Talent & Development Manager
Application Deadline: 14 March 2025
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Battersea, London
Description
Are you passionate about driving learning, development and talent strategies that truly make an impact? At Berkeley St Edward, we are looking for a Talent & Development Manager to help us shape a culture where our people thrive, careers flourish, and every colleague can fulfil their potential.
Berkeley St Edward is part of the renowned Berkeley Group, building exceptional homes and communities across London, Birmingham and the South of England. From iconic central London projects like 9 Millbank and Oval Village to vibrant neighbourhoods in Outer London, we are known for our commitment to innovation, sustainability and design excellence.
The role
As our Talent & Development Manager, you will lead the delivery of our Talent & Development strategy, ensuring our people have the right skills, tools, and opportunities to succeed. This role is central to fostering a positive learning culture, embedding effective performance development, and supporting career progression across all levels of the business.
- Collaborate with leaders to embed a positive learning culture.
- Conduct regular training needs analysis and tailor development plans.
- Own and evolve our performance development programme (LEAD).
- Develop and deliver leadership development initiatives.
- Support Apprenticeship & Graduate programmes.
- Work closely with external training providers and maximise our LMS (Cornerstone).
- Develop career pathways and support succession planning.
- Analyse data to inform L&D decisions and produce insightful reports.
- Manage the L&D budget and ensure value for money.
Experience required
- Strong experience in Learning & Development and Talent Management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Organised, creative and confident in developing innovative learning solutions.
- Experienced in managing external suppliers and creating engaging training materials.
- Passionate about developing others and supporting a diverse and inclusive culture.
Why join us?
At Berkeley, we are committed to being a great place to work, where learning and development are part of everyday life. Our culture thrives on collaboration, innovation, and pride in what we do — and we want you to be part of our success.Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we welcome applications from passionate, forward-thinking L&D professionals who are ready to make a real difference.
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
- Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
- Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
- Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
- Private pension plan.
- Group life assurance.
The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm. 
