Team Manager - Talent Development

Warwickshire County Council • Warwick, RI

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About The Position

Warwickshire County Council is seeking an experienced, engaging leader to provide maternity cover for up to 12 months as Team Manager, Talent Development, within its Workforce Development Service. The role provides strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio, including corporate learning and development, talent development, career development, apprenticeships, social care learning (including pre-qualifying and post-qualifying Social Work education), coaching and mentoring, and digital learning, e-learning and the Learning Hub. The post has line management responsibility for a team of ten colleagues.

The postholder will work with colleagues and leaders across the Council to understand workforce needs, shape effective development solutions and ensure the learning offer supports both employees and the organisation. The role involves balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery while leading a busy team and managing a varied portfolio of programmes and priorities.

This is a fixed-term maternity cover opportunity for up to 12 months, with a preferred start date as soon as possible. The selection process includes a short presentation followed by an interview. The successful candidate must be able to speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English.

Requirements

• Experience of leading teams and programmes of work.
• Strong and inclusive leadership.
• Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinking and sound judgement.
• Experience of managing budgets.
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries.
• Genuine passion for learning, development and organisational capability.
• Ability to speak and provide advice to the public in accurate spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the Talent Development portfolio.
• Lead corporate learning and development, talent development, career development and apprenticeships.
• Oversee social care learning, including pre-qualifying and post-qualifying Social Work education.
• Oversee coaching and mentoring, digital learning, e-learning and the Learning Hub.
• Line-manage a team of ten colleagues.
• Work with colleagues and leaders across the Council to understand workforce needs and shape effective development solutions.
• Ensure the Council’s learning offer supports its people and the organisation.
• Lead a varied portfolio of programmes and priorities, balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery.
• Manage budgets.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution rate typically around 19 percent per month.
• Agile working.
• Generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.
• Access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed