Learning & Development Manager

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The firm

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.

We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.

Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 5th best law firm to work at in 2024.

With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 40% of our partnership.

The department

L&D is a core element of our People offering, as Birketts LLP believes that staff development and learning should be an integral part of the firm's strategic planning; to enable staff to perform their individual roles effectively and with confidence, and to ensure that we achieve our common objectives and plans for growth.

The central Learning & Development (L&D) team provides learning and development for all staff through training programmes and other development support. Developing our talent and delivers business systems knowledge, business skills and personal development training for all team members within the firm

The L&D team are mainly based in Ipswich and sits alongside the other people functions including HR

Purpose of job

As the L&D Manager for Programmes and development, you will collaborate closely with the Head of L&D. Maintaining and developing the existing portfolio of development opportunities and compliance interventions.

Managing the L&D program and Development team. Overseeing the skills programmes and development proposition across all Birketts population ranging across the levels of legal qualified team members, support team members and business services.

This is a hands-on role with elements of training needs analysis, delivery, design and coaching as well as stakeholder engagement and oversight. To ensure all team members across the offices are developing in line with both firm expectations and to enable their own careers to develop.

• Manage and support the L&D Programme and development team: Actively coaching, developing, and mentoring team members to excel in their roles.
• Design and delivery of some skills-based development interventions.
• Internal and External stakeholder management of both consultants and internal clients. across firm and all locations.
• Working in close partnership with key stakeholders across the firm, to design and deliver scalable, innovative learning solutions to strengthen core strategic capabilities.
• Supporting an enabling environment for learning, where learning from experience and others, becomes embedded in the day-to-day work.
• Responsible for maintaining, designing and delivering of core development programmes, implementing new approaches, delivery methods and technology solutions. When appropriate this may include facilitating, delivering impactful workshops or provide consultancy advice to other teams in the firm.
• Responsible for externally procuring, as appropriate, providing the necessary contract management and quality assurance.

The candidate

• Relevant degree (e.g., Business, HR, Law) or equivalent experience.
• CIPD qualified or equivalent professional L&D qualification
• Behavioural profiling tool licence/qualification i.e. DiSC, Insights
• Team supervision experience
• Proven experience in a multi-location L&D role, with a strong focus on operational aspects.
• Advanced knowledge of L&D best practice.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels of the organisation.
• Good analytical skills to assess and interpret L&D metrics and data and use insights to inform programs and delivery methods.

Equal opportunities

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment, we offer the following core benefits:

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays (rising to 30)
• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Agile/Hybrid Working Policy
• Dress for your Day Policy

https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.