Job Description

Learning and Development Business Partner

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Vacancy Reference Number
19454


Number of Vacancies
1
(B) OCU
Learning & Development
Location
Hendon, Other
Building
NEW SCOTLAND YARD , PEEL CENTRE HENDON
Band
Band B
Part/Full Time
Full Time
Hours per Week
36 hours per week
Type of Contract
Permanent
Job Advert

Job Title:

Learning and Development Business Partner

Salary:

The starting salary is 59,839, which includes allowances totalling 2,928.


The salary is broken down as 56,911 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale 69,342. Plus, a location allowance of 1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of 1,000.

Location

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The role will be based at Hendon and New Scotland Yard, with blended approach to agile working across MPS estate and working from home, in accordance with MPS Hybrid Working Policy, The hours of working will be Monday-Friday 0900 - 1730



The role holder will lead the teams that develop the specific learning pathways that will consolidate the required training materials and inputs and target them to the right officers and staff, enabling the MPS to have confidence that officers and staff have the right training for their specific role and meets the required national standards or licenses where applicable. They will oversee the process of sign-off through their ongoing partnering with the relevant chief officer or equivalent lead for the subject area in question.


The role holder will partner with Heads of Profession, Heads of specialism and business area leads in order to develop MPS strategy to deliver skills and learning to audiences across the MPS in their areas of responsibility. They will provide strategic advice on the ways that learning & development can be designed, delivered, and evaluated across the organisation, manage expectations where training is required, managing expectations in relation to the realistic and affordable options for delivery or agree that requirements should be escalated for new investment decisions based on MPS priorities and risk.


The Learning Business Partner will collaborate with senior leaders across the organisation to understand and address their learning needs, ensuring that learning and development initiatives align with the strategic objectives of the business. This role will be responsible for partnering with leadership teams to assess learning gaps, define and prioritize training demands, and hold stakeholders accountable for delivering on these learning initiatives. The Learning Business Partner will be a key liaison between business leaders and the learning and development function, driving the execution of learning strategies that foster employee growth and performance improvement.

Key Result Areas

Negotiate and then activate the consultation, design and delivery of new core learning & development requirements on behalf the MPS, that results in timely and effective learning for the target audience via learning pathways hosted in LMS, whilst also ensuring compliance with the national policing curriculum & national learning standards frameworks. This includes:

Collaborate with senior leaders across the business to understand their strategic objectives and specific learning needs. Act as a trusted advisor to leadership, offering insights into how learning and development can support business goals and challenges. Work with leaders to assess learning requirements based on evolving business priorities and changes in the industry. Monitoring training allocation to ensure fair and transparent processes for learners. Where requirements are identified for new learning initiatives to be developed, lead on the performance and learning needs assessment to fully understand the learning required and the means of delivery that would be most appropriate. Work with the central L&D team to understand how and when these new learning requirements can be developed, considering the full L&D design and delivery pipeline and plan, and how the projects are prioritised within. Support in the prioritisation of L&D activity along with L&D SLT and other business partners. Act as the interface between the business and L&D throughout the design and delivery life cycle, to: ensure appropriate governance channels are set up to establish appropriate approvals at key points; galvanise support from appropriate business SMEs; manage and escalate risks to and from the business; Approve content of learning products that have been developed in-house or externally to ensure it meets the business needs.

Provide the MPS, including their 'partnered' Heads of Profession network with clear reporting data to monitor & review uptake and effectiveness of existing and new learning content:

On an annual basis, the learning partner will work with their business groups to understand learning demand against the corporate catalogue and feed these requirements into learning and development to understand what can be met. Monitor training completions and hold senior leaders to account for filling their allocated spaces, remaining compliant with mandated training completions, and ensuring wastage on courses of under 10% Act as the gateway to new learning requirements to ensure time and monetary spend on learning initiatives are in line with organisational priorities and access to offers is consistent across the organisation.

Location and working hours

The role will be based at Hendon and New Scotland Yard, with blended approach to agile working across MPS estate and working from home, in accordance with MPS Hybrid Working Policy, The hours of working will be Monday-Friday 0900 - 1730


This role is classed as Support in line with the Met Hybrid Working policy.


L&D supports flexible working, and this is reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Posting Information

This will be a full-time role in L&D Business Engagement, Learning Solutions. Postings will take place in line with the next corporate posting schedule once the selection process is complete.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, Why you want to be considered for the role and how your skills and experience suit the role. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.


Competencies will be assessed at Interview Stage.

Level 3: Band B staff (all competencies)

Met Values: Integrity, Courage, Accountable, Respect, Empathy

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 21st July 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1 week after the closing date.


Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 2 weeks after hiring manager review.

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Essential For The Role
Essential For The Role, e.g. qualifications, licenses, languages, training

Essential skills

Experience and knowledge

Can build effective working relationships with business managers (using the language of the business), peers and other learning and development functions, together with relevant external organisations to deliver business results from learning and development plans and solutions Ability to build insight into existing levels of capability against future requirements, identifying organisational skills gaps and risks Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex training projects ideally in a regulated environment Highly skilled in the use of a range of techniques to obtain an initial brief from internal stakeholders, and investigate and analyse data to validate the need for a learning intervention Ability to present a range of relevant and innovative solutions, logically and with credibility, to influence and gain buy-in from senior stakeholders Facilitate collective and social learning using innovative technological solutions Set up and manage action learning sets, coaching and mentoring programmes Influence management at all levels to collaborate and take responsibility for learning initiatives

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills to build trust, respect, and confidence through training partnership relationships by empowering team leaders to drive team output Skilled negotiator capable of engaging and agreeing core-training requirements with chief officer and equivalent level stakeholders in informal and formal settings Proven expertise in conducting Learning Needs Analyses and translating findings into effective learning strategies Strong stakeholder engagement and consultation skills, with the ability to build trust, gather insights, and influence learning outcomes




Required Languages
English
Reports To
Adam Thorndike, L&D Head of Business Engagement
Additional Information
CVF Staff Final v2.pdf - 971KB Opens in a new window

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