Training and Development Executive

2 months ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full time

Fixed Term for 12 months (possibility of extension)

Full Time - 35 hours per week

The Opportunity:

The Data Lab Innovation Centre is seeking a Training & Development Specialist to spearhead the development and delivery of our Professional Learning and Leadership Development programme. Reporting to the Head of Skills, the successful candidate will leverage their expertise in digital and data leadership and culture to design and implement innovative training activities for professionals and senior leaders. This role focuses on evolving the TDL Academy brand, fostering strategic partnerships, and ensuring high-quality service delivery to empower leaders across various sectors with effective data and AI strategies

The Data Lab is Scotland's innovation centre for data and AI. The Data Lab was founded in 2014 as part of Scotland's Innovation Centres programme.

Through hubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, we foster innovation through collaboration, build skills and grow talent, and champion Scotland's data science community.

At The Data Lab we live by our values of Support, Respect, Innovate and Growth.

The Mission & Challenge

At The Data Lab ), our purpose is to change lives and make Scotland a more productive and sustainable place by transforming the way we use data. We are helping to create a highly skilled workforce and a closely connected business, academic and public sector community. Our aim is to turn Scotland into a thriving, data-driven economy. This is an exciting opportunity to help us drive responsible and ethical innovation in data and AI for the good of Scotland and beyond.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Experience in developing and delivering learning and development strategies and programmes
  • A high level of understanding of Digital and Data Transformation and its applications across sectors
  • Experienced in managing learning management systems, including reporting and analysing data
  • Ability to deliver e-learning and blended solutions
  • Experience in ensuring ROI and value for money

£48,350 to £59,421 per annum

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