Learning Manager
Posted 2 days ago by SSE plc
£75,100 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Learning Manager role at SSE involves partnering with key business areas to develop and deliver impactful learning solutions that align with business priorities. This position requires strong stakeholder management and consultative skills, focusing on fostering a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence. The role is offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract with flexible working options. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in enhancing employee capability and supporting career growth within the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders to understand learning needs and priorities.
- Recommend and deliver effective learning solutions aligned to business goals.
- Encourage innovative learning activities that support compliance and positive change.
- Facilitate constructive conversations that promote diverse perspectives.
- Drive operational excellence and high-quality standards across learning initiatives.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience managing senior stakeholders in a consultative partnership style.
- Good understanding of learning principles and talent development.
- Confidence in influencing and communicating with diverse audiences.
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to produce high-quality work.
- Excellent planning, communication, and facilitation skills.
Salary (Rate): £75,100 yearly
City: Southampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Reading, Havant, and other suitable SSE office locations
Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: 12 month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Manager to join our Learning and Talent team on a 12-month interim basis. In this collaborative and people-focused role, you’ll partner closely with key business areas to shape and deliver impactful learning solutions that support capability growth and business priorities. Working consultatively with stakeholders across the organisation, you’ll help foster a culture of continuous learning, encourage innovative thinking, and champion high-quality development experiences that empower our people to thrive.
You will
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business and wider HR community to understand learning needs and priorities.
- Recommend and deliver effective, engaging learning solutions aligned to business goals and people capability plans.
- Encourage innovative learning activity that supports compliance, continuous improvement, and positive behavioural change.
- Facilitate open, constructive conversations that bring people together and encourage diverse perspectives.
- Help drive operational excellence and high-quality standards across learning and talent initiatives.
You have
- Strong experience managing senior stakeholders and working in a consultative partnership style, ideally within learning and development, HR, or people development.
- A good understanding of learning principles, talent development, and supporting career growth.
- Confidence influencing and communicating with a wide range of audiences in a thoughtful and collaborative way.
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to produce clear, high-quality work tailored to different audiences.
- Excellent planning, communication, and facilitation skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and challenging timescales effectively.
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030. Over 14,500 brilliant people work together to power change at SSE. Our Human Resources (integrated Services) teams help make sure they're getting and giving their best. They design the people strategies that make SSE a great place to work. And they empower our teams to meet the demands of our business today, and tomorrow.
Flexible Benefits To Fit Your Life
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Work with an equal opportunity employer
SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Janet.Gossman@sse.com / 01738 351816 to discuss how we can support you. We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.
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