People's Partnership
People Development Lead
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People Development Lead
9 Months FTC
About People’s Partnership
At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fuelled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.
What You'll Be Doing
Lead the organisation’s people development strategy by designing and delivering learning, leadership, talent, career, and performance development initiatives that build capability, strengthen organisational effectiveness, and support long-term business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with business areas to identify development needs, close skills gaps, and deliver impactful learning solutions through a mix of in-house programmes, digital learning, and external providers.
- Design and implement leadership and talent development initiatives, including succession planning, talent calibration, leadership capability reviews, and management development programmes.
- Drive career development and behavioural framework initiatives, enabling colleagues to achieve their professional goals while aligning capability with organisational strategy.
- Lead and continuously improve the Performance Development Review (PDR) process, supporting managers and employees with objective setting, performance conversations, and development planning.
- Collaborate with the Risk team and senior stakeholders to embed a strong risk culture, organisational values, diversity and inclusion principles, and customer-focused behaviours across all people development activities.
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What We’re Looking For
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business needs into actionable development plans.
- Expertise in designing and delivering impactful learning and development programmes.
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong organisational and project management capabilities, with a proven ability to manage budgets effectively.
- Familiarity with leadership competency frameworks and career development methodologies.
- Knowledge of apprenticeship frameworks and statutory requirements.
- Proven experience in a similar role within Learning and Development or People Development.
- Experience managing apprenticeships and understanding compliance requirements.
- Strong knowledge of leadership and talent management best practices.
What you can expect from us:
- Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%
- Real living wage
- Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance
- Employee healthcare
- Parental and adoption leave
- Learning & development opportunities and study support
- Travel season ticket loans
- Grab & Go Deli Café at our Crawley offices
- Volunteering days and charity payroll giving
- Onsite gym
- Ride-to-Work scheme
- Social clubs and events
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Disability Statement
People's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. This role may support hybrid working. To make use of this arrangement, employees must have an appropriate home working environment, including a private workspace and reliable, secure high speed internet that enables them to perform their duties effectively. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best “you”.
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