Audit Stream Learning & Development – Faculty Manager

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We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential.

Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to support development of leading personal and professional development that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people.

This is an opportunity for a talented, high performing and ambitious manager to join the Audit Stream L&D team during an exciting period where we will be embedding our new Faculty strategy. Alongside our existing Faculty Manager, this role will play a key part in implementing and maintaining the Faculty strategy and wider Faculty offering for the Stream, a key enabler of effective learning. Together, the Faculty Managers will also support ongoing delivery of key programmes as facilitators themselves. This role sits within the Learning Implementation team and reports to the Business Partnering and Implementation Lead.

Learning Implementation aims to provide our learners with the best possible learning experience. It is the team responsible for ensuring that our learning programmes are delivered effectively, leading on overall project, risk, financial and commercial management of our programmes. This includes leading the Faculty proposition.

The Faculty is a key enabler for the delivery of programmes as it is the body which supports facilitation – it comprises a group of dedicated facilitators who support delivery of all programmes throughout the year. The Faculty Managers lead the day-to-day operations of this body and are responsible for overseeing the successful identification and onboarding, and continual development, of Faculty members. They provide support to the Faculty members and lead on the evaluation of the Faculty, in collaboration with the Monitoring and Reporting Team. The Faculty Managers will also be key members of the wider programme delivery team as specialist L&D facilitators. Further, they support the wider Learning Implementation (LI) on project management aspects associated with delivery of our in-person programmes.

In the upcoming period, they will have direct responsibility for the implementation of the new Faculty strategy designed to enhance our offering and provide continued high-quality facilitation on our programmes. This is a key initiative for the Audit stream’s leadership and an enabler for the development of our desired learning culture.

You’ll be responsible for:

Implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Faculty strategy focusing on ensuring this meets the needs of the business and manages risks associated with delivery of programmes due to faculty shortfalls

Ongoing coordination of the Faculty to ensure it delivers against its required business outcomes

On-going evaluation of the effectiveness of the Faculty highlighting business challenges, success stories and planned solutions to challenges to the Leadership Team, for presentation to LSC where appropriate

Supporting the delivery of programmes with onsite project management and/or facilitation support as appropriate (as agreed as part of the wider curriculum plan

Ongoing stakeholder management to support the effective delivery of programmes including direct liaison with People Partners in the stream on all faculty matters

Day-to-day monitoring and reporting on utilisation of the faculty and individual performance, providing regular updates to identify risks and proposing insightful and commercial responses to these risks

Manage the Faculty project plan, supported by the wider Learning Implementation team

Support the effective learning and coaching of Faculty members to equip them with necessary skills to successfully deliver Audit L&D programmes

Take on the role of specialist L&D facilitator on key L&D programmes where deemed appropriate

Work with wider L&D to understand the need for facilitators across the programmes, and develop the project plan to ensure sufficient support is available to delivery these programmes

Support the wider LI team with project management of our programmes as appropriate

Bring the latest thinking and innovation to delivery of our programmes within L&D, supporting the optimum learner experience for the Audit Stream

Drive simplification and standardisation across our LI processed (including but not limited to the Faculty process itself) to support continued quality outcomes and improved efficiency

Required skills and experience:

Manager (or equivalent) with an interest / passion for Learning & Development

Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential

Prior experience of delivery is beneficial but not essential

Interest in developing self and others through the delivery of high-quality learning interventions

Strong communication and presentation skills

Strong relationship skills with an ability to work with varied stakeholders, influence agendas, problem solve and drive forward activities

Ability to working independently or collaboratively

Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

Strong project management skills

Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these

Focus on operational excellence and quality

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.