Learning & Development Consultant

Our client, a respected organisation within the financial services sector, is seeking an experienced and strategic L&D Consultant to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of its organisation-wide learning and talent offering. This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior learning professional to influence long-term capability development at an enterprise level. The ideal candidate will be visionary, collaborative, and highly skilled at operating with senior leaders to define strategic direction.

What’s on Offer?

• Job type: Full time, temporary
• Location: London (hybrid – 2 days in office)
• Salary: £75 p/h

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape the strategic vision and long-term blueprint for an integrated, organisation-wide Academy.
• Define priorities, success measures, and milestones for future learning, development, and talent strategies.
• Partner with senior leaders to ensure full alignment with organisational goals.
• Gather insights and build consensus across key stakeholders, acting as a trusted strategic advisor.
• Map current and future L&D and talent activity to identify opportunities for integration and simplification.
• Communicate the Academy’s strategy clearly through high-level presentations and briefing materials.
• Lead thinking on digital trends, future skills, and emerging technologies to future-proof the Academy.
• Conduct horizon scanning and recommend strategic actions to ensure long-term organisational readiness.

Skills, Experience, and Training Requirements:

• Extensive experience in L&D strategy, organisational development, or talent management at a senior/strategic level.
• Demonstrated ability to set vision and strategy for organisation-wide or large-scale learning/talent initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with experience operating at executive or board level.
• Excellent strategic thinking, analytical, and conceptual skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex ideas into clear, actionable strategies.
• Experience integrating diverse learning and talent initiatives into a unified offer is highly desirable.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• A visionary strategic thinker with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.
• An experienced L&D or talent strategist who thrives on shaping long-term organisational capability.
• A collaborative partner who can bring clarity, structure, and direction to large-scale initiatives.
• Someone who combines strong conceptual thinking with pragmatic, organisation-focused solutions.

How to Apply:
If you have the experience and strategic capability for this role, we would really like to hear from you. Apply directly through this advert with your CV.


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