Learning and Development Advisor (FTC - 18 Months)

Job Introduction

Job Description for Learning and Development Advisor (FTC - 18 Months):

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

The role of the Learning and Development Advisor includes the creation of learning content and provision of advice and guidance to support NNL's skills and people development strategies.

Role Responsibility

Main Responsibilities for Learning and Development Advisor (FTC - 18 Months):

• Design, develop and maintain learning content in a range of formats including e-learning, online, virtual and classroom training, working in conjunction with SMEs and manage curated learning content in order to provide a range of learning resources that are easily accessible to learners and meet their learning needs.
• Provide L&D support and guidance in response to requests from individuals and line managers and propose appropriate learning solutions in a timely and professional manner.
• Proactively engage, educate and support our business in identifying L&D requirements in order to raise skill levels across the business and address performance issues.
• Manage and coordinate NNL’s Induction Programme including: face to face activities; online content; timescales; review and evaluation; to welcome new starters to NNL and to integrate them into our business.
• Manage L&D content in SharePoint, ensuring that it remains current and reflects L&D developments and offerings, to support employees with their career and development planning.
• Support the development and review of L&D policies and procedures; helping others interpret and apply them as appropriate to raise standards and enable compliance. 
• Support the implementation and maintenance of standards, training and an internal accreditation process for people in the business who develop and deliver training internally and externally to ensure effectiveness, consistency and quality.
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures and contribute to risk management, governance and assurance processes to support overall team performance in these areas.
• Proactivity recommend and implement improvements to L&D processes and services and evaluate L&D offerings/feedback in order to contribute to the continual improvement of the function.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Learning and Development Advisor (FTC - 18 Months):

• CIPD qualification or equivalent and professional membership.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to coordinate and manage L&D business requests.
• Ability to prioritise urgent work requests and to work under pressure to tight timescales.
• Great interpersonal skills; ability to work on own or as part of a team and to seek advice when required.
• Strong attention to detail and a track record in producing high quality work. 
• Learning content creation skills covering classroom; e-learning and online formats and working knowledge of content development software.
• Experience of designing, managing and coordinating induction content and programmes.
• Utilises all available resources and tools to investigate and resolve problems and ensure the most appropriate solution is identified in a safe and timely manner.
• Strong planning, prioritizing and programme management skills.
• Ability to report progress against KPIs/ OKRs.
• Ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment and criminal record checks).

About the Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

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