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People Development Partner

Overview of the role

People Development Partner 

We're looking for a People Development Partner who’s fired up about building brilliant leaders, unlocking potential, and making learning stick — not just in the classroom, but on the ground, in the real world.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape and deliver learning solutions that elevate management capability, embed soft skills, and support our teams to drive commercial performance — at pace, at scale, and with heart.

You’ll also play a key role in supporting wider functional and operational training needs across the business — ensuring teams are technically equipped, compliant, and confident from day one.

You’ll be the go-to expert in leadership development and behavioural skills, bringing energy, expertise, and clarity to a fast-paced, multi-site organisation.

What you’ll be doing

Design and Delivery with Purpose

• Create powerful, practical learning that drives real behaviour change — leadership, management, soft skills, and everything in between.
• Deliver engaging, high-energy sessions across a mix of formats: in-person, virtual, blended.
• Continuously test, learn, and improve — measuring impact, not just attendance.

Be the Business Partner

• Work closely with leaders and HR partners to spot development needs and craft targeted solutions that support performance and strategy.
• Translate business goals into capability plans that help us get where we’re going — faster.
• Partner with business functions to develop and deliver role-specific technical training, aligned to operational needs and priorities.
• Support the business in meeting compliance requirements for mandatory and health & safety training.

Champion Scalable, Smart Learning

• Build and roll out programmes that work across sites, functions, and formats — whether people are remote, hybrid, or on the front line.
• Develop toolkits, playbooks, and self-serve content that empower individuals and teams to own their development.
• Manage and continually enhance the business induction programme, ensuring a consistent and impactful new starter experience.

Drive Culture and Capability

• Be a catalyst for building a culture of feedback, coaching, and continuous learning.
• Contribute to and support performance management processes across the business.
• Support talent development and succession planning, helping to identify and prepare our future leaders.
• Work closely with leadership to ensure we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles — now and in the future.

What you’ll bring

Must-haves

• Proven experience in designing and delivering learning that develops managers and leaders.
• Confident facilitator who can energise a room — whether it’s in person or on Teams.
• Experience working across a multi-site or remote workforce.
• A commercial mindset: you link learning to performance and results.
• Strong relationship builder who can challenge, coach, and influence at all levels.

Nice-to-haves

• Coaching qualification or practical coaching experience.
• Exposure to digital learning tools and platforms.
• Background in retail, healthcare, or other fast-paced environments.
• Experience managing induction or compliance training programmes.

What makes you stand out

You’re a doer and a thinker — just as comfortable rolling your sleeves up to deliver a session as you are shaping the big picture. You bring ideas, energy, and urgency. You don’t just follow best practice — you define it.

You care deeply about making people better at what they do — and making it happen at scale. You see capability building not as a support function, but as a performance driver.