Skills & Capability Lead
Location: Durrington, West Sussex (Hybrid working arrangements) Salary: £58,400.00 - £82,400.00
About the Role
We're looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking Skills & Capability Lead on behalf of our client to shape the future of learning, capability, and performance across the organisation.
This is a senior leadership role at the heart of our client's transformation agenda, driving a culture of continuous improvement, capability excellence, and high performance. Reporting to the Head of Talent, Capability & Leadership, you will set the strategic direction for business skills development, lead a high-performing team, and ensure our workforce has the skills, behaviours, and expertise needed to deliver both now and in the future.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in complexity, enjoys building capability at scale, and can influence at every level of a fast-moving, evolving organisation.
Role Overview
- Develop and deliver a multi-year capability and learning strategy, aligned to business priorities and future skills requirements
- Lead and inspire a team of learning and capability specialists, driving high-impact delivery
- Establish and embed learning governance frameworks and enterprise standards to ensure consistency, quality, and measurable impact
- Own and manage the learning budget, including forecasting, vendor and MSP management, and investment prioritisation
- Deliver enterprise-wide learning programmes, including induction, compliance, behavioural, and business skills development
- Design and implement engaging, modern learning solutions, both internally and via external providers
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement, leveraging digital learning, data insights, and emerging technologies
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, ensuring capability needs are understood, prioritised, and delivered
- Ensure compliance and quality assurance across all training provision
Additional Responsibilities
- Oversee performance and commercial management of MSPs and learning providers
- Develop enterprise-wide skills frameworks and capability pathways
- Support occasional travel for team leadership, supplier engagement, and programme delivery
What You'll Bring
Essential
- Proven experience leading enterprise-wide learning and development programmes
- Strong people leadership experience, managing teams or specialist functions
- Experience designing learning governance frameworks and policies
- Budget ownership, including vendor and commercial management
- Strong instructional design and programme development expertise
- Experience with learning systems and digital platforms
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive organisation-wide change
- Strong analytical capability, using data to measure impact and inform decisions
- CIPD qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Coaching qualification or experience
- Experience working with MSPs or large external training providers
- Knowledge of psychometrics or talent assessment tools
- Background in workforce planning, capability mapping, or organisational development
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