the L&D online pages to ensure information is kept up to date and accurate
Work closely with the communications teams to ensure consistent messages are driven across the business.
Is a key member of the Learning and Development Network, collaborating with internal L&D and training specialists to achieve standardisation and consistency across the organisation, providing support, guidance and expertise as required

External Relationship Management

Support in the tender process for new external training providers
Manage relationships with Training providers, ensuring SLA’s and quality are met.
Support in developing great relationships with schools, colleges and universities ensuring Cox Automotive is positively represented at all times.
Where required, work in collaboration with external parties who can support outreach programmes in schools, colleges and universities, widening the reach of Cox Automotive

Self – Development

Drives own professional development and that of the business with a growth mindset.
Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks
Keeps abreast of latest changes, updates and new opportunities in Learning and Development theories, design and delivery
Shares experiences and knowledge in team meetings, learning sessions and other events.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

·Learning & Development qualification, or relevant working experience

Experience of working in a training or learning-related role
Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating training programmes
Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
Experience with learning platforms and tools
Strong team player who excels in collaborative working
Drive for results and ability to develop early-stage recommendations for discussion and further development.
Curious, questioning, and able to utilise data to develop insight.
Collaborative and able to work across the business and externally building effective relationships.
Strong business acumen and commercial awareness with the ability to build strong relationships and influence at all levels within an organisation.
Knowledge of and experience with designing and implementing mentoring programmes, including reverse mentoring is desirable but not essential
Experience of personality profiles such as Insights Discovery, DISC, Strengths, HBDI is desirable, but not essential
Working knowledge of Apprenticeship standards and levy funding
Full Clean Driving licence – business travel required

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies and we're not looking to add to our PSL.

We do not accept unsolicited agency CV's sent to the recruitment team or directly to the hiring manager. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CV's.

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