Learning and Development Manager

Are you an L&D Manager or Assistant looking for an exciting chance to work at a firm that has recently achieved the milestone of becoming ranked in the Top 100?

They are continuing to climb in the rankings. The practice has experienced massive growth in recent years; they are an ambitious, dynamic practice with their sights set high with an electric feel throughout the firm. They are incredibly well recognised for their Property work in particular, with offices in London and across the South East.

The Firm

Ranked in the Top 100, this firm has experienced exponential growth in recent years with them having over doubled in size over the last ten years; they now stand at over 500 staff.

They have a network of over 20 offices spanning the whole of the South. They have a stand-out culture; they are progression, very dynamic, forward-thinking, and commercially focused.

The firm offers a leading bonus structure based on billings, one of the most lucrative across the county.

You will find that they invest heavily in their workforce, from a dedicated training and development facility to their Leadership Programme which is a course designed to build Partners of the future, this course has been specifically built for the firm by a group of entrepreneurs and business leaders. They are one of the largest providers of training contracts; it is this kind of investment that has given them an unheard-of staff retention rate, the firm has a high percentage of internal promotions with most of their Partners being home-grown.

The firm has a fantastically high staff retention rate, they hold regular staff social events and have a friendly, supportive, and professional culture.

The Role

Because the firm is growing, they are looking for a learning and development Manager for their head office in Croydon.

You will be responsible for delivering the firm's learning and development plan, assisting the Company's Training Principal to meet the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, assisting in engendering a culture of performance management which ensures individual responsibility, accountability and job satisfaction, assisting in the preparation of the Company's annual learning and development budget, assisting in maintaining the Company's Performance Management Framework, identifying and reporting on trends accordingly and much more.

You will need to have experience in designing programmes and delivery and using talent pools as well as leadership development and using functions to map succession planning.

Requirements:

• You must have the CIPD Level 6 Qualification
• You must have 3+ years' experience in Learning and Development at a law firm or professional financial services
• You must have depth and breadth of experience in L&D
• You must work well in a team
• You must have knowledge and experience of change methods