Head of Learning & Development

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Job Title: Head of Learning & Development

Location: On-Site (London Bridge)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Competitive + Benefits (Private Medical, Private Dental, Life Assurance, Private Pension & many more)

Richmond Pharmacology is a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO) specialising in early-phase clinical trials for pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, we strive to advance medical research and contribute to the development of life-changing therapies.

The Role:

We are looking for a Head of Learning & Development who will manage and lead a Learning and Development (L&D) team, supporting our employees to grow their skills and knowledge, enabling business performance.

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing strategic direction for our internal L&D agenda and ensuring that our employees have the tools and learning & development opportunities to deliver in their roles and develop into future experts and leaders. This role requires experience in delivering an L&D strategy and using a variety of learning approaches to grow our people and fast-paced business.

We are currently in the phase of implementing a new Learning Management System (LMS) and so you are required to have previous experience in knowing what a good LMS is and how best to implement it.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Implement a learning strategy in line with the overall Board strategy
• In collaboration with Head of Departments, track all learning activities and programmes across all departments - internal and external activities as well as academic and apprenticeship courses
• Implementation and maintenance of an LMS
• Track and measure performance against overall learning strategy and against pre-agreed specific milestones and budgets, to enable the Board to view performance and value against investment
• Regular reporting to Executive Board
• Sourcing/assuring/designing learning courses, career plans, and workshops, in partnership with HR and Heads of Departments
• Manage academic postgraduate training programmes
• Co-create academic or commercial career progression programmes
• Manage the quality and accreditation of training programmes
• Demonstrate value of training programmes using measures and metrics
• Obtain funding for training programmes
• Building and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders such as universities, to offer our staff world class professional development opportunities (e.g., MSc, PhD, PMST)
• Build and manage budgets and relationships with key vendors, partners and consultants, including universities
• Lead and engage the L&D team in delivery of the strategy and plans

Additional Responsibilities

• Create innovative learning experiences that fit for our culture and audience combining face to face and digital experiences
• Partner with the wider HR team to ensure a strongly aligned set of priorities to accelerate business plans, particularly career planning and talent management
• Use a variety of learning methodologies, techniques, concepts, learning tools and practices to ensure maximum effectiveness of learning
• Ensure that Richmond Pharmacology is compliant with regulatory guidelines, Health and Safety and other mandatory policies and procedures by ensuring employees have completed the relevant and appropriate training
• Support the HR Team with generalist activities.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 8 years experience within L&D/HR, and most recently in a leadership role
• HR Generalist experience
• A degree level qualification in HR and/or L&D
• Experience in selecting and implementing Learning Management Systems (LMS), particularly Cornerstone.
• Ability to promote purpose, belonging, achievement and positive relationships within the business.
• Extensive experience in organisational change and transformation.
• Extensive experience in developing and embedding Training Needs Analysis: Identifying the learning needs of employees and assessing gaps in knowledge and skills.

Application:

If you are interested in the role, please register your details, including a copy of your CV. Please note, while we try to respond to every candidate, the high volume of applications anticipated may make this impossible and we ask for your patience and understanding.