Come and join the Littlefish team!
Work location: Nottingham, Hybrid
Duration: Fixed term 12 months
Salary: £40,000
Here at Littlefish, we look for people who can make a real difference and become a giant slayer. As the world around us continues to change, we look for people who grab that change with optimism and excitement. These are the passionate and high performing people who enjoy and thrive on thinking outside the box.
Our current employees are the giant slayers who have made Littlefish who we are today, and you will be the future employees who continue to add the drive, passion, and add to our skills and experience as we see Littlefish grow.
So, if this is ticking your boxes and you are excited at the thought of working with creative, passionate, energetic, friendly people- we would love to hear from you.
The role and what you’ll be getting up to on a day-to-day basis:
Littlefish is seeking a Learning and Development Lead to come and join our growing HR team on a fixed term basis. This role is a 12-month maternity leave cover.
Reporting directly into the Chief People Officer, you will pick up from our current Learning & Development Lead that has been responsible for end-to-end ownership and development of the Littlefish onboarding programme, develop learning opportunities for our teams and coordinate the delivery of all training activities internally and externally including e-learning platform.
This is a real opportunity to continue the promotion of our culture of continuous learning with great material and add your personal touch & expertise. With our learning culture we take great pride in delivering various initiatives throughout the year such as learning at work week, national apprenticeship week and our monthly focussed learning events.
Your main duties will include:
- Promote, inspire and drive usage of our internal Littlefish Academy
- Lead the Littlefish onboarding programme which includes delivery of company induction
- Using our EVP, design and implement processes for talent development in the employee lifecycle
- Work closely with the wider HR team to ensure all the HR lifecycle is aligned
- Deliver leadership ‘lunch and learns’
- Lead on coaching and mentoring
- Build our apprenticeship community
- Promote and live by the Littlefish values
- Maintain company training and certification records
- Keep updated on L&D best practice and share this actively through the workstreams you lead on
- Promote a culture of continuous learning
- Provide data and reporting to support the success of talent development
What are we looking for in the successful candidate?
- Specific learning and development qualification or qualified by experience
- Prior demonstrable experience of operating in a learning and development role specifically raising talent levels across a business and leading an onboarding programme
- Strong understanding of apprenticeships
- Strong attention to detail
- Energy and a can-do attitude
- Strong organisational skills
- Use technology to be forward thinking about how to develop talent
- Able to manage the demands of several tasks and understand of when to seek direction and escalate
- Ability to translate the needs of the business into a coherent plan that delivers ROI
- Demonstrable ability to work with people across all areas of the business and at all levels
What can we offer you?
- 25 days annual leave plus public / bank holidays
- Referral bonus scheme of £1000 when you successfully refer a friend.
- Access to our LinkedIn Learning platform, with over 16000 expert-led online tutorials to enhance and achieve your personal and professional goals.
- Healthcare cash plan. This will give you access to online GP appointments, 24/7 access to qualified counsellors and cash back against a range of general healthcare, i.e., Dental, Optical, Physio, plus much more!
- Casual dress policy
- Company Pension Scheme
- Company social events
Life at Littlefish:
Our company values shape who we are as a business, what we stand for and how we work. Hiring people with our values at heart, is very important as we see Littlefish grow.
I am High Performing- I like to raise the bar, we look at creating opportunities to increase quality and improve efficiency, we strive for service excellence.
I am Passionate- We build team success and celebrate them together, I am enthusiastic and energetic, I care about the people I work with and we support one another.
I Have a Can-Do Attitude- I am not afraid to step outside my comfort zone, we are not afraid to challenge status quo, we get stuff done!
So, if you feel like you can make a tangible difference, apply today, and join us on this journey.
Here at Littlefish we aim to be somewhere everyone can be themselves. We are committed to encouraging a diverse and inclusive community where everyone irrespective of who they are, or their background, can feel equal and supported.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Please get in touch if you are concerned about any difficulties you may face during your recruitment process, so we adjust accordingly.
Part of our application process includes a set of ED&I (Equality, diversity and inclusion) questions. Please note, each question has a option has a ‘prefer not to say’).
