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Learning and Development Advisor

1 month ago

Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom myGwork Full time

This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Kennedys is looking for a Learning and Development Advisor to join our Learning and Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a global HR team that offers great potential as the organisation goes through an exciting period of change.

The role is an exciting HR development role for someone passionate about building their career in Talent Development. It will support the team to deliver a variety of talent projects, including performance, talent management and career development, as well as play a pivotal role in promoting learning and development opportunities across the firm. The successful person will have a passion for talent development, have strong planning and organisational skills; have strong written and IT skills and the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the firm.

Our hybrid working policy will allow the successful person to work flexibly from home and either our Chelmsford or Manchester offices.

Team

Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters.

The HR team is based in Chelmsford, London and Manchester for the UK, Belfast and Dublin for EMEA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia for APAC, Basking Ridge for US and Miami for LATAM. The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Learning and Development, Policies and Operations, Recruitment, Responsible Business (Social Impact and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Reward and HR Systems. The HR function is also responsible for the Secretarial function in the UK.

You will be working in a fast-paced, demanding, and global environment as we strive to make a difference for our people, clients and communities where we work.

Key responsibilities

  • Support the delivery of talent development and learning projects within the team, working collaboratively with the L&D Business Partners and other stakeholders.
  • Provide operational support to projects, including creating and updating project and communications plans, providing logistics and planning support and completing tasks to support the delivery of key projects.
  • Maintain, update and promote our Learning Experience platform, ensuring content remains dynamic and relevant to emerging business needs and the platform provides a strong user experience driving increased engagement.
  • Lead on the communication and marketing plan for learning and maintain and update communication channels, with the support of our internal communications team and L&D Business Partners
  • Promote learning initiatives, programmes, career pathways and stories to increase awareness of career development opportunities at the firm and support the development of a learning culture.
  • Be the central point of contact for our Learning Champions network, keeping them engaged and informed and empowered to support the learning team to increase awareness of learning opportunities and encourage engagement across the firm.

Required experience

  • Experience of supporting the delivery of global talent projects
  • Experience of operating in a fast paced, commercial environment within a global organisation
  • Demonstrable organisational and planning skills
  • Experience of working with modern learning platforms and technologies
  • Collaborative and a strong team player
  • Strong technology skills – learning platforms, excel, word, PowerPoint
  • Strong and persuasive writer with a flair for writing engaging and promotional communications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong influencing skills and ability to quickly build relationships and demonstrate credibility in a professional environment
  • Ability to work at speed and balance a wide range of activities at any one time and at short notice
  • Ability to manage own work load and work autonomously
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work under high pressure

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

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