Head of L&D

The Hut Group ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester

Overview

Job Description

THG is one of the world's leading online beauty and wellbeing retailers, home to premium brands such as lookfantastic, ESPA, GlossyBox, and Myprotein; all of which are powered by our industry-leading and award-winning technology platform, THG Ingenuity. Our 7000-plus employees represent 66 nationalities and work in offices located in 11 cities around the globe. Our culture is fast- paced and unique, we recognise great achievements with great rewards. To support our ambitious growth, we are looking for commercially astute, ambitious individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to THG and play a part in driving the Group forward on its truly exciting journey. THG believes in the power of meritocracy. We invest in the development of our people to help everyone achieve their full potential. The THG People (HR) Team plays a pivotal role within THG. Hundreds of people centred decisions are made daily within THG. The People Team ensure these are done fairly and consistently to help continue driving THG forward in its ambitions, growth and success. The People Team ensure employee wellbeing is championed throughout THG whilst upholding the company values. We help to shape policies and procedures that provide a framework where everyone is treated with respect whilst fostering a high performing culture where every colleague can achieve their ambitions. THG People Team provides our managers and colleagues with the coaching and skills they require to keep leading THG into the future and to the cutting edge of our industries. The Role: Developing and leading on the Learning and Development Strategy to fit with our organisational goals and culture. Delivering leading edge, relevant solutions to increase and enhance the performance of our talents Personally conducting needs analysis, design, delivery and evaluation to achieve the strategy Developing partnerships with key stakeholders to proactively agree all plans, the best delivery Have the commercial awareness to demonstrate true value add via staff development and training. Identifying external partners and relationships required to deliver the Learning and Development Strategy to our high quality, future focused standards Requirements Educated to a Degree level in relevant discipline (Desirable) Natural ability to strike a balance between strategic and tactical delivery Strong leadership, influencing and consultancy skills Solution focused, with a desire and ability to innovate Highly organised with strong planning and project management skills Naturally driven, commercially astute and motivated for success Connected to the businesses values and vision, with the ability to energise colleagues Finely tuned coaching skills Exceptional communication skills Strong analysis, design, delivery and evaluation skills Experience Establishing and delivery L&D strategy Passion for lifelong learning Benefits * Competitive Salary * THG Bonus Scheme * THG Staff Discounts * Gym Memberships * Cycle to work scheme