Learning and Development Adviser

Details

Reference number

284673

Salary

£34,002 - £39,591 Plus membership of the Civil Service Pension Scheme

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

RoS - Corporate - People & Change

Type of role

Human Resources

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

Contractual base can be Meadowbank House, Edinburgh, EH7 8AU and/ or Saint Vincent Plaza, Glasgow, G2 5LD. We are currently adopting a hybrid work approach.

About the job

Job summary

Registers of Scotland (RoS) are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

About this Role
This role is about leveraging learning theory, practice and experience to develop and implement creative and effective learning solutions; the ultimate aim is to help our people develop the skills, knowledge and abilities needed to fulfil the short and long-term ambitions of Registers of Scotland.

You will be joining a dynamic, professional learning and development team, supporting Registers of Scotland learning needs. The role holder will be responsible for a service stream working in partnership with stakeholders and learning coaches to prioritise and develop new engaging and imaginative learning solutions, ensuring they are consistent with the business overall strategies, objectives, and needs.

The role is centred around driving innovative learning methods that are focused on quality, return on investment and continuous improvement:

• An ability to lead and contribute to the timely delivery of L&D initiatives whilst being flexible should priorities change, is essential.
• A big picture thinker who is also adept at detail work.
• Enjoy both team working and delivering solo projects in equal measure.
• There may also be times where you need to liaise with external learning and development providers to source training.

Job description

Main duties
Your main duties will include:

• Training needs analysis and assessment to determine learning and development needs and performance outcomes at an organisational, group, team and individual level in alignment with strategic workforce planning requirements
• Use of digital tools to create flexible and innovative learning programmes with specific focus on virtual training design and delivery
• Scope, design, develop and deliver behavioural and technical learning interventions that enable business outcomes, utilising blended learning solutions
• Specifically, translate operational and technical training requirements into accessible and valuable development interventions
• Evaluate learning and development initiatives to assess effectiveness, benefit realisation and business relevance
• Utilising a project management approach, own the end-to-end organisation and execution of learning interventions and events
• Keep up to date with business priorities and strategy, supporting corporate plan requirements through aligned learning support
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and partner to ensure effective understanding and implementation of development requirements

Person specification

Essential criteria - Your Skills and Attributes for Success

Technical & Professional

• Educated to degree level within relevant field of Human Resources and/or have relevant experience and proven track record delivering within a Learning & Development environment.

Analysis and making effective decisions

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to complete training needs analysis, identify learning and development requirements at organisation, team, and individual level, whilst aligning with strategic and corporate plans - assessing skills, both behavioural and technical

Thinking wider

• Demonstrated ability to focus on continuous improvement with clear strategy to manage own personal development, through building knowledge of research, theory, and external insight

Building Capability for All/Collaborating & Partnering (Cluster)

• Experience in developing other colleagues (through an associate or Learning Coach model) to design and deliver learning for their local areas with an aim to support all organisational development needs
• Experience of developing and embedding coaching and mentoring skills and practices, to support a culture of self-reflection, development, continuous improvement and capability
• Application of project management experience to act as a consultant, understanding requirements to build solutions in a fast-paced change environment

Delivering a Quality Service

• Proven experience of designing, implementing, and evaluating impactful and engaging training (including role based, digital learning and development pathways) within a fast paced and changing environment

Benefits

What can we offer you? – Benefits at RoS

• We are a welcoming and inclusive community that functions on supportive practices such as Agile Coaches, Business Analysts, UX specialists and more.
• We offer a stimulating working environment and strongly believe that a diverse team is crucial to achieving our mission!
• Our teams are ambitious, act with integrity and demonstrate commitment to progress and impact. We nurture talent and reward success.
• We work in an agile way, which is applied across the whole organisation.
• RoS offers a generous annual leave entitlement. Starting with 26 days of holiday plus 12 days bank holiday. We reward your commitment to us by increasing annual leave by +1 day per year, for up to +4 additional days on your entitlement!
• We operate a 36-hour working week and offer flexible working arrangements (up to 30 hours flexi per month).
• We offer office locations in Edinburgh & Glasgow and in the process of implementing hybrid working, having established we can successfully work remotely.
• As part of the reward package, you will get access to a generous Civil Service pension, including service benefits, cycle to work scheme, family friendly leave policies (Maternity/Paternity Leave/Shared parental Leave/Special Leave & more), subsidised gym memberships and retail discounts!
• We offer continuous training and development opportunities, including being able to attend industry events.
• A generous salary range with pay progression arrangements is in place.
• You will have access to external counselling and external advice.
• We are a Disability Confident employer.
• We monitor equal opportunities and offer support where needed.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria for the role and competences as stated above. We will invite suitable candidates to an assessment centre week commencing 29 May, though this is subject to confirmation.

Assessments are likely to include a Competency-Based Interview and an Analysis & Presentation Exercise, details of which will be shared with candidates on the day; you will not be required to prepare anything in advance. We are planning to assess candidates remotely via MS Teams. Assessments and appointments are made in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Resourcing Team Email : resourcing@ros.gov.uk

Recruitment team :

Email : resourcing@ros.gov.uk