Programme Lead/Learning Consultant at TheLearningLoop.net, Birmingham, £Contract Rate

Company Description

The Learning Loop is a learning and development consultancy that partners with organisations to turn learning into measurable business performance. Working as an extension of client teams, the company brings together expertise in learning strategy, design, facilitation, and technology to build sustainable capability rather than deliver one-off training. Its approach focuses on aligning learning to business goals, enabling behaviour change, and creating scalable, future-ready learning ecosystems that drive real organisational impact. 

Programme Lead / Learning Consultant (Contract)

Role Overview

The Programme Lead / Learning Consultant is responsible for leading the assessment, analysis, and definition of technical learning programmes to enable modernisation and future redesign.

This role combines strategic leadership and hands-on learning expertise, ensuring that existing training is effectively evaluated, key insights are identified, and clear, actionable requirements are defined to support future development.

The role does not include solution design or development, but focuses on shaping the brief, guiding decision-making, and enabling successful delivery through structured recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Programme Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead engagement with senior stakeholders across technical and learning functions
• Establish clear direction, scope, and alignment across project workstreams
• Facilitate discussions to clarify business needs, constraints, and priorities
• Provide ongoing guidance and assurance throughout the programme

2. Learning Assessment & Analysis

·      Oversee the review and evaluation of existing training materials and programmes

·      Ensure a structured approach to asset audit, content review, and portfolio analysis

·      Interpret findings to identify strengths, gaps, risks, and inefficiencies

·      Translate technical content into clear learning and performance insights

3. Insight Development & Recommendations

·      Synthesize findings into clear, evidence-based insights

·      Identify opportunities to improve learning effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability

·      Develop prioritised recommendations aligned to business and learner needs

·      Define the “art of the possible” through structured options and solution pathways

Key Deliverables Owned

·      Discovery Insights & Recommendations Reports

·      Learning Asset Audit Outputs

·      Recommendations & Options Matrix

·      Programme-level briefings and executive summaries

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong experience in learning strategy, instructional design, or learning consulting
• Proven ability to lead complex learning transformation or assessment initiatives
• Experience developing detailed solution briefs
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills
• Ability to analyse complex content and translate into actionable insights

Desirable

• Experience in technical or engineering training environments
• Familiarity with learning technologies and digital learning ecosystems
• Exposure to large-scale training portfolio reviews or transformation programmes

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Structured analysis and synthesis
• Clear communication and executive storytelling
• Stakeholder influence and alignment
• Commercial awareness (without owning costing or business cases)

Ways of Working

• Operates at both strategic and hands-on levels
• Works closely with analysts and project managers to deliver outputs
• Engages stakeholders through structured workshops and reviews
• Focuses on clarity, simplicity, and actionable outputs

Success Measures

• Quality and clarity of insights and recommendations
• Effectiveness of briefing documentation
• Stakeholder alignment and confidence
• Readiness of the organisation to move into delivery phase