L&D Specialist

Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company has 117,000 employees and generated revenues of €17.1 billion in the 2015 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world

Salary: £37k

Location: HH

Hours: 40 hours per week. Mon - Fri

Arvato HR team are looking for an experienced Learning & Development professional who’s ready to take the next step in their career. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who already has a solid foundation in L&D and is looking to grow into a future leadership or managerial role. We are seeking someone who can confidently design, deliver, and influence learning strategy, while developing their capability to lead and shape the function longer term.

Your Tasks
Design and deliver engaging, tailored training programmes across the business, adapting to different learning styles and experience levels
Facilitate learning through a blend of face-to-face, virtual, and digital formats
Partner with stakeholders to identify learning needs and implement impactful development solutions
Own the full learning cycle: needs analysis, design, delivery, and evaluation
Manage and continuously improve content within the Learning Management System (LMS)
Use data and insights to evaluate learning effectiveness and drive improvements
Introduce and embed innovative learning technologies and approaches
Contribute to and lead L&D projects, ensuring delivery within agreed timelines
Provide coaching and mentoring to support individual and team development
Support the development of career pathways, competency frameworks, and structured learning journeys
Ensure compliance with regulatory and organisational training requirements
Build strong relationships across HR and the wider business

Your Profile
Proven experience in Learning & Development, training, or a closely related people development role
Confident designing and delivering learning interventions end-to-end
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at different levels
Experience working with LMS platforms and digital learning tools
Data-driven mindset, with the ability to evaluate impact and improve outcomes
Highly organised with strong attention to detail
Excellent communication and facilitation skills
Comfortable working with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Ambitious and motivated to grow into a managerial or leadership role within L&D

We Offer
25 days annual leave plus 8 UK bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days
Pension contribution
A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary
Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you
Employee Discount Scheme
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Arvato is a trusted business outsourcing partner to the private and public sectors.

We have long-term partnerships with some of the most respected companies in the UK and globally, as well as innovative public sector clients.

We combine our expertise in business process outsourcing (BPO), financial solutions, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and public sector and citizen services to deliver innovative, individual solutions that help our clients to achieve their objectives. In the UK and Ireland, we employ over 4,000 people across more than ten locations. Internationally, arvato employs more than 66,400 people in over 270 subsidiaries across almost 40 countries worldwide. Our parent group Bertelsmann is the world’s most international media company with revenues of €16.4bn.

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