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I am excited to be recruiting a Learning Lead to join a progressive, people-focused organisation making a real difference across communities in Colchester. You'll play a key part in shaping a positive learning culture, ensuring colleagues at all levels have access to high-quality development opportunities that help them succeed now and in the future. Key Responsibilities: Training Design & Delivery Design, deliver and evaluate learning programmes covering leadership, management, personal development and coaching/mentoring. Lead engaging and welcoming induction sessions for new starters. Facilitate mandatory learning disability and autism training as required. Create high-quality learning materials tailored to colleagues at different levels. Plan and deliver training both in person and virtually, using appropriate tools and platforms. Leadership & Management Development Develop impactful leadership and management development initiatives. Support a coaching network, modelling high standards and best practice. Deliver coaching and mentoring to colleagues at various stages of their career. Mandatory Training & Compliance Monitor and maintain organisational compliance with mandatory training requirements. Review and update mandatory training content to ensure it remains current and relevant. Work with internal teams to ensure accurate training records and allocation of required modules. Talent Development Support the annual performance and development review process. Provide colleagues with coaching, mentoring and psychometric tool feedback where appropriate. Contribute to talent development interventions that help individuals progress. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Review learner feedback and evaluation data to improve programmes. Monitor attendance, highlight trends, and suggest improvements. Support the delivery of regular learning and development reports. Stakeholder Engagement Work collaboratively with internal partners to identify training needs. Represent the Learning & Development function in relevant committees and working groups. Maintain strong relationships with colleagues, leaders and external training providers. Promote learning opportunities through appropriate internal communication channels. Budgeting & Resource Management Support the monitoring of learning and development budgets. Assist with procurement and supplier management for training resources and programmes. Digital Learning & Innovation Develop digital learning content and online resources. Support the growth of blended and digital learning opportunities. Identify ways to modernise and improve L&D processes. Continuous Professional Development Maintain up-to-date knowledge of L&D trends and research. Support CPD opportunities for colleagues and contribute to ongoing development initiatives. Person Specification: Essential Qualifications & Experience Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) in leadership, learning & development, coaching or organisational development. Strong commitment to ongoing CPD. Proven experience in learning and development or organisational development roles. Experience designing and delivering high-impact training programmes. Skilled facilitator with an understanding of different learning styles. Experience conducting training needs analyses and sourcing solutions. Experience working in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Bereavement Training & Partnerships Manager Location: Remote (UK) - regular travel required (car and driving licence essential) Start date: ASAP Commitment: Full-time The Company We re Octopus Legacy: one of the fastest growing tech companies in the country, part of the UK s most exciting and best-trusted group (you may have heard of some of our sister companies ) and we have a mission. We re on a path to scale, aiming to become a household name while transforming a long-established industry and helping our customers prepare for, and find support after, death. But we can t do it alone, and that s why we re assembling a team of top performers to build with us. Ready to be part of something big? The Role The National Bereavement Service (NBS) is the specialist training arm supporting this mission. Our offer is growing rapidly, with long-term partnerships including Cadent Gas and Mercer Marsh, alongside a landmark 3-year research project with the University of Manchester to streamline death administration across public and private sectors. Following a period of significant growth, we are seeking an experienced and confident Training Manager to lead the development and delivery of our national bereavement training programmes. This hands-on leadership role is suited to a qualified trainer who can translate research-led insight into engaging, trauma-informed training for corporate, charity, and public sector audiences. You will help shape our national training offer through innovative programme design, delivery across key partnerships, and the ongoing strategic development of the NBS training provision. Key Responsibilities Training Design & I nnovation Evidence-Based Development: Support the development of evidence-based training programmes, integrating academic insights and real-world casework insights. Content Translation: Translate complex subject matter into accessible, engaging learning content for professionals across health, social care, financial services, legal, and public-sector settings. Digital Transformation: Drive the creation of training videos, case studies, and webinars, including the development of virtual delivery models and blended learning formats. Accreditation & Frameworks: Create CPD-accredited programmes and "Train the Trainer" frameworks to ensure scalable impact. Continuous Improvement: Lead the improvement of curricula by incorporating adult learning principles and evaluating programme effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative data. Resource Creation: Develop toolkits, guidance materials, and new products that expand revenue and strengthen professional competence in bereavement support and safeguarding. Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement Strategic Delivery: Work collaboratively to deliver training across key corporate and regulated sector partnerships. Regulatory Awareness: Maintain a good understanding of vulnerability frameworks, such as Consumer Duty (FCA/Ofgem), and apply this context to training content where relevant. National Industry Representation: Act as a primary spokesperson for NBS at partnership meetings and national industry conferences. You must be comfortable and commanding when speaking to large audiences on stage to advocate for improved bereavement standards. Delivery & Team Leadership Operational Oversight: Manage the coordination of the national delivery calendar and lead the delivery of our more complex or bespoke training commissions. Mentorship & Quality: Provide guidance, coaching, and reflective practice support to internal trainers and external professionals to ensure delivery aligns with psychological safety standards. Capability Building: Develop internal capability through mentoring and structured learning pathways, helping teams navigate emotionally complex work with resilience and compassion. Who You Are Expert Facilitator: An experienced L&D professional with a grounding in psychology or adult learning, experienced in delivering training within emotionally sensitive environments. Outstanding Communicator: Confident engaging stakeholders across corporate, public, and charitable sectors. Research Literate: Comfortable translating complex academic material into practical workplace solutions. Strategic & Hands-on: Able to move between high-level programme design, detailed governance, and compassionate facilitation. Values-Led: A collaborative leader committed to professional, empathetic, and ethical bereavement support. Proactive: Highly organised with the flexibility to travel regularly Why Join Us As part of Octopus Legacy, you ll join a values-driven organisation committed to improving how workplaces respond to grief, while supporting the wellbeing and development of our people. Our Mission Octopus Legacy is the place to plan for death and find support after loss. When people think about planning for death they think about wills, life insurance and funerals. We take these cold processes and turn them into something more human. Share more than money: leave voice notes, music, recipes. Shape a legacy that connects you while you're here. And after you're gone. Founded by Sam after his mum died suddenly, we re a group of people who work in death because we ve been affected by it. We know the difference a good plan makes, and what it s like when there isn t one. Death can come between us, leaving mess, legal fees, frustration. But it can also make us stronger. We see a world where people talk openly about death, and work out the real meaning of legacy, one that connects to them. We re here to make that world happen. Benefits Octopus share incentive scheme 27 days holiday + extra day off for your Birthday Vitality Health & Life Insurance Pension scheme Enhanced parental leave Free Will & LPAs + discounts on other Octopus services Cycle to Work Scheme and EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme Octopus Giving: matched charitable fundraising up to £500 Octopus Springboard: support to build your own ideas We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team around us. That is why Octopus Legacy is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Equals One is an advertising and recruitment agency working on behalf of our client to promote this vacancy. 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Senior Advisor, Inclusive Institutions (fixed-term contract) Location: Remote Salary: The full-time salary for this role is £57,049 per annum, pro-rated to £45,639.20 gross per annum. Contract: Part Time, FTC until October 2026 Hours: 28 hours per week Benefits: • A generous pension plan with USS • Enhanced family leave benefits • 31 days annual leave, plus bank holidays • Flexible working hours • Remote work, with occasional travel The Role: Advance HE is looking for an experienced, organised, and collaborative inclusion specialist to join our team, helping higher education and research organisations to make lasting change towards equality, access and inclusion. As Senior Adviser, Inclusive Institutions, you will support our Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter members with strategic advice and operational guidance to drive and sustain their progress in equality diversity and inclusion. Whether you re facilitating self-assessment teams to review their progress on inclusion action plans or convening an Enhancing Practice event with Charter members, you ll have opportunities to be an enabler of change, and to make your mark, at Advance HE. Key Responsibilities: • Provide strategic and operational advice to universities and research organisations to advance equality and inclusion. • Build strong, trusted relationships with practitioners and leaders across a portfolio of member institutions. • Support members in engaging with and implementing charter frameworks, including Athena Swan, the Race Equality Charter, and the Inclusive Institutions Framework. • Collaborate with members to identify evidence-informed approaches and tailor solutions to enhance inclusion in their organisations. • Capture and share insights and good practices to inform the development of frameworks and member benefits. • Contribute to the development and delivery of the Inclusive Institutions Framework and other charter-related initiatives. • Lead and deliver projects related to charter member benefits, including developing online guidance and resources, running events and workshops with members, and contributing to bespoke consultancy support. • Act as adviser, facilitator, project lead, and connector within equality networks. Job Requirements: • High degree of expertise, knowledge and understanding of EDI practice and how change is achieved within the current HE and research context in the UK and ideally globally, with experience of progressing equality issues through meaningful action. • Substantial experience of developing relationships with and delivering high quality, consultative strategic advice and operational guidance to senior level stakeholders. • High level of experience of public speaking, workshop development and facilitation. • Experience of project management and the ability to develop and deliver materials quickly and to a high standard, keeping to budgets. • A postgraduate qualification or demonstrable professional experience related to the area. Advance HE is a member-led, sector-owned charity that works with institutions and higher education across the world to improve higher education for staff, students and society. Our strategic priorities of: maximising membership impact and value, supporting leadership, management and governance development for transformational change and developing educational excellence for the higher education of the future supports the work of our members and the sector. It is our people and the people we help that really make us who we are! To apply: If you have the skills and experience required for this role, please click on Apply today to be taken to our site to complete your application. Advance HE is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. No agencies please.