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We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

We’re looking for a Learning Facilitator to join our Talent team on a 12 month fixed term contract. This role plays a key part in designing and delivering engaging, high-quality learning experiences that support colleague development and align with the firm’s strategic goals.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across Learning & Development, Recruitment and Onboarding to deliver core training programmes, welcome new starters, and continuously improve how learning is experienced across the firm.

The Role

As a Learning Facilitator, you’ll design and deliver engaging training sessions for colleagues across Irwin Mitchell. You’ll create inclusive and interactive learning environments, develop high-quality learning content, and use feedback and data to continuously improve our programmes.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys facilitation, has a strong eye for detail, and is passionate about creating impactful learning experiences.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivering core training courses, including welcome days and other firmwide learning sessions.
• Working closely with Recruitment and Onboarding colleagues to support an effective onboarding experience.
• Creating inclusive, interactive learning environments that encourage participation and knowledge retention.
• Designing, updating and managing learning content on the LMS or HR systems.
• Ensuring learning materials are engaging, accessible, and aligned with business and cultural priorities.
• Supporting the development of learning solutions agreed through virtual squads and wider L&D initiatives.
• Continuously improving onboarding and learning materials using feedback, data insights and external best practice.
• Tracking and reporting on learning activity, usage and effectiveness.
• Providing insights and recommendations to support continuous improvement across L&D.

• Relevant training or learning & development qualifications (such as CIPD) or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience delivering training and facilitating learning in a corporate environment.
• Experience designing engaging and inclusive learning content.
• Confidence using learning management systems (LMS) and digital learning platforms.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• The ability to facilitate sessions for colleagues across a wide range of roles and levels.

You’ll also have:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong time management and organisational capability.
• Confidence using virtual learning tools and platforms.
• An analytical mindset, with the ability to assess effectiveness and use data to improve learning outcomes.

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. 

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.