Senior Learning and Development Consultant - Waverley Court

Job Description

Corporate Services

Senior Learning and Development Consultant - Fixed term until 30/10/2026
Waverley Court

Salary: £44,257 - £52,373
Hours: 36 per week

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Social Care Operating Model Programme team as a Senior Learning and Development Consultant at the City of Edinburgh Council. Working to help deliver this high profile complex digital transformation programme that will provide the service areas (Adult, Children, Justice and Business Support) with an updated solution to drive superior quality of inputs /outputs, remove duplication and drive efficiency in social work practise. 

We are looking for someone with a passion for Training and change and who wants to take a lead in developing and rolling out training for this exciting new way of working. You will enjoy working in a fast-paced project management environment and want to be part of change and transformation in the public sector. 

You will work as part of a team helping to implement the new system and having direct responsibility for work on Training and work alongside the Programme manager to make sure the programme delivers on time. Your key responsibilities will be:

•     Training Needs Analysis – carry out analysis to assess training needs
•     Training Plan and Strategy Development - Develop a full learning needs assessment, drawing on the analysis carried out by the business change lead
•     Training Material Development Design and develop training materials aligned to key messages from the Change Plan and Comms Plan, and Value Realization Board
•     Training Delivery and Facilitation - Deliver training sessions using a variety of methods (e.g., instructor-led, virtual, e-learning, self-paced)
•     Training Logistics Management - Coordinate and manage training schedules to optimise resource allocation
•     Change Management Team Collaboration - Collaborate closely with other team members, including the Business Change Lead, other trainers, PMs, and workstream leads

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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