Consensus is not just a care provider – we’re a community of amazing people dedicated to inspiring and empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. If you’re as passionate as we are about making a meaningful difference in the lives of others, then this may be the job for you.
Role: Learning & Development Business Partner
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum
Location: Central Support Office, Colchester
Your Role
- Working closely with operational leaders, recruitment and L&OD colleagues to ensure early‑career programmes meet business priorities, regulatory requirements and workforce capacity needs.
- Overseeing the onboarding, induction and early development of apprentices and graduates, ensuring a positive, supportive and compliant learner experience.
- Acting as the key liaison with training providers, awarding bodies and external partners, managing quality, performance and contractual expectations.
- Monitoring learner progress, completion and outcomes, intervening early where risks to engagement, performance or retention are identified.
- Maintaining oversight of the apprenticeship levy account, Skills for care and LDSS funding streams.
- Providing day to day oversight of learning management systems (LMS) and digital learning platforms, ensuring they are accurate, accessible and fit for purpose.
- Enabling consistent learning journeys across services by standardising system processes and reporting.
- Acting as a key point of contact for managers and services in relation to learning systems, providing guidance and support on platform use and compliance responsibilities.
- Delivering system training and guidance to colleagues and managers to build confidence and consistency in use.
- Undertaking administrative activities for the smooth operation of the L&OD department, which includes booking/arranging training venues, processing invoices, creating and managing workshop events, being the first point of contact for all L&OD queries and managing the L&OD inbox (this is not an exhaustive list).
Our Benefits
Consensus is a certified Great Place to Work and has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women. Here’s just a small selection of the benefits you’ll enjoy:
- Holiday Purchase Scheme: 25 days annual leave, plus purchase an additional two days’ annual leave each year.
- Recognition & Rewards: Including long service awards and a recognition platform.
- Learning & Development: Supporting your personal and professional growth with Consensus Academy.
- Life Assurance: Benefit of twice your annual salary.
- Wagestream: Withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday.
- Discounts: From over 150 retailers through our employee benefits platform.
- Health & Wellbeing: From our Employee Assistance Programme to our Mental Health First Aiders – colleague wellbeing is a priority and we’re here to support you and your teams.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Experience of working in a L&OD environment
- Experience of working with learning, compliance or workforce data, producing reports or insights for stakeholders
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements within social care or similar sectors.
- Strong administrative and organisational experience within a people, learning or operational function.
We are proud to have been officially certified as a Great Place to Work®, and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2025. This great company culture is built on appreciation, recognition, and ensuring our colleagues have the right opportunities to flourish. We value individuality and diversity, and we know that every journey is unique. So, whatever you're looking to achieve from this next step, make this your moment to shine.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
