Learning and Development Manager

Posting date:	06 May 2025
Salary:	£37,300 to £44,191 per year
Additional salary information:	National pay locations: Birkenhead, Cardiff, Liverpool, Solihull £37,300-£39,911 London pay location: Feltham, £41,300-£44,191
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	19 May 2025
Location:	Solihull
Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	403012/5

Summary

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on our careers pages.

Immigration Detention is a command within Immigration Enforcement and is made up of several different business areas including Detention Operations, Portfolio, Corporate Operations and Oversight Team, Detainee Escorting Population Movement Unit and Central Support Services. The Learning and Development team supports all areas of Immigration Detention and creates and delivers training packages for a variety of job roles.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to be involved with needs analysis, design, delivery and evaluation of learning and talent interventions.

The Learning and Development (L&D) function within Immigration Detention has a wide remit, supporting the development of operational (people based in Immigration Reporting Centres) and non – operational colleagues. We are looking for a person who can recommend a range suitable learning options that meet the requirements of range of people. For example, operational colleagues who might need the knowledge and skills to help them manage internal and external stakeholders, while others need professional development opportunities.

This role is about using data to find out what knowledge, skills and behaviours people need to gain or develop. It also requires successfully managing learning and talent development projects to make sure they provide good value for money and then evaluating the approach to celebrate and learn lessons for next time.

What is an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC)?

As previously mentioned, the L&D function in this area works with a range of Home Office colleagues, some of these are based in IRCs. An IRC is a secure building that holds detained individuals (residents) who are held prior to their removal from the United Kingdom or for nationality and identification purposes. There are currently six IRCs in England and one in Scotland, with two more planned to open in England soon, Haslar IRC and Campsfield House IRC.

All IRCs are overseen by the Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Detention and are contracted out to private companies who ensure all aspects of the IRC are run safely and securely, adhering to relevant policy, standards, and legislation.

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

• Building relationships with colleagues across Immigration Detention, so that you can support each department with a bespoke training arrangement.
• Supporting each department to effectively implement training using coaching techniques.
• Planning, creating and implementing blended learning approaches.
• Utilising appropriate feedback models to collect information and adapt training packages accordingly so that they remain fit for purpose.
• Engaging with developmental conversations to improve the delivery of training sessions both in person and online.
• Increasing awareness and engagement with the professional development opportunities that are offered by the Civil Service, Home Office, Immigration Enforcement and Immigration Detention.
• Planning and developing communications strategies which include the use of digital tools.
• The line management and professional development of Executive Officers (EOs) within the department.

Work Pattern

This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working.

Travel

The role will require occasional travel to our locations throughout the UK, which may include overnight stays.

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