Location: Home-based with regular travel across the country
Salary: £37,000 – £44,000 pro rata
Contract: 6‑month fixed term, Full-Time
Reporting to: Head of Learning & Development
About the Role
We are looking for a Learning & Development Business Partner to join our People Team on a 6‑month fixed‑term contract, supporting the delivery of high‑quality learning across Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK during a key period of organisational activity and change.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will build a strong understanding of learning needs, using insight, data and stakeholder relationships to design, deliver and embed learning solutions that align with our people and organisational strategy.
This is a home‑based role with regular national travel. Face‑to‑face delivery, visibility and in‑person relationship‑building are essential, particularly when delivering training, supporting managers and working alongside operational teams.
Responsibilities
Learning design and culture
- Working with stakeholders to identify learning needs and recommend appropriate, cost‑effective solutions
- Designing accessible, engaging digital learning and high‑quality facilitated training
- Supporting the development of a positive organisational learning culture and enabling managers to deliver localised learning
- Supporting the management of the Learning Management System (LMS), maintaining accurate compliance data and easy access to learning
Training delivery and facilitation
- Delivering training across a wide range of subjects, with a strong focus on health & social care and management development
- Facilitating complex learning sessions and discussions with colleagues at all levels
- Travelling regularly to locations across England for face‑to‑face training delivery, team meetings and stakeholder engagement
Stakeholder management
- Building trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Providing expert learning and development advice to working groups and managers
- Engaging sensitively and adaptively with diverse teams
- Managing relationships with external training providers to ensure quality and value for money
Compliance, quality and monitoring
- Ensuring learning meets legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements
- Monitoring feedback and impact to ensure high standards and continuous improvement
- Supporting reporting and providing transparent information on learning compliance
Project and organisational development
- Contributing L&D and OD expertise to organisation‑wide initiatives
- Taking a leading role in cross‑organisational people projects, ensuring delivery against agreed aims and timescales
Person Specification
You will be a credible, confident learning professional who enjoys working collaboratively and thrives in a fast‑paced, purpose‑driven environment.
Essential Knowledge And Experience
- Extensive experience in training design and delivery
- Experience working in a charity or health and social care environment (ideally mental health)
- Strong understanding of adult learning principles and organisational change
- Proven experience using data and insight to shape learning solutions
- Experience supporting managers through coaching, facilitation or skills development
- A full UK driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle, with the ability and willingness to travel regularly
Skills And Attributes
- Confident and engaging trainer and facilitator
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Pragmatic, solution‑focused and able to balance strategy with delivery
- Highly organised with strong problem‑solving and workload‑management skills
Desirable
- Experience delivering complex, cross‑organisational projects
- A qualification in learning, facilitation or L&D (e.g. CIPD Level 3–5, Award in Education & Training)
Benefits
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive.
- Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
- Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
- Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
- Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
- Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
- Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle‑to‑work schemes.
- Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are LGBTQIA+, people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability, and people from an ethnically diverse background – regardless of age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
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