Oakleaf Partnership
Talent development lead
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Talent Development Lead
3 days in the office (central London).
Our client, a well-established global executive search business, is looking for a Talent Development Lead to join their People & Development team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a genuine passion for sales, training delivery and coaching within the search/recruitment sector to shape how consultants at every level are developed.
Reporting to the Head of People & Development, you will lead the coordination and delivery of search and sales training programs across the business, with a particular focus on early-career consultants. You'll design a best-in-class sales excellence methodology, facilitate engaging learning sessions, provide hands-on desk-side coaching, and manage the end-to-end administration of development programs.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinating Training Programs
- Plan and organise training sessions, handling logistics, materials and participant communication
- Maintain the learning and development calendar, avoiding conflicts with other business priorities
- Act as the main point of contact for training participants, managing invitations, reminders and feedback
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Designing and Facilitating Learning Sessions
- Create engaging, accessible training materials that accommodate different learning styles
- Lead interactive sessions spanning search methodology, sales, soft skills and technical training
- Adapt sessions to meet the needs of audiences from entry-level to experienced professionals
Coaching, Mentoring, Quality Assurance and Feedback
- Deliver 1:1 at-desk training and support, embedding best practice and data quality
- Provide mentorship and coaching, particularly to those early in their careers
- Give clear, constructive feedback during and after training sessions
- Facilitate peer-to-peer learning through mentoring and team-based activities
Administrative Support for L&D
- Maintain training documentation, attendance records and participant feedback
- Track and report on employee development, participation and training outcomes
- Use feedback to continuously improve training programs
Supporting the Business's Development Needs
- Work with managers to identify learning needs and skills gaps, proposing relevant training
- Design individual development plans aligned to career goals, using the 70-20-10 model
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Essential Requirements
- Extensive, demonstrable experience designing and delivering sales excellence/sales training programs, within a search, recruitment sales environment
- Strong facilitation skills, with experience leading and co-facilitating interactive, engaging training sessions in person, at desk and remotely
- Excellent organisational skills to coordinate multiple training sessions, timetables and participant logistics
- Experience providing mentorship and coaching, ideally within a search, recruitment/staffing or sales environment
- Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to flex style to meet the needs of diverse learners
- Strong administration skills, comfortable managing training documentation, tracking progress and generating reports
- A genuine commitment to inclusive learning and development, ensuring content and delivery are accessible to all, including neurodivergent and disabled employees
- Good working knowledge of standard recruitment CRM and sourcing tools (e.g. Salesforce and LinkedIn Recruiter), with the ability to pick up new systems quickly
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