Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Salary: £72,547 up to £75,000 per annum dependent upon experienceContract Type: Permanent – Full TimeSecurity Level: BPSSBase Location: Gatwick – 2 days per week office attendance (to manage existing team)Visa Restrictions: This position does not offer visa sponsorshipWe are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.The Role The Learning and Talent Manager is responsible for shaping and delivering our organisation‑wide approach to learning, talent development and early careers. This includes leading the design and delivery of a cohesive development offer for the Executive Committee (ExCo) and wider leadership population, ensuring senior leaders are equipped to drive performance, cultural alignment and future capability across the organisation.The role supports the growth and progression of colleagues from apprentices and graduates to senior leaders ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, workforce planning and future skills requirements. A key focus is the creation of scalable, high‑impact learning and development solutions that build critical organisational capability.The role leads the development and implementation of organisational capability frameworks, including talent and PDC, and contributes as a key delivery lead within the design and implementation of the organisation’s job architecture programme.The Learning and Talent Manager leads a team of career development and learning professionals, providing strategic direction, coaching and oversight to ensure the successful delivery of all learning, talent and capability initiatives aligned to the CAA People Strategy and ASO delivery.Executive and Leadership DevelopmentLead the design and delivery of a multi‑year Executive Development Programme.Lead the design and delivery of a senior leadership curriculum of learning and development programmes.Own and lead the continued professional development of the Leadership 50 population to build organisational capability and alignment with the Living Leadership Competencies.Talent ManagementAccountable for shaping and delivering the CAA’s talent management and succession planning framework, working closely with ExCo to drive a consistent, pan‑CAA approach and build organisational capability.Lead the operation of the CAA Talent Board, driving oversight of talent decisions and ensuring delivery of agreed outcomes across the organisation.Embed and incorporate the Leadership Competency framework into the colleague and organisational lifecycle.Learning and DevelopmentDevelop and implement a core learning and development strategy that enhances organisational capability.Lead the design and delivery of a compelling management development approach to ensure the CAA delivers its People Strategy.Lead the design and delivery of a comprehensive learning portfolio, encompassing mandatory and behavioural (soft skills) programmes to support organisational capability.Own and lead the CAA approach to onboarding and Corporate Induction Programme.Evaluate learning effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.Collaborate with stakeholders to identify learning needs and create tailored solutions.Early Careers and Graduate ProgrammesLead and shape the CAA’s early careers strategy, covering internships, placements, graduate and apprenticeship programmes to build future capability pipelines.Design and implement structured graduate development programmes that align with strategic business priorities and capability requirements.Partner with external training providers to deliver high‑quality apprenticeship experiences.Oversee recruitment, onboarding and development of early careers cohorts.Track performance and progression of graduates and early careers talent.Decision MakingStrategic Planning. Lead the selection and engagement of external providers and partners, ensuring quality, value for money and alignment with organisational objectives. Provide oversight of programme…
