Are you passionate about supporting people in their careers and have experience in developing and managing talent or training/Learning and Development initiatives?

Can you motivate a team to deliver high-quality service and drive improvements?

If so, come join us as a Talent Development Business Partner!

We are seeking an experienced Talent Development Business Partner to help build and retain capability within the Digital Group.

In this role, you'll be part of a friendly team dedicated to delivering impactful initiatives. Our team focuses on ensuring DWP Digital attracts, retains, and develops talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. This includes apprenticeships, placements, careers information, talent pipelines, diversity initiatives, inductions, upskilling events, leadership training, and graduate schemes. We aim to ensure the right plans are in place to support our digital workforce.

We aspire to be the best place in Government for a digital career, so we continually review and refresh our portfolio to offer engaging and relevant opportunities. We seek someone who can bring new ideas and lead various talent initiatives.

In this role, you will:

• Utilize your expertise in talent development, apprenticeships, early careers, Learning and Development (L&D), and career coaching to design and deliver innovative activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to understand their department’s capability needs, provide options and advice, and implement effective solutions, including recruiting apprentices, interns, and trainees, organizing events, sourcing suppliers, evaluating programs, or creating guidance materials.
• Understand existing activities across Digital, DWP, and wider government to learn lessons, improve processes, and leverage collaboration opportunities.
• Engage with stakeholders, present ideas, and facilitate discussions confidently. You will work with Digital teams, technical specialists, senior leaders, trainees, HR, external suppliers, other government departments, and your colleagues within Digital Capability. Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach are essential.
• This role offers variety and the chance to create meaningful impact for new and existing colleagues, enhancing their careers and ensuring DWP Digital has the necessary skills to deliver excellent services.
• While initially focused on apprenticeships and early careers, the role requires flexibility to support the full range of talent and strategic initiatives within the team.

It is helpful to have experience working in a Digital or Technology environment. The successful candidate will be expected to travel to regional digital hubs as needed.

See the selection process for further details.

For more information about the role, please contact michael.coombs@dwp.gov.uk.

Technical skills assessed during the selection process include:

• Relationship Management