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Head of Learning and Development

🏢 ScS 📍 Sunderland, North East England, England 💼 Company - Public
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£42,000 - £65,000
£3,500 - £5,417 / mo
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Location Base
Sunderland, North East England, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Description


What’s the opportunity?
This is a rare, exciting opportunity to join the ScS People Team as Head of Learning and Development. The successful person will lead on areas of Learning and Development and drive this area of the people strategy forward.


What does the role involve?


  • Identify and lead on organisational development to support the delivery of the People Strategy
  • Lead the Learning and Development team
  • Oversee the design and deployment of high impact leadership and development programmes, events and projects and functional pathways
  • Manage and deliver a cost effective and performance orientated L&D service, ensuring that performance targets and budgets are met
  • Support the development of the senior leaders within ScS
  • Work collaboratively with the wider people team and colleagues in ScS to drive the RIGHT values and behaviours

Who are we looking for?


  • Previous experience of leading and delivering people projects across a large organisation
  • Learning and Development qualification or equivalent experience including managing Apprenticeship programmes
  • Significant experience in delivering strategic learning & development, management or employee engagement interventions
  • Previous experience of influencing key stakeholders to design and deliver leaning solutions to meet individual, team and organisational needs
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • The passion to deliver excellent service to our colleagues
  • A real people person – the ability to build strong relationships with our colleagues
  • A team player
  • Adaptable to change in a fast paced environment
  • Strong work ethic, resilient, self-starter and a can do attitude

What’s in it for you?


  • Competitive salary
  • Access to 100s of high street discounts and more – holiday discounts, gym discounts, cinema discounts, evouchers, cashback and more!
  • Flexible working arrangements welcomed
  • 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Access to our dedicated Employee Assistance Programme – to give you free access to advice and information on a range of topics
  • Share Incentive Plan
  • Death in service
  • Pension
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Long service benefits

About ScS

We are one of the UK’s leading sofa and carpet specialists, and you can find us on numerous retail parks all over the country.
We have 99 retail stores, serviced by 9 distribution centres, a Digital Hub based in Coventry and a support centre based in Sunderland. For over a century, ScS has been providing customers with an excellent customer experience, selling beautiful products with outstanding value, quality and choice. Our primary product focus is in retailing sofas, flooring and dining, helping customers to create the home they’ll love and that’s where you come in…
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Location: Sunderland, North East England, England
Eligibility: Verified Employer Direct Placement
Schedule: Company - Public
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