- Location: United Kingdom, London
- Salary: Competitive
- Contract type: Permanent
- Department: Human Resources
- Closing date: 06 November 2026
About BII
British International Investment (BII) is the UK’s leading development finance institution, wholly owned by the UK Government. Our primary mission is to address global development challenges through strategic investments that promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
BII focuses on catalysing economic development, creating jobs, and building resilient economies in some of the world's most complex and underserved markets. We invest in businesses and projects that prioritise inclusive development, environmental sustainability, and innovation.
Our approach is characterised by rigorous investment standards, high governance principles, and a commitment to delivering measurable development impact. Our team consists of highly skilled and passionate professionals dedicated to making a tangible difference globally.
We foster a collaborative and intellectually stimulating work environment that values curiosity, innovation, and professional growth. Our culture balances high performance with a strong emphasis on wellbeing, ensuring our employees can achieve their full potential while contributing to our mission.
BII at a glance:
Over 75 years supporting sustainable business growth in developing and emerging markets
More than £9.9 billion in net assets
1,600+ businesses invested in
950,000+ workers in the businesses we support
650+ people in our diverse global team
3 key development objectives: Productive | Sustainable | Inclusive
Team and role overview
The Learning and Talent Development (L&TD) team sits within the Talent Acquisition, Development and Mobility function and comprises three roles: the L&TD Manager, L&TD ExecutiveandL&TDCoordinator.Together,theteamisresponsiblefordeliveringBII'slearning and talent development strategy, ensuring colleagues have the capabilities, development opportunities and support required to enable business performance and long-term organizational success.
TheL&TDteam'sprioritiesare:
- BuildingthecriticalcapabilitiesrequiredtodeliverBII'sstrategyandsupportfuture operating model evolution.
- Identifyinganddevelopingdiversetalentatalllevelsoftheorganisation,includingakey focus on developing BII's future leaders and strengthening succession pipelines.
- ProgrammemanagementofBII’sPerformanceEvaluationandDevelopmentProgramme (PEDP), working closely with HRBPs and the business to embed a high-performance culture.
- SupportingL&TDcommercialrigourandoperationalefficiencythrougheffective governance, supplier management, measurement, technology and processes.
Purpose
ReportingtotheL&TDManager,theL&TDExecutiveplaysakeyroleindesigning,delivering (via strategic partners) and evaluating strategic learning and talent development initiatives aligned to BII's people and business priorities.
The role owns a portfolio of talent development and capability building projects alongside playing a key role in BII’s Performance Evaluation and Development Programme (PEDP). Workingcloselywithstakeholdersacrossthebusiness,thisroletranslatesstrategicpriorities into practical interventions, ensuring a high-quality employee experience and measurable business impact.
ThepostholderwillalsocontributetotheongoingdevelopmentoftheL&TD offering,leveraging best practice and external insights to continually improve what we do and how we do it.
Responsibilities
Thekeyresponsibilitiesofthisrolesitacrossfourareas:
- Strategiclearningandtalent programmes
- Capabilitybuildingandlearningsolutions
- PerformanceEvaluationandDevelopmentprogramme(PEDP)
- Measurement,insightandcontinuousimprovement
- Supplierandstakeholdermanagement
Strategic learning and talent programmes
- Deliverstrategicdevelopmentinterventionsinresponsetoorganisationalpriorities, capability needs and workforce trends.
- SupportthedeliveryofBII'sapproachtoidentifyinganddevelopingfutureleaders, including succession-focused talent initiatives, mentoring, coaching and targeted development interventions.
- Manageprogrammegovernance,planning,communications,stakeholderengagement and impact evaluation.
Capability building and learning solutions
- Designanddeliverlearningsolutionsthatbuildcriticalorganisationalcapabilitiesand support execution of BII's strategy.
- Supporttheongoingdevelopmentofpeoplemanagercapabilitythroughlearning resources and targeted development activities.
- Designandfacilitateengaginglearningexperiencesacrossvirtual,face-to-faceand blended formats including digital learning.
- Supportcareerdevelopmentinitiativesthatpromoteemployeegrowth,internalmobility and the BII career value proposition.
Measurement, insight, and continuous improvement
- Supportthedevelopmentoflearninganalyticsandperformanceinsights,helping demonstrate the impact and return on investment of L&TD activities.
- Usefeedback,businessdataandindustrybestpracticetoidentifyopportunitiesfor continuous improvement.
Supplier and stakeholder management
- BuildstrongrelationshipswithstakeholdersacrossHRandthebusinesstoidentify needs, influence priorities and ensure successful delivery of L&TD initiatives.
- Manageexternalsuppliersandpartners,ensuringthequality,effectivenessandvalueof services provided.
- Supportstrategicsupplierreviews,procurementactivityandcontractmanagement processes as required.
PerformanceEvaluationandDevelopmentprogramme(PEDP)support
- ProgrammemanagementofPEDPasabusinessenablertoahigh-performance culture
- Evaluationofeffectiveness andimpactofthePEDP programme
- Enablea‘businessasusual’annualcyclewithapredictable,repeatableschedulewith standardisedbusinesssupportincludingguidanceandskills training.
- WorkcloselywithkeystakeholdersincludingHRBPs, HROps,thebusinessandthe Reward team as needed
The candidate
Background, skills and aptitude
The candidate must have a strong background in performance, learning, talent development or organisational development, ideally within a financial services or professional environment.
Candidates should be motivated by BII's development mission and demonstrate the ability to translate strategic objectives into practical, high-impact programmes and initiatives.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of programme managing complex programmes of work, including working with multiple senior stakeholders and delivery of measurable outcomes.
Essential skills
- Strongprogrammemanagementcapability.
- Experiencedesigninganddeliveringlearningandtalentdevelopmentinitiatives working with strategic suppliers.
- Experienceofdesigning,executingandevaluatingtalentmanagementanddevelopment programmes
- Experienceofoperationalisingcomplexperformancemanagementprogrammes
- Excellentstakeholdermanagementandinfluencingskills.
- Strongwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills.
- Ability toanalysedataanddrawmeaningfulinsightstosupportdecision making.
- Experiencemanagingexternalsuppliersandpartnerships.
- Operationalexcellence,attentiontodetailandacontinuousimprovementmindset.
- Abilitytomanagemultipleprioritiesinafast-paced environment.
- Facilitationandpresentationskills;orambitiontodeveloptheseskillsfurther.
Desirable skills
- Exposuretoorganisationalcapability,workforceplanningorfutureskillsinitiatives.
- Learningmeasurementandevaluationexpertise,includingROImethodologies.
- Experienceofdigitallearningplatforms,learningtechnologiesandlearninganalytics.
- Strategicthinkingandorganisationaldevelopmentcapability.
Ourculturalvalues
Welookforteammemberswhoaspire,aswedo,toworkatourbestandtobe:
- Impact-led,commerciallyrigorous
- Tenaciousinthefaceofchallenges
- Collaborativeandcaring
British International Investment is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicantsregardlessofage,disability,genderreassignment,marriageandcivilpartnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
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