Leadership and Learning Programmes Manager

Department: Optimo Care Group – Central Services
Reporting to: Group Head of Learning and Development
Location: Hybrid working (minimum 3 days office-based)
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday (9am–5pm)

Optimo Care Group is a specialist provider of high-quality care and support services across the UK, supporting individuals with moderate to complex needs to live fulfilling and independent lives. We are committed to delivering person-centred care through a skilled and compassionate workforce while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance.

As a growing organisation, we offer excellent career development opportunities, ongoing learning through our Optimo Learning Academy, and a supportive environment where people can thrive and make a meaningful difference.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Leadership and Learning Programmes Manager to coordinate the delivery of learning programmes and support the design and continuous improvement of leadership development initiatives across the organisation.

Working closely with operational teams, internal stakeholders and external training providers, you will ensure the successful planning, organisation and delivery of leadership development, induction, onboarding, mandatory and refresher training programmes.

You will also play a key role in managing and optimising our Learning Management System (LMS), supporting programme setup, learner engagement, content management, reporting and compliance requirements.

• Support the design, development and facilitation of leadership and management programmes.
• Coordinate leadership learning initiatives across the organisation.
• Gather and analyse feedback to improve programme effectiveness.
• Work with operational leaders to identify learning needs and support capability development.

• Coordinate induction, onboarding, mandatory and refresher training programmes.
• Manage schedules, resources and communications.
• Ensure consistent delivery across multiple locations.
• Work with internal stakeholders and external providers to support programme delivery.

• Administer and maintain the LMS.
• Manage programme creation, learner enrolment, reporting and compliance monitoring.
• Organise and maintain learning content.
• Identify opportunities to improve learner engagement and system effectiveness.
• Produce learning reports and data to support decision-making and regulatory requirements.

You will be a highly organised and proactive learning professional with experience coordinating learning programmes in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.

You will have:

• Strong organisational and planning skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders effectively.
• A practical, solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
• Experience using feedback and learning data to drive improvement.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to organisational success.

• Experience coordinating or delivering learning or training programmes in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
• Experience supporting the design, development or improvement of learning content and programmes.
• Experience using Learning Management Systems (LMS) to manage learning and training processes.
• Experience managing multiple programmes, schedules and stakeholders.
• Experience working with internal stakeholders to identify learning needs and coordinate delivery.
• Experience supporting leadership or management development programmes.
• Relevant Learning and Development qualification or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience working within a regulated environment, such as health or social care.

• Learning and training programme coordination.
• Learning content development and continuous improvement.
• LMS administration and optimisation.
• Stakeholder management and collaboration.
• Strong organisational, planning and communication skills.
• Data analysis and reporting.
• Problem-solving and…