Skills Development Specialist - Midland Heart : Job Details

Are you passionate about workforce development and skills training?

Do you have experience in trade, technical, and professional skills development within the housing or construction sector?

Skills Development Specialist Based: Birmingham, B15 1LZ Salary: £41,884 per annum Hours: 35 per week Term: Permanent

As our Skills Development Specialist, you will design, implement, and manage a comprehensive skills development strategy to support trade, technical, and specialist roles across the organisation. You will play a key role in aligning training programs with industry standards, compliance requirements, and government initiatives, such as the forthcoming Professionalism in Housing Qualifications.

Responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to:

• Developing and implementing skills training programs for trade and other technical roles / professions, ensuring a future-fit workforce.
• Collaborating with internal teams and external providers to create tailored training solutions that cover technical, professional, and leadership skills.
• Managing the accreditation process, ensuring training programs comply with industry regulations and qualification standards.
• Identifying and engaging with high potential and high performing colleagues, ensuring they have robust development plans that aid succession planning.
• Tracking progress and impact, using data-driven insights to continuously improve training initiatives.

Our ideal candidate? To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• A degree or significant equivalent professional experience in learning & development or a related field.
• Level 5 qualification in coaching and mentoring, with evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience of designing, managing and coordinating large-scale learning and skills development programs across multiple teams and sites.
• Knowledge of trade and technical skills in the housing sector, including electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and surveying.

Who are Midland Heart? We're one team working together for our tenants. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you will be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we're here to develop your potential.

Closing Date:16 March 2025

Interested?

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We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.

No agencies please.