Learning and Development Administrator

22.5 hours per week / Permanent / £24,020 per annum, pro rata

Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.

A fantastic opportunity for a Learning and Development Administrator to join the People Team who support all areas across YMCA DownsLink Group.

As a key member of the Learning and Development function, you will coordinate our range of learning and development programme for our staff and volunteers.

In delivering the role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of our core training programme, liaising with a range of sessional trainers, coordinating the logistics, maintaining our learning pages on the staff intranet and send out Learning and Development e-briefings to promote internal training.

You will support the monitoring, evaluation and reporting against agreed KPIs and produce reports from our Learning and Development database for senior managers and the Board of Trustees. In addition, you will also work closely with colleagues in Therapeutic Services to coordinate the group Reflection Practice Supervision (RPS) sessions for paid staff.

The role will be based onsite at our Hove office for three days a week or split across five days ideally. Some travel across Sussex and Surrey required. Hybrid working considered with one day working from home.

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ABOUT YOU: We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

This is a dynamic and varied role; you will already have experience in an internally facing support role (i.e., Learning and Development or HR), along with demonstratable experience in administering programmes or services.

You will have solid experience in using software packages and/or databases and/or e-learning platforms or intranets, with a high-level of organisational skills, the ability to coordinate a range of projects, and prioritise your work to meet deadlines.

Effective communication, organisational skills, and the ability to cultivate and manage relationships are essential, as you will collaborate with colleagues across the organisation and use a professional approach to managing expectations.