On behalf of SFO, we are looking for a Learning & Development Project Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract based in London (2 days per week, remainder WFH)
The Role:
The Serious Fraud Office is looking for an experienced Learning & Development Project Manager to provide short-term support to the People and Culture team and help deliver key priorities within its People Strategy and Employee Experience agenda.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced L&D professional with strong programme delivery, procurement, supplier management and stakeholder engagement skills. You will play a key role in shaping and delivering leadership, management and technical development programmes, working closely with internal stakeholders, Commercial colleagues and external learning providers.
As a Learning & Development Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:
- Lead the procurement, design and initial development of a leadership and management development programme.
- Work with the L&D Manager and senior stakeholders to identify organisational learning and development requirements.
- Partner with Commercial colleagues to run supplier selection and procurement exercises.
- Manage relationships with external learning providers throughout procurement, design and early delivery.
- Support the development and rollout of a 360-degree feedback process for the senior leadership team.
- Lead procurement activity for a key operational training programme and support initial programme design.
- Review, design and update learning resources and supporting materials for leaders and managers.
- Develop and maintain relevant intranet and digital learning content.
- Ensure learning solutions are high quality, fit for purpose and deliver value for money.
- Engage senior leaders, subject matter experts and operational teams to translate business needs into effective learning solutions.
- Build collaborative relationships with Learning and Development networks across Government to share opportunities and best practice.
- Liaise with external suppliers, providers and the Cabinet Office to maximise the use of relevant frameworks.
- Manage multiple workstreams, priorities, risks and dependencies to ensure delivery against agreed timelines.
- Apply learning and development best practice to improve the effectiveness and impact of programmes.
- Provide specialist L&D project support across other time-bound People and Culture priorities as required.
Essential:
- Significant experience managing Learning and Development projects from requirements gathering through to design, delivery and implementation.
- Experience designing, developing and delivering leadership, management, technical or organisational development programmes.
- Commercial experience, including supporting or leading procurement, tender and supplier selection exercises.
- Strong experience managing external learning providers and supplier relationships.
- Knowledge of supplier evaluation, governance and vendor management processes.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously.
- Experience engaging senior stakeholders and translating organisational requirements into effective learning solutions.
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills across internal and external audiences.
- Experience working with Commercial or Procurement teams to secure high-quality solutions and value for money.
- Strong organisational, planning and risk management skills.
- Excellent written communication skills and strong attention to detail.
- A proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to work independently and maintain delivery momentum.
- Strong knowledge and application of Learning and Development best practice.
Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience of digital and blended learning approaches.
- Experience working in a complex, multi-stakeholder organisation.
- Experience of Civil Service or wider public sector procurement processes.
- Experience working with Government learning and development networks or shared frameworks.
- Experience supporting the design or rollout of leadership assessment or 360-degree feedback programmes.
- A recognised project management qualification.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".
