Learning and Development Consultant

Learning and Development Consultant

Locations: Portsmouth

Basic Salary: £28,000 – £34,000

Are you a recruiter or sales professional ready to step into training? Do you have experience as a trainer within sales or recruitment, or have you worked as a recruiter and discovered a real passion for developing others? Are you driven by people, performance, and helping individuals achieve success?

If so, we’re looking for a Learning & Development Consultant to join our team and support the delivery of our Training Academy. This is a hands-on role where your commercial and recruitment experience will be key to shaping how new starters are onboarded, trained, and supported as they build long-term careers at STR.

Working at STR

We have been providing specialist permanent and contract recruitment services since 2000. STR Group is an international recruitment company that is comprised of five niche brands, working in Life Sciences, Leading Edge Capex Projects, Automation, Maritime and Engineering & Manufacturing.

As a Learning and Development Consultant at STR, your role will include:

• Delivering the Training Academy Programme to all new trainees
• Facilitating engaging classroom-based and virtual workshops, live call sessions, and training assessments
• Delivering a structured programme covering commercial, role-specific, behavioural, and professional skills
• Providing performance coaching and development support during trainees’ first six months
• Giving clear, performance-focused feedback to employees and managers
• Tracking and reporting on progress, engagement, and outcomes, identifying trends across trainee cohorts
• Providing insights and recommendations to managers and the Head of L&D
• Reviewing, maintaining, and adapting learning materials to ensure quality, compliance, and business relevance
• Managing the Learning Management System, ensuring employees have access to role-specific training

What are we offering you?

You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career in Learning & Development within a business that genuinely values people development and performance. You’ll work closely with experienced leaders, gain exposure to a wide range of stakeholders, and play a visible role in shaping how we develop our talent. We will offer:

• Modern, slick, state of the art offices with breakout areas and dedicated kitchen (including Pool & Football tables).
• Early finish Fridays at 3pm every week
• Breakfast club – enjoy cereal, breakfast bars, and fresh fruit available every day
• Employee of the Quarter
• Quarterly Directors Lunches at 5* restaurants
• Annual awards, Summer & Christmas parties celebrating with the whole company
• Special work anniversaries, including chocolate or sweet bouquet, voucher, champagne, bonus & additional holiday depending on length of service!
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising by one day each year of service capped at 28 days)
• You can purchase up to 5 days extra holiday
• Health care cash plan and optional private health care from Day 1!
• Company Pension scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/paternity leave
• Birthday off
• Drinks fridge
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Referral Programme

STR commit to offer disabled people an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job vacancy.

If you feel you have the right skills to join our fantastic team here at STR then all you need to do is send your CV to our Talent Acquisition Team at talent@strgroup.co.uk to apply!