Learning & Organisational Development Partner

Salary: £42,388 per annum

Location: Flexible - able to travel within our operating region

Hours: 37 hours per week

Position Type: {Advertised Full Time / Part Time}

Expiry Date: 31/08/2026 23:59

The Vacancy

At Aster, we're on an exciting transformation journey. We're looking for a talented Learning & Organisational Development Partner to join our team and play a key role in delivering our people plan and transformation ambitions.

This is a varied and influential role where you'll design and deliver innovative learning and organisational development solutions that build capability, strengthen leadership, and create a culture where colleagues can thrive. Working closely with senior stakeholders, Strategic Business Partners and colleagues across the organisation, you'll help shape the skills, behaviours and experiences that drive organisational effectiveness and ensure Aster continues to attract, retain and develop exceptional talent.

What You'll Be Doing

As our Learning & Organisational Development Partner, you will:

• Design and deliver engaging learning and organisational development interventions that support business transformation and strategic priorities.
• Partner with Strategic Business Partners and leaders to identify capability gaps, learning trends and development opportunities.
• Create and facilitate impactful colleague and leadership development programmes that build core skills and develop transformational leaders.
• Embed The Aster Way through leadership and colleague development initiatives, strengthening our culture and behaviours.
• Ensure development programmes build the critical skills and capabilities needed now and in the future.
• Provide coaching support and facilitate development conversations that drive meaningful growth and performance.
• Deliver a blend of learning experiences, including face-to-face workshops, virtual sessions and experiential learning events.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a collaborative and innovative Learning & OD professional who combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery excellence. You will see yourself as a ‘get it done’ type of person. You’ll be enthusiastic, loving your job when others can see the journey ahead and join in with your enthusiasm.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience designing, delivering and implementing learning, leadership and organisational development interventions.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders to identify business needs and create impactful people solutions.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience delivering learning programmes, workshops and events to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrable experience coaching and influencing colleagues, including senior leaders.
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to establish credibility and trust across all levels of the organisation.
• Experience evaluating learning effectiveness and embedding behavioural change.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Creative, adaptable and forward-thinking, with a passion for continuous improvement and innovation in learning.

Desirable

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent Learning & Development qualification.
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to early careers programmes, including graduate schemes.
• Experience using psychometric and diagnostic tools such as DISC, SDI, Strengthscope or Myers-Briggs.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and leading successful learning or engagement projects.

This is a hybrid role, enabling you to base yourself from home.You will need to travel within our operating region to spend time with the team, when facilitating sessions with colleagues and being involved in the wider people plan delivery, so you’ll have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
 

Our operating region includes Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and London.

What’s in it for me

• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
• Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
• Enhanced leave
• We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives

Ready to apply?

To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you’d be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.

We’re looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, so we may decide to interview during the advertising period.

The Company

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