Leadership & Development Manager

Description

Location: Swansea (Hybrid)

Salary: £35,663 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

The role provides strategic leadership and oversight of leadership and development activity, ensuring programmes are high quality, evidence-based and deliver measurable business impact. It involves influencing senior stakeholders, representing the organisation externally, and using insight and data to drive continuous improvement. The post holder ensures effective governance, resource management and accountability, while championing best practice and maintaining strong partnerships to support organisational performance and workforce capability.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Work in partnership with leaders in the agency, to ensure programme material is robust and meets the needs of the business, conducting regular research in-line with leadership and development requirements and seek out best practice.

* Use training needs and skill gap analysis to design, develop and deliver future focused leadership and development interventions for all colleagues across OCSD including talent programmes.

* Use Management Information (MI) to critically evaluate the effectiveness of training delivery and programme content, providing regular feedback and data to colleagues, team members and the senior leadership team.

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).

* 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.

* Access to the staff discount portal.

* Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.

* Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.

* 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. xjnqpsq

* Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

* Experience of when you have confidently and clearly communicated with a range of stakeholders across multiple platforms

* Experience of how you have collaborated and demonstrated the ability to work and lead effectively within a diverse team

* Experience of successfully leading different work streams and projects simultaneously

* Experience in continuous improvement with a strong ability to create and innovate

Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Ad ID: 5417970504