Learning and Development Specialist

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO3 (£44,331 – £47532)
Work location: George Meehan House, 294 High Road, London, N22 8JZ 
Hours per week: 36 per week 
Contract type: Fixed term contract (12 months from start date)
Closing date: Sunday, 4th May 2025 at 23:59

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

As a Learning and Development Specialist, you will play a key role in designing, delivering, and evaluating a range of engaging learning initiatives that support employee growth, leadership development, and organisational performance. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will identify training needs, develop innovative learning solutions, and promote a culture of continuous professional development to ensure employees have access to high-quality training.
In this role, you will design and deliver impactful training sessions both in-person and online, supporting the creation of new learning pathways across the organisation. You will collaborate with stakeholders to tailor learning solutions that meet business needs, liaise with external training providers to ensure high standards while maintaining value for money, and continuously monitor and evaluate learning programmes to drive improvement.

About the team

Haringey’s Learning & Development Team is a dynamic and supportive group dedicated to empowering our workforce through a diverse range of training and development opportunities. As part of this forward-thinking team, you will play a key role in shaping the learning culture at Haringey Council, contributing to innovative approaches that enhance professional growth. Working in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued, you will help drive the development of the organisation, ensuring employees have access to high-quality learning experiences that support their success.

About you

You are an experienced learning and development professional with a passion for creating impactful learning experiences and a commitment to continuous professional growth. With a strong background in designing and delivering learning interventions, you excel at crafting engaging training programmes and consistently seek innovative ways to enhance the learning experience. Your excellent facilitation and presentation skills allow you to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels, tailoring training to meet their specific needs. You possess strong organisational and project management abilities, ensuring smooth execution of learning initiatives. A proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach defines your work, making you an integral part of a team dedicated to driving professional development.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.    Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.     Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk