L&D Coordinator

This is a fixed term maternity cover contract for candidates based in the UK or Ireland.

About us

Nearform is a digital and AI engineering consultancy with a reputation for experience-led modernization. We focus on creating transformative digital products for enterprise customers across the UK and Ireland. Our approach blends deep technical expertise with modern cloud-native solutions to help clients overcome legacy constraints and unlock new business value. We are on a growth journey with ambitions to scale rapidly while broadening our service offering with AI solutions and Modern Managed Services.

We are looking for Senior Developers who can help our enterprise clients translate their requirements into functional and appealing interactive applications. The ideal candidate will be outcome driven and have a drive to deliver the best quality output for our clients within specific timeframes.

What’s the Opportunity?

We are looking for an exceptional Learning and Development specialist to join Nearform on a fixed term contract basis to work closely with our People team & our Marketing and Delivery teams to enhance and deliver our strategy for a better colleague cultural experience around learning and inclusivity.

We are looking for someone who is a strong facilitator and is comfortable delivering training to colleagues of all levels and seniority in the business. You will be involved in managing requests for Training & Development and the allocated budget spend on this for each Nearformer.

You’d be part of a fun ambitious and high performing People and Talent Team working with colleagues to optimise impact and ensuring every Nearformer reaches their potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Training Delivery: Deliver engaging and effective training sessions leveraging various delivery methods.

• Learning Platform Management: Manage and maintain our learning management system (Leapsome). Upkeep the existing learning courses.

• Evaluation and Measurement: Track and measure the effectiveness of training programs and make data-driven improvements. Provide quarterly learning reports for the business.

• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work closely with the People Team leadership and other departments to align learning initiatives with business goals.

• Learning Coordination & Promotion: Plan and coordinate learning programs and initiatives. Promote existing and new learning in the company.

Learning Policy Management: Manage our internal Learning and Development Policy tracking the learning budget and providing support to employees.

• Ad hoc Project Support: Provide support in the People Team projects as required.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience in learning and development roles.

• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and instructional design.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Proficiency in learning management systems and e-learning tools.

• Proficiency in Articulate Storyline

• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

• Passion for fostering a culture of continuous learning

• Training Needs Assessment

​​Benefits

• Employee Benefits

• Work remotely; we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance.

• Work flexibly; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run no problem!

• The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving NearFormers’ wellbeing; we offer resources and support including a NearForm advice line which offers confidential support for anything from relationship issues to staying healthy.

Although we are widely dispersed NearFormers are a tightly-knit team. We trust one another and care about our colleagues. We all get together in person at our annual company retreat of course when we’re not faced with a global pandemic!