Job Description
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div><div><div><ul><div><div><b>Salary:</b></div><div>£42,400 - £56,800 </div></div><div><div><b>Location:</b></div><div>Cambridge </div></div><div><div><b>Country:</b></div><div>UK </div></div><div><div><b>Business Unit:</b></div><div>People </div></div><div><div><b>Vacancy Type:</b></div><div>Permanent </div></div><div><div><b>Closing Date:</b></div><div>3 November 2024 </div></div></ul></div></div><div/><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Meet the recruiter</b></h2> <div> Julie Wilcock</div> <div> julie.wilcock at cambridge.org</div></div></div></div><p/> <br/><p/><div><p>Salary: £42,000 - £56,800 depending on skills and experience</p> <p> Location: Cambridge with hybrid working</p> <p> Contract: Full time 35 hours per week</p> <p> Are you passionate about fostering talent growth and development? In this role, you will be responsible for driving forward and embedding our Capability Academies, supporting the growth of critical skills across the organisation by the design and development of appropriate talent frameworks and learning paths, which supports our people to thrive.</p> <p> We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.</p> <p><b> About the role</b></p> <p> The Learning and Development (L&D) Manager will be responsible for delivering career development opportunities for colleagues globally. The main focus will be on early careers pipelines, integrating apprenticeship opportunities, as well as leading on the development of mentoring programs to ensure personalised experiences, via our Capability Academies.</p> <p> There are 3 core areas that this role will focus on this include:</p> <p><b> Team Leadership</b> - Sitting as part of the wider L&D team, you will bring together and lead a small, focused team in line with Cambridge values and leadership competencies.</p> <p><b> Developing our talent</b> - Responsible for effective career development opportunities, framework/product design and delivery, impacting the skills and performance of employees.</p> <p><b> Mentoring</b> - Scope the need for a company-wide mentoring program. Work closely with Learning and Organisational Development Partners, People Business Partners, Academy Leads, and key stakeholders to understand business challenges and the value mentoring adds to employee development.</p> <p> A key responsibility of this role is to manage the apprenticeship levy efficiently, therefore experience in this area is essential to be successful in the role. You will ensure that apprentices have positive learning experiences and that the levy is used strategically, to develop the skills needed to keep Cambridge competitive in the future.</p> <p> Within this role you will work closely with the Head of People Capabilities and key stakeholders to understand critical skills and capability needs, that will help design and develop career and learning pathways.</p> <p><b> About you</b></p> <p> You will have a strong background in L&D, Organisational Development (OD), or with a relevant qualification or significant experience in these fields, along with substantial experience in L&D/OD roles, including project and product management, particularly in learning programs.</p> <p> Knowledge of best practices in learning design and talent development pipelines along with experience in implementing mentoring programs and leading and managing a team to success is essential. Knowledge of the Apprenticeships Levy is also required</p> <p> Demonstratable experience working with cross-functional teams in a demanding environment.</p> <p> Key skills for this role include collaboration and networking, project and product management, performance consultancy and stakeholder management, excellent planning ability, and a deep understanding of learning design and talent development principles.</p> <p> You will be confident at building trusting relationships and have a coaching style/approach along with excellent organisational skills and confidence in handling and analysing data to make recommendations or decisions are also important.</p> <p> If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.</p> <p><b> Rewards and benefits</b></p> <p> We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:</p> <ul> <li>28 days annual leave plus bank holidays</li> <li>Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance</li> <li>Discretionary annual bonus</li> <li>Group personal pension scheme</li> <li>Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary</li> <li>Green travel schemes</li> </ul> <p>We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.</p> <p><b> Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.</b></p> <p> We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Sunday 3rd November 2024 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are scheduled to take place soon after.</p> <p> Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.</p> <p><b><i> Roles that are or may be eligible for sponsorship</i></b><i> - “Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the </i><i>gov dot uk</i><i> website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.”</i></p> <p><b> Why join us</b></p> <p><i> Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.</i></p> <p><i> Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.</i></p> <p><i> We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.</i></p></div></body></html>
