Syme Drummond
Learning + Development Business Partner
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Learning + Development Business Partner
Learning & Development Business Partner
Permanent | Full Time | Hybrid
At Syme Drummond, we're delighted to have been exclusively retained by Right There to appoint a Learning & Development Business Partner as they continue to invest in the future of their People function.
Following an exciting period of transformation, they're now looking to appoint a Learning & Development Business Partner to help shape how learning, leadership, and organisational capability evolve for years to come.
Some Learning & Development roles are all about coordinating courses, managing compliance, and keeping training records up to date.
This isn't one of them.
This is an opportunity to join an organisation that's investing in its people like never before. A newly designed People function. A new leadership team. A genuine appetite to do things differently.
Now they're looking for someone who can help shape what learning looks like for the future. Not by creating more courses. But by building capability, developing leaders, and creating a culture where learning becomes part of everyday life.
Why this role?
The foundations are already there. There are great programmes, passionate people, and plenty of ideas.
What they're looking for now is someone who can bring everything together. Someone who enjoys turning ideas into action, embedding initiatives that make a lasting difference, and ensuring learning doesn't stop when the workshop ends.
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This is a role for someone who wants to influence how an organisation develops - not simply deliver training.
What you'll be doing
Working closely with the Head of People and wider People team, you'll:
- Develop and implement an organisation-wide Learning & Development strategy.
- Design leadership and management development programmes that build confidence and capability.
- Create meaningful learning pathways that support colleagues throughout their careers.
- Partner with managers to understand development needs and identify practical solutions.
- Champion coaching, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing across the organisation.
- Shape the future of digital and blended learning.
- Measure the impact of learning initiatives and use insight to continually improve them.
- Help ensure learning becomes embedded into everyday practice rather than remaining a standalone activity.
What we're looking for
You'll already be working within Learning & Development, Organisational Development, or Talent Development in a strategic or business partnering role.
More importantly, you'll be someone who:
- Loves helping people grow.
- Builds trusted relationships quickly.
- Is naturally curious and enjoys understanding how organisations work before deciding how to improve them.
- Is comfortable coaching and influencing managers at all levels.
- Can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery.
- Enjoys bringing people together and turning good ideas into meaningful outcomes.
- Gets genuine satisfaction from seeing initiatives become embedded and make a lasting impact.
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Experience with leadership development, digital learning, blended learning, or psychometric tools would be advantageous, but mindset and approach are just as important.
Why apply?
This is an opportunity to join an organisation at a genuinely exciting point in its journey.
You'll have the opportunity to influence leaders, build capability across the organisation, and help create an environment where people feel supported, empowered, and able to do their very best work.
If you're looking for a role where your ideas will be valued, your relationships will matter, and your work will leave a lasting legacy, we'd love to hear from you.
Drop us a message for a confidential chat – lynne.friel@symedrummond.co.uk charlotte.plummer@symedrummond.co.uk. Please note that Syme Drummond has been exclusively retained to manage this appointment. Any unsolicited CVs submitted directly to the client will be forwarded to Syme Drummond and considered as introductions made by Syme Drummond.
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