Job Title: Senior Learning and Development Business Partner
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £59,000 - £70,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF73280
The Role
As a Senior Learning and Development Business Partner, you will be the strategic learning lead for the Clyde business within Naval Nuclear. This high‑impact role enables operational performance and future capability in one of the UK's most critical defence environments.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities include:
- Partnering with senior leaders to understand business priorities, performance challenges and future skill requirements
- Designing clear learning and capability plans aligned to strategic and operational outcomes
- Creating practical, high‑impact learning solutions that go beyond traditional training
- Embedding a strong learning culture focused on measurable performance and results
- Evaluating learning impact, managing budgets and ensuring governance, quality and compliance standards are met
This role is full time, 36 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, based at HMNB Clyde Faslane. Hybrid working arrangements are available, with occasional travel to Rosyth.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience as a senior Learning and Development professional operating in complex organisations
- Strong track record of partnering with leaders to deliver capability and performance solutions
- Experience using data and insight to diagnose needs and demonstrate learning impact
- Ability to translate business goals into effective, practical development approaches
- Line management experience is advantageous
Qualifications
- Relevant experience within Learning and Development or Organisational Capability
- An appropriate HR or Learning qualification or professional chartership – desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Security Check (SC) security clearance.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of professional fees
- Reservists receive 10‑day special paid leave
- Holiday trading: employees can buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave (availability February through to March annually)
- Be Kind Day: one paid day per year to volunteer with a chosen organisation or registered charity
EEO Statement
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’.
We welcome flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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