Learning Partner

6 months ago

Reading, United Kingdom SSE Full time

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

**About the Role**

**Base Location**: Glasgow, Perth, London, Reading or Havant

**Salary**: £74,600 - £112,000 + car / car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

**Working Pattern**: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

As Learning Partner you'll be at the forefront of our strategic Learning and Talent (L&T) provision, leveraging your expertise to develop and coach senior leaders. Aligned to our energy businesses, you will act as the single point of contact for business units, identifying key learning needs and creating learning plans. By collaborating with HR Business Partners and Directors, you'll ensure that L&T initiatives align with business priorities and budgets.

Your role involves effective stakeholder engagement and delivering learning plans to cost and quality standards. Managing the L&T plan, realising benefits, and facilitating team effectiveness sessions will be key aspects of your responsibilities. Additionally, you'll set standards and foster a learning culture within the L&T team, ensuring our offerings remain current, relevant and competitive.

Leading a small team of Learning Managers and a Project Manager, you will work to meet business requirements and drive productivity, efficiency and growth through innovative learning solutions. In this role, you will:

- Identify strategic L&T requirements, complete training needs analysis, and define integrated learning plans ensuring compliance with regulations and internal policies. You will be part of discussions on succession planning and talent management, including supporting exec level succession plans.
- Plan and monitor training plans, provide briefs to the Design team, and collaborate with HR and L&T teams to ensure quality and effective delivery. Present monthly L&T performance reports.
- Build strong relationships with HR Directors and Business Partners, enhance team capability in L&T, motivate and challenge the L&T team, and promote a positive, innovative and efficient learning culture. Share accountability with L&T Leadership to maintain relevant offerings.
- Provide consultancy to develop fit-for-purpose learning solutions, ensure alignment with values, and model continual professional development. Engage with key stakeholders to identify training needs and benchmark against external standards.

**What do I need?**

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- Extensive experience in learning and talent, proficient in analysing, designing, and delivering training. Experience in strategic training needs analysis with an understanding of the full training cycle and full range of blended delivery options. Ability to implement development tools like Insights and Hogan for senior leadership.
- An understanding of quality assurance frameworks. Continuous development of knowledge and commercial awareness. Up to date on learning and talent innovations, ensuring approaches remain current and effective.
- Experience of coaching and developing senior managers, effectively influencing senior management in commercial and training related decisions. Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver impactful presentations and manage relationships with key stakeholders.
- Exceptional planning and organisational skills, allowing you to meet challenging deadlines and balance business priorities. Excellent problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail, and the ability to deliver high-quality outcomes in all your projects.

**About our Business**

SSE Human Resources is made up of several operational and specialist teams who strive to help the business to design, develop and deliver their people strategies. We partner with the business to provide expert advice on all people matters, enabling them to get the best out of their teams and equip them to meet the changing demands of our business now, and in the future.

**What's in it for you?**

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

**What happens now?**

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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