Learning & Development Advisor - Jewson

Regional role covering Wales and the West

Ideal candidate location – Shropshire or surrounding areas

Hybrid, on average 2 days per week travelling with some flexibility required.

At Saint-Gobain we pride ourselves on being innovative, customer focused, agile, open and engaging and entrepreneurial. We are also proud to have been named a ‘Top Employer’ for 7 consecutive years. If you want to know what it’s like to work for a top employer that is working hard to make the world a better home; then please read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity to join us as a Learning & Development Advisor with our leading merchant brand, Jewson.

Is this role right for me?

We are looking for the right person to fit in with our Saint-Gobain culture, but we know this needs to be right for you too. So, if you think you match with the following, then we would love to hear from you!

Although we do require someone that is ideally CIPD trained, a positive attitude and a commitment to your learning and proven experience in a commercial L&D role are most important. We are looking for a collaborative and self-motivated L&D Advisor, reporting to an HR Business Partner and forming part of a network of L&D professionals across our national Jewson network. It would be great if you have a background in our sector but if you haven’t worked in this industry, that’s okay, we will support your learning to help you develop with us.

What is the core purpose of the role?

This position will see you supporting the Wales and West region of our leading brand, Jewson. A large region covering all of Wales and a large patch in the west of England, from Oxford up to Blackpool. You will partner with Regional Directors, Managers, and a network of colleagues in HR and L&D in the assessment of current training needs across the region and the design, delivery, and post delivery assessment of training content across your region. You will support ongoing new colleague inductions while as a team developing specific training content to be delivered in virtual workshops or on site classroom environments, ensuring all learning styles are accommodated.

This is a great opportunity to support the ongoing development of colleague skills across an iconic national brand while developing your own career in L&D. The position would suit individuals that are able to demonstrate the assessment, design, and delivery of training and in large multi site organisation in industries such as retail, leisure of similar although all experienced L&D Advisors are encouraged to apply. CIPD and formal teaching or training qualifications would be an advantage in the role.

What’s in it for me?

We champion career and professional development. If you are looking for a business that will support your career and professional growth with excellent internal mobility across a large group, we may just be the right home for you. This coupled with an award winning benefits platform sees our employee communities thrive and develop rewarding and fulfilling careers.

Are Saint-Gobain an Inclusive employer?

We’re working hard to be, and we’re keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you!

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexible requirement or need that you may have for this role (this could be flexible hours, a job share, part time, to name a few). We can’t guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting, but we promise to listen.