Learning and Development Manager

Short summary 

The Learning and Development Manager role presents an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, experienced and organised individual to join the Crick’s Learning and Development team, which coordinates training, learning and development for the Crick’s scientific and operational staff. Working closely with members of the HR, Academic Training, and Communications teams, the successful candidate will further develop, manage, promote and evaluate the Crick’s core (non-scientific) training, learning and development programmes for staff and managers. 

You will be pivotal in establishing and maintaining appropriate plans, processes, activities, and records for effective training, learning and development across the institute (staff groups, operational functions, teams and individual levels). You will work closely with the Head of Learning and Developmentto implement a comprehensive training, learning and development strategy, that is aligned with the institute’s mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Organising the implementation of our training, learning and development strategy, and the delivery of an associated portfolio of activities
• Evaluating training, learning and development needs at all organisational levels
• Measuring impact and effectiveness of training and other learning methods
• Implementing various learning methods and channels (e.g. face-to-face and online training, coaching, job-shadowing, peer-to-peer learning)
• Designing, sourcing, curating, and maintaining effective, tailored training, learning and development materials (e.g. skills toolkits and resources)
• Ensuring clear communication of the training, learning and development offering
• Ensuring resources are in place to support individuals and their managers to develop and implement effective training, learning and development plans to support them in their current roles and future careers
• Managing the Crick’s Performance and Development Review (appraisal) process for all staff groups 

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy. 

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via our website.
• The closing date for applications is 12.10.2023
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

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