Learning & Development Advisor - Early Careers & Apprenticeships

Job Title: Learning & Development Advisor – Early Careers and Apprenticeships 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Location: Alderley Park 

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based 

Closing date: 30th June 2025 

Learning at Royal London is evolving. Following a full review of our learning model, we’re launching the Royal London Learning Academy and building a new in-house L&D team. Our plans will ensure that we are organised and equipped to support our strategic goals and deliver fully on the empowered development commitment we have made to our colleagues. 

We’re embracing new tech and modern methods to make learning more accessible, personalised, and future-ready. This is an exciting step in the evolution of learning at Royal London, ensuring colleagues can advance their careers with us and we have the skills we need to deliver our Purpose and strategy. 

We’re now hiring passionate L&D professionals to help shape this journey. This role plays a key part in designing and managing impactful apprenticeships and supporting early careers programmes that help build a strong, diverse, and professionally skilled colleague base. 

If you would like to be part of our journey, enjoy working in a supportive, collaborative, and fast paced environment, using your skills and expertise and continuing to stretch and grow in your career, then we would love to hear from you. 
 

About the role 

• Design and deliver apprenticeship and early-career programmes aligned with organisational goals and industry standards. 

• Coordinate programme logistics, training schedules, and stakeholder communications to ensure smooth delivery. 

• Act as the main point of contact for apprentices and early-career colleagues, offering guidance and resolving issues. 

• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including training providers and educational institutions. 

• Monitor programme effectiveness through feedback, data analysis, and regular reporting to drive continuous improvement. 

• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and maintain accurate records of programme activities and outcomes. 

About you 

• Experienced in L&D, with a strong focus on apprenticeships and early careers. 

• In-depth knowledge of UK (and ideally Irish) apprenticeship frameworks, funding, and regulatory requirements. 

• Proven ability to manage end-to-end apprenticeship programmes in large or regulated organisations. 

• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels. 

• Confident using the UK Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) and working with external training providers. 

• Curious, commercially aware, and comfortable using data to evaluate programme impact and drive improvements. 

About Royal London 

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.    

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.  

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits   

Inclusion, diversity and belonging  

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.