Overview:
Learning and development consultant business partner is accountable for ensuring Learning and development contributes to, and influences, improved performance in the workplace at an individual, team and organisation level. They also have the commercial responsibility to align learning needs with the strategic ambitions and objectives of the business. They are agents for change, influencing key stakeholders, making decisions and recommendations on what the business can or should do in a Learning and development context.
They may be involved in influencing organisations to develop strategies to improve performance around sustainability or the embedding of approaches to help the UK reach net carbon zero emissions by 2050. They are also likely to lead on any Learning and development -related elements of business projects. The learning and development consultant business partner will often have expertise and competence in a specific field whether it be technical, vocational, or behavioural. They link the work they do to the context and strategic priorities of the business and measure the outcomes and impact of any learning interventions, to demonstrate a return on investment and expectation.