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Learning and Development Officer - Higher Executive Officer
Government Actuary's Department —Edinburgh
- £42,127 - £51,487 a year
- Part-time
- Microsoft Office
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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- £52,845 - £61,466 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Recruiting
- Hospice
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Assessment Centre Manager (Glencorse)
Capita —Penicuik
- £60,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- Team management
- Recruiting
- In-person
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Renewable Energy Development Advisor - Associate
Savills —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Remote
- Business development
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Policy and Administration Officer
Apatura —Edinburgh
- Full-time
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- Microsoft Office
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257329 (PP) Head of Service
NHS Scotland —Edinburgh
- £107,810 - £112,426 a year
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Head of HR Operations
Government Actuary's Department —Edinburgh
- £66,361 - £79,697 a year
- Part-time
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Recruiting
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
6d
256495 - HR Systems Analyst (SNEW)
NHS Scotland —Edinburgh
- £43,231 - £52,679 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Writing skills
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Head of PMO
Scottish Power —Edinburgh
- £76,800 - £96,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Senior Product Manager
Companies House —Edinburgh
- £53,540 - £57,250 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Agile
- Leadership
- Annual leave
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Chief People Officer
The Scottish Government —Edinburgh
- £111,916 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Human resources
5d
Chief People Officer
Scottish Government —Edinburgh
- £111,916 - £121,143 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Human resources
5d
Senior Pensions Consultant
Government Actuary's Department —Edinburgh
- £66,361 - £79,697 a year
- Part-time
- Business development
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Head of Strategic Engagement and Place Policy
Ministry of Justice —Edinburgh
- £60,001 - £80,419 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
7d
General Secretary
Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association —Edinburgh
- £106,224 a year
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Recruiting
Head of User-Centred Design, Business Analysis & Quality Assurance
Historic Environment Scotland —Edinburgh
- From £62,428 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Recruiting
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
3d
Visa and International Support Assistant
Edinburgh Napier University —Sighthill
- £26,093 - £31,236 a year
- Full-time
- Administrative experience
- University
- Data entry
- Annual leave
5d
Trainee Project Manager
Eurofins UK Product Testing Services —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Computer skills
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
10d
Careers Consultant
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Weekend availability
- Marketing
- Research
- University
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
10d
HR Consultant
AAB —Edinburgh
- £30,000 - £32,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Sales
- Research
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
5d

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Learning and Development Officer - Higher Executive Officer

Government Actuary's Department -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£42,127 - £51,487 a year
12 days ago

Benefits

Employee mentoring programme
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
Paid volunteer time
Sick pay

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Spreadsheets
Stakeholder liaison
Employment law
Microsoft Office
Presentation skills
Stakeholder coordination
Continuous improvement
Continuous improvement cycles oversight
HRIS
Training & development
Stakeholder management

Full job description

Details

Reference number

476308

Salary

£42,127 - £51,487

External applicants will start on the pay band minimum for the role appointed to, unless they can prove they have exceptional skills in line with the requirements of the role. Internal applicants applying on promotion will usually be appointed to the salary minimum or within 5% of existing salary. Standard pay rules apply for existing civil servants.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

GAD - Human Resources

Type of role

Human Resources

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
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Location

10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU / Edinburgh Government Hub Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh EH8 8FT

About the job

Job summary

The Government Actuarys Department (GAD) is a non-ministerial department, which provides actuarial solutions including financial risk analysis, modelling and advice to support the UK public sector. Our vision is to be bold and trusted partners in risk and finance, enhancing decision making for lasting benefits to society.

This role will help the organisation with a number of initiatives and improvements in talent and learning and development. It supports the Head of Talent & Skills Development to deliver an effective, professional learning and development function that enables a high performing organisation.

The post holder will bring strong expertise, sound judgement, a proactive approach and the confidence to work independently with colleagues across GAD. They will be expected to support the Head of Talent & Skills Development to translate organisational priorities into practical learning solutions, use evidence and feedback to improve outcomes, and provide trusted advice and challenge to stakeholders where appropriate.

Job description

This role will lead the delivery and continuous improvement of some key projects within GADs learning and development offer. The post holder will take ownership of priority L&D programmes and initiatives end-to-end, including the L&D Training Plan, the Actuarial Mentoring Programme and Beyond Boundaries, driving them from scoping and stakeholder engagement through to delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement. Working closely with the Head of Talent & Skills Development, the role holder will act as a subject matter lead on L&D across the organisation, shaping high-quality learning interventions, influencing stakeholders and helping build a high-performing learning culture.

The L&D offer will have to support a broad range of career pathways across GAD, recognising the different development needs of colleagues in analyst, specialist consultant and functional roles, and helping them build the skills and confidence needed to progress and perform effectively.

The HR team is small and operates within a matrix framework. The post holder will therefore need to work flexibly, prioritise effectively and contribute to wider people priorities where this aligns with their expertise, while maintaining focus on L&D delivery, quality and impact.

Person specification

Programme Leadership

Own and lead key L&D programmes end-to-end, including the Learning and Development training plan, Actuarial Mentoring Programme and Beyond Boundaries, from initial scoping through delivery, evaluation and iteration
Act as the primary point of contact and subject matter lead for assigned programmes and L&D activities, managing all stakeholder relationships and communications autonomously
Develop programme frameworks, timelines, and success metrics, and report progress and outcomes to the Head of Talent & Skills Development and senior stakeholders
Identify opportunities to expand or evolve existing programmes in response to organisational need and learner feedback
Lead on the design and facilitation of engaging, learner-centred training interventions, applying best practice across the full learning cycle
Maintain training records, booking logs and feedback spreadsheets of all L&D and Talent activities.

L&D design and stakeholder engagement

You will provide professional L&D expertise, advice and challenge to help colleagues and teams build capability and achieve organisational objectives. This includes:

Help lead the development and delivery of L&D priorities that support GADs business plan and workforce capability needs.
Engage and consult with senior stakeholders, managers and colleagues to identify learning requirements, clarify outcomes and agree practical solutions.
Design and develop engaging learning initiatives, resources and interventions that reflect best practice and meet identified learner needs.
Deliver and facilitate interactive training sessions, ensuring a learner-led, inclusive and engaging approach is applied in all delivery.
Create an energetic and credible learning environment across the organisation, working in partnership with managers to improve knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Monitor regulatory and professional requirements for staff training and competence, ensuring changes are reflected in relevant learning plans and interventions.
Build robust evaluation into L&D interventions, using evidence, feedback and outcomes data to assess impact and identify improvements.
Identify and monitor L&D KPIs, preparing insight-led reports on participation, feedback, costs, budget and delivery for the Head of Talent & Skills Development and senior stakeholders.
Use feedback and management information to improve the L&D service, strengthen value for money and identify more effective ways of operating.
Review training and development needs, identify capability gaps and recommend appropriate internal or external learning solutions.
Support the learning elements of induction, ensuring new starters have clear, relevant and timely development pathways.
Develop clear and effective communications that promote learning opportunities and explain the purpose, benefits and impact of L&D activity.
Maintain track of trainee actuary development and exam-related support and monitoring.
Support and improve apprenticeship and mentoring programmes, ensuring they are aligned with wider talent and capability priorities.

Evaluation & Continuous improvement

Work with HR colleagues to streamline and improve the HR service, proactively suggesting ways to improve quality and efficiency and optimise customer-focused HR, L&D and Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing practices, to deliver people services that are efficient, compliant with Civil Service and employment law requirements and maximise staff engagement in GAD. This includes:

Supporting organisational change or transformation projects (e.g., relating to organisational development, performance, engagement, culture change, etc)
Supporting improvement projects to streamline existing HR and L&D systems, processes, procedures and service provision.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Managing a Quality Service
Developing Self and Others
Changing and Improving
Working Together
Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Relevant experience or CIPD level 5 qualified (or willing to undertake the qualification). (Essential)
Good IT skills including MS Office and excellent Excel skills. (Essential)
Experience of using HR management information systems and of analysis and reporting (Desirable)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £42,127, Government Actuary's Department contributes £12,204 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

As well as competitive salaries, we offer a substantial package of benefits:

Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day-to-day work.
25 days annual leave per year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years service. In addition, we offer 9 days public and privilege days leave per year (pro rata for part time staff)
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
5 days of paid volunteering leave
Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave
Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year.
Occupational sick pay
Family-friendly policies such as help with caring responsibilities, special leave, generous paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
Access to employee assistance programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice.
The opportunity to join a trade union.
A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.
Salary advances for travel costs, including annual season tickets and cycle-to-work schemes.
Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice.
Complimentary BUPA health check.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:

A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained.
A Personal statement of up to 500-words explaining how you meet the essential criteria for the role, with particular reference to the criteria provided in the person specification of the JD.

Your CV and Personal Statement will be used to assess the essential criteria listed in the job description.

During the interview you will be assessed on the experience and behaviours listed in the Person Specification and detailed in this advert. The interview will include a presentation, details of which will be sent to those invited to interview.

Application deadline: 1200 hrs on 02 September 2026

Shortlisting: w/c 07 September 2026

Interviews: 21 September 2026

Interview location: In office (Either London, E14 4PU or Edinburgh, EH8 8FT)

Please apply via our recruitment portal below.

As part of the application form process, please submit your anonymised CV and supporting statement. Please do not email your CV outside of this process as it will not be accepted.

Shortlisting criteria is based on the Person Specification as set out in the Assessment Criteria section of the Job Description. Please ensure you provide examples of how you meet the Assessment Criteria; a strong application will also demonstrate that you meet the required criteria that are identified as key for this role. Applications will be shortlisted in line with the essential criteria for the role. The desirable criteria will not be assessed throughout the recruitment process, but will be used in the event of tied scores between candidates. Behaviours will be assessed at sift and interview stage. Candidates who are successful at shortlist will be contacted as soon as possible and advised of the interview process and assessment (exact times and dates will also be confirmed).

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : GAD Recruitment Team
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

The Government Actuarys Departments recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/ If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles, you may make a complaint, by contacting the recruitment team at [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioners.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-actuarys-department

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