Team Manager - Talent Development

Are you passionate about developing people, building organisational capability and creating great learning and development opportunities?

We are looking for an experienced and engaging leader to join Warwickshire County Council as Team Manager, Talent Development, providing maternity cover for up to 12 months.

This is a broad and varied role at the heart of our Workforce Development Service. You will provide both strategic and operational leadership across a diverse Talent Development portfolio, including:

This is an exciting time to join the team. You will work with colleagues and leaders from across the Council to understand workforce needs, shape effective development solutions and ensure our learning offer supports both our people and the organisation.

You will need to be comfortable balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery, leading a busy team and managing a varied portfolio of programmes and priorities.

• corporate learning and development
• leadership and talent development
• career development apprenticeships
• social care learning, including pre-qualifying and post-qualifying Social Work education
• coaching and mentoring
• digital learning, e-learning and our Learning Hub

The post also has line management responsibility for a team of ten colleagues.

• strong and inclusive leadership
• excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills
• strategic thinking and sound judgement
• experience of leading teams and programmes of work
• Experience of managing budgets
• an ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries
• a genuine passion for learning, development and organisational capability

This is an opportunity to lead a talented team and take responsibility for a genuinely diverse portfolio, with the scope to make a tangible difference to the development of our workforce.

You will join a supportive Workforce Development Service and work closely with colleagues across Workforce Services and the wider Council.

This is a fixed-term maternity cover opportunity for up to 12 months, preferred start date ASAP.

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Lucy Gillings, Workforce Development Service Manager 01926 412902 or lucygillings@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date: 16th November 2026
Interview date: 27th November 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more