About this role
Location: Leeds - City Centre
Working time: 1 FTE
Contract type: Fixed term (FTC for 12 months)
Do you want to be part of a national network supporting the delivery of health and care research across England? Are you an experienced learning and development leader ready to shape learning at a UK-wide scale. Do you have the leadership skills to inspire and develop a learning and development team, while driving service excellence at scale?
You will have experience of leading a learning and development team, including deployment of a Learning Management System. This exciting role will enable the delivery of a UK-wide LMS and learning strategy as well as driving service excellence in learning design and management to the RDN, NIHR and wider health and care research system.
You will proactively develop a profile within the RDNCC and work collaboratively with individuals and groups both across the RDN and the University of Leeds, and with external stakeholders in a host of settings. Working with your Director and Head of function, you will support organisational change to ensure the network functions as a single organisation with a shared purpose and vision across England, providing support to colleagues and managing your own team in a positive and flexible way.
This role will be based in the RDNCC office on Queen Street, Leeds. We work in a hybrid way with an expectation that all RDNCC staff spend at least 40% of their time office. We are also open to discussing other flexible working arrangements.
What we offer in return
26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year! Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls. Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team. All Faculty of Medicine and Health staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your line manager about how you can utilise these. Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!
If you are looking for a role that will provide you with an exciting opportunity to lead learning at scale and influence national strategy to play a key role in shaping the future of learning across the RDN and NIHR, and to work alongside enthusiastic and supportive colleagues, apply today.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Jess Radcliffe Craggs, Head of Research Delivery Workforce Development
Email: [email protected]
Application process
As part of the RDNCC’s commitment to inclusion and equity of opportunity, our shortlisting stage is undertaken with names removed from job applications. Please do not include identifiable information in uploaded documents, file names or free text fields (e.g., names, photos, contact details) other than those specifically requested in the personal details section of the application form.