Learning and Development Consultant

Learning and Development Consultant Home Based (with travel to London and Regional GCS offices) Competitive Salary Closing date for applications: Thursday 12th June 2025 Do you love helping others grow and thrive in their careers? This is a great job for someone who has experience in training or development and is excited to make a real impact in a growing, dynamic business area. Whether you're stepping up into a new challenge or bringing established expertise, this role offers the chance to influence how we develop talent across the Global Corporate & Specialty (GCS) business. You’ll support a range of exciting initiatives, from onboarding and early careers programmes to leadership development and training strategy. A bit about the job: You’ll support the GCS Development Leader and key stakeholders in shaping and evolving the training and development strategy to align with business needs and growth ambitions, including delivering both internal and external training as part of our client proposition. You’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining onboarding guidance for new GCS colleagues and their leaders, ensuring a consistent experience across all Lines of Business, including Underwriting and Risk Management. Collaboration will be key, as you’ll work closely with the central Learning & Development team and Talent Partner to deliver high-quality leadership development opportunities tailored to GCS requirements. You’ll also play a vital role in supporting our Early Careers and Talent programmes—covering Associate, Graduate, and Apprentice networks—from recruitment through to post-programme development. Using data and insights, you’ll help anticipate future business needs driven by evolving technology and industry trends. In addition, you’ll promote ongoing professional development by encouraging relevant qualifications and industry memberships, while acting as the main point of contact for all training requests within the GCS area. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Experience working within the London Market, with a solid understanding of the business landscape Proven ability to deliver or support training and development initiatives, ideally within a corporate or insurance environment Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously Confident using Microsoft 365 tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, to support data analysis and presentation A proactive and collaborative approach, with a passion for developing others and driving continuous improvement What you’ll get for this role: Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague. Competitive salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva. Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in. 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer leave Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Jessica Mason a call on 07387 545 666 or send an email to Jessica.Mason@aviva.com. We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.