Ideas | People | Trust
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.
We’ll help you succeed
You’ll work closely with the other members of the L&D leadership team to support successful delivery of the L&D strategy – from identification of the learning needs to the development and delivery of an appropriate learning response and ultimately the evaluation of that response. You’ll directly manage the Business Partnering (BP) and Learning Implementation (LI) teams.
The BP team works with the Stream to identify learning needs and develop appropriate responses to these needs, drives the L&D agenda and coordinates with the business on various people-related activities. It also supports the analysis of learning data / evaluation of our programmes. Acting as the business voice within L&D, the team provides oversight and challenge internally as the wider L&D team works to develop and implement solutions that meet the needs scope. Similarly, the team is the face of L&D in the Stream.
The LI team is responsible for ensuring that our learning programmes are delivered effectively, leading on overall project, risk, financial and commercial management of our programmes. Key responsibilities include planning, scheduling, and managing our programmes, sourcing suppliers and venues, building curriculums onto our learner management system, managing supplier relationships, and coordinating the Faculty (tutor pool).
You’ll be someone who is comfortable setting overall objectives and priorities for your teams and coordinating successful delivery against these. Alongside working proactively and managing your own tasks, you’ll be confident leading and supervising the work of your teams, taking responsibility for all aspects of people management, acting as a sounding board and collaborating effectively with others. You’ll be competent engaging with Directors, Partners and other senior stakeholders in the Stream.
In this role you will:
Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice in L&D and using this to make sensible recommendations to the Stream around L&D strategy. Support the development and delivery of leading personal and professional development which offers enhanced value for money and return from investment.
Supports the scoping, development, implementation and evaluation of the L&D curriculum, ensuring this directly addresses business learning needs and provides relevant, timely and tailored learning.
Coordinates with key stakeholders to understand needs and advocate those within L&D ensuring that responses are focused on business objectives, effectively delivering on commitments to quality and people whilst being commercially viable.
Act as main liaison for all stakeholder groups including internal groups such as AQD and at firmwide level, in respect to learning, supported by the wider BP team.
Act as a subject matter expert on all aspects of L&D, able to advise and consult with business leaders to help them find lasting solutions to issues as they arise.
Challenge and influence key stakeholders across the whole Audit Stream to ensure that the agreed curriculum is fit for purpose.
Actively build, communicate and effectively deliver on the L&D strategy and priorities.
Oversee the coordination of support needed for the delivery of programmes ie onsite project management and/or faculty support.
Act as an advocate for the Faculty. Support the Faculty Manager to build our Faculty Proposition and Brand.
Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals.
Proactively assess and manage risks within the L&D process, considering wider factors such as People Priorities and root cause analysis to identify appropriate solutions with a particular focus on the scoping and implementation phases.
Provide objective challenge to the business on learning needs and act as a sounding board in respect to planned responses – to help the business determine the right course of action (whether learning or not).
Provide coaching, performance management and wellbeing support as needed to support team members to deliver against their objectives.
Develop successful, long-term, strategic relationships within the business to support the L&D agenda and ensure activities are aligned with the overall strategy and wider organisational goals.
Collaborate effectively across L&D to ensure learning needs are understood and translated effectively into learning outcomes, supporting the development of appropriate, high-quality content which can be successfully and commercially implemented, and subsequently evaluated as part of our commitment to continuous improvement.
Represent BDO Audit Stream L&D at external networking and business events.
Develop project plans to support the effectively delivery of programmes and collaborate across the wider function to ensure programmes are delivered in line with these plans.
Supporting the delivery of programmes with onsite project management and/or facilitation as appropriate (where needed).
Proactively manage difficult situations and advocate change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate.
You’ll be:
Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent) preferably with a Learning & Development / Adult Education background and experience of procurement and third-party supplier management.
Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment.
Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders and third-party suppliers.
Proven ability to influence stakeholders, build consensus and drive forward strategic projects.
Proven managerial and leadership skills – the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans.
Strong project management skills including a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and expected quality standards.
Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions.
Ability to hold appropriate contracting discussion the provide value for money and ensure services provided meet Stream needs.
Commercial mindset with a focus on operational excellence and quality.
Strong leadership skills and an ability to coach, develop and inspire people to reach their potential.
Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these.
An Audit background would be beneficial but is not essential.
You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand.
At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.
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.
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