People Development and Culture Manager

Age UK has an exciting opportunity to join our People Development and Culture Team as a People Development and Culture Manager on a fixed-term contract until mid-August 2026.

In this role, you will work closely with the Head of Department and senior leaders to design, deliver, and manage impactful learning and development initiatives across the organisation. You will oversee our Learning Development System, create engaging in-house e-learning modules, and manage key Development Programmes that support our people's growth.

A key focus of the role will be co-leading the integration of Project Connect: Redefining Age UK's Culture, embedding a thriving, inclusive, and values-driven workplace. You'll work with diverse stakeholders and external learning providers to ensure high-quality, creative, and engaging training experiences.

We're looking for a proactive and collaborative team player with experience in designing and delivering learner-centred training, managing L&D projects, and championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace.

Why Join Us?

• Autonomy to make this role your own, shaping both new and existing L&D initiatives.
• A creative opportunity, allowing you to design and deliver impactful programmes.
• A chance to drive real cultural change, working closely with senior leaders.
• Flexible working & excellent benefits to support your work-life balance.

If you're passionate about learning, culture, and people development, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now.

This is a hybrid opportunity, a blend of homebased and office working. Our linked office for this role is in London and you would be expected to attend the office a minimum of once a week.

Internal Age UK Grade: 6L

Must haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process: Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience
Experience working within people development, learning & development, organisational culture A, I
Experience in managing an LMS (ideally Kallidus) A, I
Experience in designing & delivering professional development programmes A, I
Experience working with variety of stakeholders to embed learning and development initiatives A, I
Experience of designing and facilitating high-quality, engaging, interactive learning A, I
Demonstrated success in driving engagement and cultural change initiatives A, I
Experience of working collaboratively, and project managing in a fast paced, complex environment, building networks with a diverse range of people A, I

Skills and knowledge
Understanding of learning and development principles and frameworks P
Knowledge of employee engagement strategies and best practices I
Strong instructional design, facilitation and presentation skills A, I, P
Ability to develop and deliver impactful development initiatives A, I, P
Data-driven approach to evaluating impact of development programmes Understanding of performance management processes and best practices I

Personal attribute
Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively I
Strategic thinker with a pragmatic and solutions-focused mindset I
Passionate about people development and organisational culture A, I
Highly collaborative with strong stakeholder management skills I
Confident communicator, able to engage and inspire at all levels I, P
Demonstrates resilience, adaptability and a growth mindset I

Great to haves:
Experience
Experience in managing learning budgets and external learning providers I
Experience working in a fast-paced, complex, or matrixed charity organisation with a hybrid environment I
Experience deploying psychometric tools (e.g DISC) to enhance team dynamics and culture I

Skills and knowledge
A learning and development or HR qualification (CIPD) I
Familiarity with digital learning platforms and innovative learning technologies I

Personal attributes
Change champion with a proactive and innovative approach I
Passionate about continuous learning and development trends I

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an A in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.

CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the recruitment team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is able to provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for eligible roles only. If this applies to you, please contact the recruitment team to discuss. If the role is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship you will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.