Head of Learning – Membership Body (Financial Sector)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen at this innovative, dynamic and highly regarded membership body operating at the heart of the Financial Services sector, to strategically and operationally drive forward the full potential of their commercial Training & Learning portfolio and offering.

We are looking for an experienced learning and training specialist, with a genuine interest in financial services - this is a great opportunity to join a fast-moving growing team and make a genuine impact. Reporting to the Commercial Director, and following a recent review of their Training & Learning offering, this fabulous opportunity has arisen.  Alongside a fantastic career opportunity, the role comes with competitive salary, and excellent bonus and benefits package.

Company
This is a very well established and highly regarded Body within the banking and finance industry, Their inhouse team of c. 250 offer research, policy expertise, thought leadership and advocacy in support of their work. Alongside an innovative and stimulating events programme, they provide a Training and Learning Portfolio to their members (leading organizations within the financial and banking sector) – their objective is to ensure this programme is as relevant and successful, in terms of both offering and revenue, as befits their standing and ambition.

The Role
Following a recent review of their training provision and strategy, this pivotal role has been introduced to take forward the recommendations - shaping and growing their training strategy and qualification offering further to ensure it is top of range and ensuring year on year growth in revenues. This key role will work to engage with members to understand their training needs, and liaise with internal policy teams and the wider industry to keep ahead of business needs and legislative and governance landscape. You’ll shape the content, lead the team, and engage and manage the relevant suppliers to further develop and deliver an industry leading programme. Responsibilities include:

• Head up the Training & Learning offering – oversee, grow and develop the training offering and portfolio to members and the financial industry
• Drive and develop the team
• Work closely with, inspire and manage training suppliers – ensuring best development and best delivery of programmes
• Work in partnership with members - lead and develop the Learning and Development member forum, to enable research into the offering and drive deman
• Stakeholder management – engaging with members and industry to ensure alignment in training objectives and support them in developing their own learning strategies
• Innovation and strategic vision - identify new opportunities and delivery methods for training to engage members.
• Close alignment with policy colleagues, to ensure evolving priorities and change within the industry are reflected in the training offering
• Responsibility for annual training P&L targets, providing accurate sales pipeline and forecasting details for training portfolio to the Commercial Director
• Work closely with marketing to support with relevant content for promotional campaigns to drive sales – ensure programme is taken to market successfully and with impact
• Line management responsibilities, to engage and develop training manager and co-ordinator
• Undertake Commercial Delivery team wider leadership responsibilities as defined by the Director and working closely with the Head of Events

You:
We are looking for an experienced Learning and Training specialist, with a genuine interest in financial services – and with the vision, drive and commitment to take this excellent opportunity and their offering forward. You’ll be an accomplished all rounder in the field of Learning & Training – within the professional sector and ideally with a commercial background.  So experience within a similar membership or professional body would be ideal.  Experience within the financial sector, with issues of governance and risk – is ideal. Able to work both strategically and practically – with proven experience of working within similar commercial professional training and learning environments – ideally proven experience of shaping, and delivering exciting and commercial successful professional learning programmes. Specifically you will bring:  

• Demonstrable experience of building an industry relevant commercial training/learning programme - forward looking, and innovative
• Strong subject knowledge and experience of working within financial services sector is highly beneficial
• Experience working within a membership or similar professional body highly advantageous
• Creative approach to curriculum design and delivery - track record of great programmes previously achieved
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate, connect and influence colleagues and stakeholders
• A commitment to continuous improvement in developing offering – adept at having an ear to the ground to identify new commercial opportunities
• Experience of working in partnership and at pace within financial services to translate governance, risk and financial crime issues into high impact events or learning solutions.
• Demonstrable expertise in learning and development, having been responsible for its design and delivery, across a suite of methods.
• Experience managing budgets and delivering commercial revenue.
• Line management responsibility, engaging, coaching and developing team to members to drive a high performing team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills – supporting with marketing content
• Supplier management – manage and negotiate with key suppliers - inspire to continually deliver at high level
• Able to appraise, improve and innovate as a natural part of your approach, forward thinking, a driver able to consultatively gain confidence, trust and high regard from others to drive programmes and surpass expectations
• Excited about the next chapter in your career

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented and ambitious Learning and Training Professional to make a real impact at a leading sector Body …. If you tick the boxes above and would relish such a great opportunity – click APPLY now – looking to hire asap!