Adecco
Learning & Development Specialist (Leadership)
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Development Specialist (Leadership)
Location: Durrington, Worthing (Hybrid Working)
Contract: Fixed-Term Contract (6 Months)
Hours: 37 Hours Per Week
Adecco is delighted to be supporting our client in the recruitment of an experienced Development Specialist (Leadership) to join their Culture & Capability team on a six-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented learning and development professional to play a key role in delivering and enhancing leadership and management development initiatives across a large and progressive organisation. The successful candidate will be passionate about developing people, enabling high-performing teams and creating engaging learning experiences that support leadership capability at all levels.
The Role
Reporting to the Development Manager (Talent & Leadership), the Development Specialist will be responsible for facilitating and designing a range of leadership and management development interventions, supporting organisational capability and performance.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering engaging virtual and face-to-face leadership and management development programmes.
- Facilitating leadership webinars, aspiring manager programmes and capability-building workshops.
- Leading team effectiveness sessions that strengthen collaboration, communication and performance.
- Creating inclusive and psychologically safe learning environments that encourage participation and practical application.
- Designing and developing innovative learning resources, workshops and supporting materials.
- Partnering with stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify learning needs and develop impactful solutions.
- Contributing to wider talent and leadership initiatives across the organisation.
- Evaluating programme effectiveness through learner feedback and participation data to drive continuous improvement.
About the Candidate
The ideal candidate will be an experienced facilitator and learning professional with a proven track record of delivering engaging leadership development programmes and creating high-quality learning solutions.
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Applicants should possess:
- Insights Discovery Accreditation.
- Experience facilitating both virtual and face-to-face workshops and webinars.
- Experience designing and developing learning content and workshop materials.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
- Experience evaluating learning interventions and using feedback to improve outcomes.
- A coaching qualification or experience applying coaching methodologies.
Why Apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where learning, leadership and development are at the heart of its people strategy. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on leadership capability while working as part of a supportive and collaborative Culture & Capability team.
To discuss this opportunity in confidence or to apply, please submit your CV today.
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