Who are we?

La Fosse is a total talent solutions business across technology, digital, and change. Our vision is to create a world where talent is recognised regardless of background and lived experience. 

We partner with our customers to build solutions for their business and people challenges, leveraging our recruitment, academy, solutions, and executive search offerings. Our expert teams work at all levels from the classroom to the boardroom on a permanent, contract, interim, and executive search basis. We help add short-term capacity while building long-term capability, filling immediate skills gaps and, more importantly, solving future needs with outstanding, diverse talent.    

Company culture is a huge focus for us, promoting an inclusive, caring environment that supports our employees in reaching their career goals. La Fosse is proud to be an employee-owned business; this enables our staff to have a voice in how La Fosse is run and provides more opportunities for them to play a pivotal role in our success. Most importantly, employee ownership allows us to maintain our culture, ethos, and values as we continue to scale our business together. 

The Opportunity

As the Senior Talent Development Lead for our Commercial Division, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering training programmes to enhance the skills and knowledge of our recruitment consultants. You will play a pivotal role in driving performance improvements, ensuring consistent best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development within the division.

Main duties

Design and development

• Develop and implement a comprehensive training strategy for the Commercial Division, aligned with business goals and objectives.
• Create and maintain training materials, resources, and documentation to support ongoing learning initiatives.
• Develop and implement career development frameworks, succession planning initiatives, and talent management strategies to support employee growth and retention.
  
  

Delivery

• Deliver engaging training programmes to enhance the capabilities of recruitment consultants at all levels, focusing on areas such as candidate sourcing, relationship building, interviewing techniques, negotiation, market trends, effective line management and leadership.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to recruitment consultants, offering guidance and support to help them achieve their performance goals.
  
  

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify training needs and tailor programmes to address specific skill gaps or development areas.
• Collaborate with the HR team to onboard and induct new hires, ensuring they receive comprehensive training and a smooth integration into the Commercial Division.
• Collaborate with the management team to develop and implement training programmes to enhance recruitment skills and knowledge.
• Conduct regular training needs assessments to ensure training programmes remain relevant and effective.
• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and recruiters, offering guidance on client management, negotiation, and building strong relationships.
• Develop and implement career development frameworks, succession planning initiatives, and talent management strategies to support employee growth and retention.
  
  

Management

• Hire, onboard, and induct effectively into the scaling team.
• Monitor and evaluate team performance, providing regular feedback and coaching to drive improvement and development.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to your team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize productivity, efficiency, and quality within your team.
• Identify and address any issues or challenges that may arise, implementing appropriate solutions.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging innovation and creativity within your team.
  
  

Process and Data Management

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training programmes through feedback, assessments, and performance metrics, making necessary adjustments for continuous improvement.
• Manage the learning management system (LMS) to ensure efficient delivery, tracking, and reporting of training activities.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in recruitment and share insights with the team.

Requirements

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Learning & Development, including hands-on experience in programme and project management, as well as leading and managing L&D teams.
• Proven experience in building trusted relationships with clients/stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to demonstrate gravitas and influence.
• Experience working in a similar size sales environment.
• Background in partnering with stakeholders on training needs and analysis.
• Highly commercial, experience in setting and performing commercial KPIs.
• Extensive experience in making strategic recommendations and decisions.
• Using metrics and data to showcase and enhance ROI.
• Expert attention to detail and ability to meet multiple deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.
• Extensive experience in making change happen in a meaningful and impactful way.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration.
• Maintaining an open-minded and curious mindset.
• Future-focused ambitious thinking which, whilst acknowledging and working within constraints, has still pushed boundaries and created new possibilities.

Benefits

Benefits

• Award winning training and development throughout every stage of your career
• Employee Owned Business
• Hybrid flexible working model
• Study Support and Study Leave
• Clear progression path
• Gymbox membership
• Annual company Ski trip
• Quarterly business incentives and Monthly team incentives
• Weekly office massages
• 24hr healthcare support hotline
• Cycle2work
• Discounted Bupa dental & medical cover
• Hypnotherapy