Learning Business Partner

Learning Business Partner

Department: People

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Oval, London

Description

Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We revive underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.

We specialise in long term brownfield regeneration, focusing on challenging and complex sites that are beyond the scope of conventional homebuilders. We are highly collaborative, working with councils and communities to create a shared vision and to unlock a mix of social, environmental, economic and commercial value that benefits all our stakeholders.

Our passion for quality and design underpins everything we do. All Berkeley homes are created with care, expertise and relentless attention to detail. The Learning Business Partner is responsible for partnering with stakeholders to identify capability needs, designing impactful learning solutions, and delivering engaging training across the organisation. The role supports a wide range of audiences within the built environment sector, ensuring employees develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to perform effectively and safely.

The role

Stakeholder consultation & learning needs analysis

• Partner with business leaders, project teams and functional specialists to understand performance and capability needs
• Conduct learning needs analyses to identify skill gaps and development priorities
• Provide expert advice on appropriate learning approaches and solutions
• Translate business requirements into structured development programmes, learning modules or alternative learning resources
• Provide guidance to leaders and managers on performance conversations, objective setting, development planning and feedback. Not an exhaustive list.
• Work closely with the People Teams / HR Business Partners to ensure learning is fit for purpose within the divisional contexts

• Design engaging learning solutions including workshops, experiential activity, digital learning, blended learning programmes and coaching/mentoring support where appropriate
• Develop learning materials such as facilitator guides, participant workbooks, e learning content and supporting resources
• Ensure solutions are aligned with organisational vision and values, compliance requirements and industry best practice
• Adapt content for different audiences including technical specialists, operational teams and professional staff
• Develop learning activity that takes into account a variety of learning styles and the neurodiversity of thinking
• Communicate learning opportunities through in company communication channels, creating positive energy so people want to engage
• Actively engage in personal development to ensure the content of any learning is based on relevant thinking and a broad perspective of human behaviours and performance development
• Integrate, where relevant, core, functional and management competencies into the design learning activity
• Implement management and leadership assessment tools into learning activity where necessary (e.g., 360 feedback)

• Deliver/facilitate interactive face to face and virtual learning activity for a wide range of audiences across the Berkeley Group
• Use a variety of delivery techniques to create inclusive, engaging and practical learning experiences
• Support learners in applying learning to real workplace scenarios within their projects and offices
• Manage group dynamics and adapt delivery style to suit different learning needs and experience levels

Behavioural change leadership

• Act as a champion for Berkeley Group values and leadership behaviours
• Work with senior stakeholders to embed behavioural change
• Support the business through transition periods, enabling teams to adapt

• Build a healthy working relationship with the Berkeley Academy team who will coordinate any learning activity through the LMS
• Agree session structures, scheduling, logistics and communication with delegates
• Manage relationships with external training providers where required
• Manage relationships with internal staff who support any learning activity
• Ensure all learning records and documentation are up to date and reflect the learning activity

• Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of learning solutions using feedback, assessments and behavioural change indicators
• Analyse performance data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improved learning interventions and delivery methods
• Stay up to date with emerging learning practices, technologies and industry developments that support evaluation of learning

Experience required

Essential

• Excellent communication, facilitation and coaching capability
• Experience in management and leadership and organisational development
• Strong understanding of performance frameworks and modern performance development practices
• Experience of designing and facilitating human skills performance development content as well as management/leadership programmes and content
• Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to inform decisions

Desirable but not essential

• Experience in a large, complex or matrix organisation (FTSE 100 experience advantageous)
• Certification from a management/leadership professional body and coaching certification
• Experience of digital learning platforms and learning technologies
• Experience in behavioural change and performance development activity

Why join us?

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day
• Private pension plan
• Group life assurance

The standard full time working hours in the office are 8am 5pm with core working hours 9am 4pm.

Internal applicants: If you're an internal applicant, please ensure you've informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.