Learning & Development Manager

ALD is uniquely positioned as an international organisation which has kept its Bristol-based family roots. We are proud to be part of the international French financial services firm, Société Générale, and to uphold the highest ethical and regulatory standards.

ALD Automotive is the leading vehicle leasing operation in Europe, managing over 1.6 million vehicles across 43 countries. Within the UK, ALD has a portfolio of over 150,000 leased and fleet managed vehicles, and is a market leader in innovation and service quality. A fully owned subsidiary of Société Générale we are global leaders in mobility solutions providing full service leasing and fleet management services, Ranked #3 Worldwide and #1 in Europe by number of contracts under management.

Through our Move 2025 strategy, we will become the global leader in our industry. That means investing in innovation and technology, sustainable solutions, state of the art digital capability and OF COURSE OUR PEOPLE!

If you come to work for ALD, you will be part of this exciting journey.
Are you looking to take the next step in your career?
Are you looking for an exciting challenge, with plenty of growth opportunity?

The provision of the People Development department supports the business and its employees by providing a number of People Development interventions including: Corporate Induction, Compliance training, Digital Learning, Apprenticeships, Coaching, Leadership, technical & behavioural training (in a variety of formats).

As a result of internal secondment, to one of our key projects, we’re currently seeking an L&D professional in the role of People Development Manager to support our current team. Whilst reporting into our Senior People Development Business Partner, you, as the successful applicant will have day to day responsibility for the team and resulting activity throughout the business. This is initially offered as a 9 Month Fixed Term Contract.

Key Purpose

• Manage stakeholder relationships, acting as the subject matter expert for all People Development related queries within the ALD UK business
• Develop, deliver and evaluate (or manage via third parties where appropriate) all required training initiatives and professional qualifications with support of the People Development Team.
• Planning of teams deliverables against the needs of the business, ensuring the budget and internal People Development team are sufficiently skilled and resourced to meet demand
• Ensure all compliance and regulatory training is delivered in line with the agreed plan and monitored for all ALD UK employees

Summary of Responsibilities

• Act as a point of contact for all Learning & Development requirements for the business from bespoke needs to project requirements
• Design, deliver and evaluate People Development initiatives; including the up-skilling and maintenance of the People Development team
• Monitoring the Personal Development Plan & Compliance Campaigns, ensuring where appropriate completion statuses are monitored in line with compliance and regulatory guidelines
• Support the completion of accurate learning needs analysis’ & action mapping when required, through collaboration with the relevant business areas
• Manage the Learning & Development budget accurately against business requirements ensuring value for money through existing suppliers
• Maintain current in-house learning and development capabilities, including digital & virtual offerings
• Overseeing the administration of the Learning Management System, ensuring record keeping is up to date
• Set an example as a team player, respectful of others in the organisation and maintain a focus on overall business objectives; contributing towards a productive and healthy working environment.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality; housekeeping; and to ensure that personal behaviour and attitude reflects the essence of ALD and the core values.
• Undertake relevant training as provided by the company.
• Ensure compliance with approved company, statutory and regulatory policies/procedures.

Essential Criteria

• Extensive demonstrable experience of the design and delivery of in house training courses
• Proactive in understanding business requirements and turning the requirements into value add training interventions
• A creative approach to solution delivery
• Self-motivated
• Strong coaching, mentoring & relationship building skills
• Experience of carrying out detailed Learning Needs Analysis (LNA)
• Excellent presentation, written & verbal communication skills (at all levels)
• Commercial awareness and management of third party suppliers.
• Highly competent in Microsoft Office
• Proven experience of people management

What we can offer …

• Generous contributory pension scheme
• 25* days holiday, in addition to bank holidays
• Volunteering days to assist in charity work/CSR Initiatives
• An excellent CSR agenda – Ecovadis certification
• Flexible working options available
• Study leave where applicable
• Enhanced parental leave
• Occupational Health Programme
• Introduction bonuses for referring an Employee or Customer
• Access to LinkedIn Learning/time towards to your CPD
• Cycle2work Scheme
• EV charging points, bike storage, shower & changing facilitates and car parking (Limited)
• Progressive/collaborative culture

If you’re excited about the prospect of working with us, and have most of the skills or experience we’re looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need!