Learning Consultancy Manager; Skills & Capability

Scottish Power HQ, Glasgow (3 days onsite)

Full time, permanent (happy to talk flexible working)

Salary up to £82,500 + up to 20% bonus, car allowance & other excellent benefits

Closing date:
Monday 9th of November 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker

At Scottish Power, we’re accelerating towards a cleaner, greener future – and we know our people are key to making it happen. As part of the Iberdrola Group, we’re investing in the infrastructure, innovation and people needed to deliver our Clean Energy 2030 ambition and achieve net zero.

To support this transformation, we are looking for a Learning Consultancy Manager who will lead the Learning Consultancy team and be accountable for the methodologies, design standards, governance and assurance arrangements that enable the delivery of consistent, high-quality capability solutions across Scottish Power.

Working closely with the Head of Organisational Capability and key business stakeholder, the role will develop and embed the capability and skills architecture, framework methodologies and proficiency standards that underpin Scottish Power's emerging skills-based organisation approach.

Working in partnership with Learning Partners, who translate business priorities into capability requirements, the Learning Consultancy Manager will provide specialist consultancy expertise, governance and assurance to ensure capability solutions are evidence-based, scalable and aligned to business and organisational priorities.

Key Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Lead and continuously improve the Learning Consultancy operating model, establishing methodologies, standards, governance and assurance processes that support effective capability planning and delivery
• Lead the development of the capability and skills architecture underpinning Scottish Power's Skills Based Organisation approach, including skills frameworks, proficiency standards, learning pathways and associated governance
• Establish enterprise standards that enable consistent and scalable capability solutions across the organisation
• Ensure skills frameworks and capability architecture support broader workforce planning, talent, mobility, succession and capability development priorities
• Lead and develop the Learning Consultancy team, ensuring consultancy capability, capacity and expertise are deployed effectively against organisational priorities
• Ensure Learning Partners are supported with the frameworks, tools, specialist expertise and governance required to identify, prioritise and commission capability solutions effectively
• Establish and assure standards for capability solution design, commissioning, implementation and evaluation
• Maintain oversight of capability priorities, risks, emerging workforce capability needs and opportunities for enterprise-wide improvement
• Use data, insight and stakeholder feedback to inform prioritisation, improve capability outcomes and enhance the effectiveness of the Organisational Capability model

• Experience leading organisational capability, learning consultancy or workforce capability functions
• Strong understanding of capability governance, consultancy methodologies and solution development approaches
• Expertise in enterprise capability and skills strategy development
• Significant experience developing and governing enterprise skills frameworks, capability architectures, proficiency models and capability pathways
• Experience of developing or implementing key components of a Skills Based Organisation approach, including skills frameworks, skills governance or capability architecture
• Strong governance, prioritisation and resource management skills
• Experience leading and developing specialist teams
• Strong stakeholder engagement…