Sixty Eight People
National Training Manager
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What's in it for you?
- £60k base + £6k car allowance, plus a discretionary bonus — circa £70k package
- A newly created, senior role reporting directly into the People Director
- A genuine blank canvas — build a 12-month training strategy and an apprenticeship framework from scratch, with an untouched levy to invest
- High-trust, low-micromanagement culture — you own your diary and your priorities
- Lead and shape a team of five regional trainers, a training coordinator, and the wider national training function
- Real scope to commercialise training and open up a new revenue stream for the business
- Genuinely flexible, field-based role — no fixed office, no fixed hours, just results
- UK-wide role — you can be based anywhere, though the Midlands/North offers the best fit for travel
Who are they?
Our client is a market-leading, national grounds maintenance and horticulture business, employing around 4,500 people, roughly 90% of whom are operational and out in the field every day. They're spread right across the UK, with a network of regional offices supporting the business. Having recently restructured their People function from a regional to a functional model, they're investing seriously in training and development as a strategic priority rather than an afterthought. It's a fast-paced, safety-critical, seasonal business — weather, machinery, and site conditions all shape the working week — and one where honesty, visibility, and being genuinely out with the teams matter more than polish. This is a confidential search, so full client details will be shared with shortlisted candidates.
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What will you get up to?
- Build and own a 12-month rolling training and development strategy across the business
- Drive mandatory health & safety training compliance
- Design and launch an apprenticeship framework from scratch, using an untapped levy
- Take on and evolve an existing leadership development programme
- Manage and develop a team of regional trainers, a training coordinator, and the national training function
- Partner closely with Operations leadership to plan training around seasonal peaks and safety windows
- Explore and grow commercial training opportunities with external clients
- Get out on site regularly, building visible, trusted relationships across the business
- Report directly into the People Director as a senior voice in the People team
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What are we looking for?
- Proven experience planning and delivering multi-site operational training
- A background in retail, hospitality, contact centre or similar frontline/operational environments — equally at home in grounds maintenance, FM or logistics
- Strong organisational and planning skills — comfortable building structure and process from scratch
- A self-starter who can run the function with minimal oversight
- A resilient, direct communicator, comfortable with difficult conversations
- High integrity and a hands-on approach — happy to be out in the field, not just at a desk
- Comfortable with UK-wide travel
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