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Are you passionate about developing leadership capability? Do you have strong learning and development knowledge with excellent design and delivery skills? Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a variety of different business areas and stakeholders?

If your answer is 'yes' to all of these, keep reading.

Want to know a little about us?

At Novuna, we care about building a better tomorrow. With a focus on sustainability, and a passion for phenomenal customer experiences, we provide consumers and businesses with the capital they need to realise their ambitions.

We're proud to be a Top 50 Inclusive employer, and we're number 15 in Glassdoor's Top 50 Employer list.

What does the role involve?

Reporting to the Learning and Leadership Development Manager, as a Leadership Development Partner you'll help to build our leadership capability across Novuna. You'll have the autonomy to enhance our existing leadership development offering by shaping and delivering the next big thing to take our leadership journey to the next level.

Some of your key duties will include:

Designing and delivering leadership development programmes which will range from aspiring leaders through to senior leadership development
Evaluating the impact of learning initiatives and making recommendations of improvements to the learning strategy
Using your expertise in the leadership learning space to develop and build on our existing offering, with a focus on inclusive leadership and coaching programmes
Manage learning and leadership development programmes to fully meet the needs of the business, anticipating, and preparing for requirements as well as addressing current needs

What are we looking for?

You'll have a passion for leadership development and will have strong training design and delivery skills. You'll get a kick out of learning and making difference and will be keen to work with a range of different stakeholders and disciplines.

Also, we're looking for the following:

Highly skilled at designing and delivering training through a variety of mediums (including classroom based and virtually)
Strong knowledge of learnership and management methodologies, best practices and approaches
Good stakeholder management skills and strong presentation skills
Data analysis and evaluation skills to help drive decision making and continuous improvement

What can we offer you?

At Novuna we take our people promise seriously. If you join us, you'll have a chance to make a difference, opportunities to learn, and time to shine.

In addition to a market-benchmarked salary and excellent bonus scheme, our offer to you includes:

Company car or cash alternative – with fantastic EV incentives
Flexible hybrid working
25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell 5 days
Full wellbeing package including BUPA, digital GP service, 24/7 employee assistance, plus wellbeing events throughout the year

What's the next step?

Interested? Start your application today and see what Novuna can offer you.

Novuna is a consciously inclusive employer, and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

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