Learning & Organisational Development Business Partner (L&OD BP)

Main Purpose

Lead learning and organisational development (OD) priorities within People Strategy, aligned with organisational needs. These may include leadership development, employee engagement, performance management and coaching.

Deliver efficient, effective learning and OD services that build workforce capability and achieve strategic objectives.

Support the People Strategy and transformation agenda to desired culture and behaviours. Manage large-scale, diverse and complex OD projects, provide specialist learning and OD support, and help manage the allocated L&OD budget.

Location: Lisburn (Valid driving licence and access to a car required)

Job Type: Temporary

Duration of booking: Expected to last 3 months with possible extension

Proposed start date: ASAP

Pay Rates: £21.78 per hour PAYE inclusive of holiday pay

Hours / Working Days: 37.5 hours per week / Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm

Sector: Healthcare

Based: Office / Hospital

 Key Responsibilities

•  Advise internal and external stakeholders on L&OD within assigned business areas.
•  Lead HR/L&OD objectives and projects within the People Strategy.
• Provide expert L&OD advice to support strategic change and learning objectives.
•  Work with internal and external stakeholders to design and implement L&OD programmes.
•  Supervise and performance-manage L&OD employees.
•  Represent and cover for the L&OD Manager as required, supporting service continuity where practicable.

 Change Management / Service Improvement

•  Lead organisational change from inception to delivery, reducing resistance and securing buy-in.
•  Assess engagement and workforce development using external frameworks, including Investors in People, and tailored internal frameworks, identifying complex cultural and process issues.
•  Recommend improvements through qualitative and quantitative research, systems and data compilation and analysis, best practice and benchmarking.
•  Manage concurrent change projects using project management methodology to meet agreed deadlines.
•  Lead the design, delivery and management of OD&L initiatives to meet organisational needs. Embed new ideas, innovations and working practices by influencing decision-makers and addressing resistance.
•  Work with stakeholders to develop and implement innovative strategies.

 Learning & Development / Leadership Development

•  Analyse learning needs, develop action plans and take responsibility for statutory corporate compliance training.
•  Design and deliver training, workshops and seminars on leadership, communication, team building and other L&OD topics.
•  Lead assessment of accredited leadership and management qualifications, maintaining high standards against internal Centre and UK awarding organisation requirements. 
•  Develop evaluation tools, reporting processes and metrics to measure L&D effectiveness.

 Performance Management

•  Support the L&OD Manager in designing, developing, implementing and reviewing the Performance Management System and policy.
•  Develop future leaders through talent programmes, including coaching and people management.

 Digital & IT

•  Lead the use of technology to improve L&OD project design and delivery.
•  Create tailored digital learning solutions that meet stakeholder needs and accommodate different learning styles.
•  Manage high-quality corporate training that meets stakeholder needs through instructional and graphic design, animation, illustration, video and sound editing.
•  Work with the L&OD Manager to identify, review, procure and implement technologies that remove barriers to learning and change.

 Financial Management

•  Apply financial management and procurement principles under the Schedule of Delegated Authority (SODA).
•  Help the L&OD Manager manage the allocated budget, call-off and direct award contracts, Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and procurement frameworks.
•  Help the L&OD Manager prepare business cases and proposals for OD investment and funding.

 Internal / External Stakeholder Engagement

•  Support diverse stakeholders through complex People & Culture issues and change.
•  Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to build effective stakeholder partnerships.
•  Maintain internal and external stakeholder relationships through regular consultation on L&OD initiatives.
•  Develop and secure approval for business proposals within Service Level Agreements.
•  Communicate OD plans, strategies and corporate correspondence across relevant channels to promote engagement.
•  Create, review and deliver service-wide digital communications on L&OD initiatives.

 Human Resources Responsibilities

•  Develop generalist HR expertise and provide cover as required, including recruitment, selection and job evaluation panels.
•  Draft responses to Freedom of Information and Data Protection requests and Ministerial, Parliamentary or Northern Ireland Assembly questions, maintaining confidentiality under relevant policies.
•  Provide accurate, timely stakeholder statistics and reports as required.
•  Establish service-wide L&OD working groups with clear terms of reference, goals and objectives.
•  Work with HR to integrate L&OD initiatives into wider HR processes and practices.
•  Develop and embed HR policies in accordance with best practice and legislation, and deliver policy and procedure training for all employee levels.

Essential

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification.
• Associate membership of CIPD.
• At least 3 years’ L&D/OD experience providing specialist learning or organisational development advice and guidance.
• Experience designing, developing, delivering and implementing L&OD interventions.
• Detailed knowledge of organisational dynamics and change management in researching, developing and implementing HR policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Strong facilitation, presentation and communication skills to engage and influence diverse audiences.
• Experience building internal and external stakeholder relationships to support organisational development and learning.
• Experience analysing learning needs and evaluating training.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to turn complex issues into actionable solutions.
• Strong project management skills to prioritise and manage concurrent initiatives against competing deadlines.
• Strong IT and digital skills, using varied software to create tailored solutions that meet stakeholder requirements.

Desirable

• Local government or public sector experience.
• Recognised teaching / training qualification.
• Assessor / Internal Verifier qualification.