Job Title: Learning & Organisational Development Business Partner

This role is vital in ensuring the successful delivery of the OD and learning function, aimed at enhancing the capacity of leaders, line managers, and the wider workforce.
The post holder will lead in specific areas of the clients People Strategy, aligning them with the priorities of the organisation. These areas may include leadership development, employee engagement, performance management, and coaching.
The post holder will deliver an effective and efficient learning and OD function to achieve key strategic objectives and enhance the capacity of leaders, line managers, and the wider workforce.
 

Location: Lisburn
Hours: Monday – Friday, 37 hours per week
Salary: £21.09 per hour
 

Job duties:

• Partner with a number of defined business areas, providing expert L&OD advice to a range of internal and external stakeholders. Lead the design, development and delivery of HR/L&OD objectives and projects as outlined in the NIFRS People Strategy.
• To provide expert L&OD advice and to support the delivery of key strategic organisational change and learning objectives.
• Collaborate with a wide scope of internal and external stakeholders to design, develop, and implement learning and organisational development programmes.
• Supervision and performance management of L&OD employees.
• To represent the L&OD manager as required and provide support and cover to ensure resilience as far as practicable.
• Design, develop and implement organisational change management initiatives from inception to delivery, minimising resistance and using influence to encourage buy-in.
• Conduct thorough assessments through external people frameworks, such as Investors in People and to create tailored frameworks for the organisation to measure Employee Engagement/ Workforce Development, to identify complex issues and challenges within the organisation's culture and processes.
• To support the design, development and implementation of the NIFRS values and behavioural framework and code of ethics and act as a change champion.

Essential Criteria:

• Possess a Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification
• Have Associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
• Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working in a Learning & Development/OD role providing specialist advice and guidance on Learning/Organisational Development matters.

• Can demonstrate experience in the design and delivery / developing and implementing L&OD & interventions.
• A detailed understanding of organisational dynamics, change management in the research, development and implementation of HR policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences.
• Can demonstrate experience developing effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate organisational development and learning.

• Can demonstrate experience in conducting Learning Needs Analysis and in the evaluation of training.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into actionable solutions.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and effectively under competing deadlines.
• Can demonstrate strong experience with IT and Digital Skills in a range of software to create tailored digital solutions to meet stakeholder requirements.
• Possess a full, current UK driving licence or have access to a form of transport which enables them to fulfil the full requirements of the job.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working within local government or a public sector organisation.
• Possess a recognised teaching/ training qualification.
• Assessor/Internal Verifier qualification