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Closing date for applications: 24 September 2025 at 11.30pmSalary: £51,750 per annum Are you passionate about creating a workplace where people feel supported and set up to succeed? Lead impactful initiatives that champion learning and development, engage teams and strengthen culture at The National Gallery!At the Gallery, our people are central to everything we do. We believe that when our teams feel supported, connected, and encouraged to grow, great things happen. Our HR department plays a vital role in shaping the culture of the Gallery, providing expertise across recruitment, learning and development (L&amp;D), performance management, and engagement. Our ambition is simple: to make the Gallery one of the best places to work in the sector and beyond.We are now seeking a people development manager to take a lead on developing the skills of our people, both current and future. This role will focus on learning and development programmes, engagement initiatives and culture-enhancing programmes including the launch of an apprenticeship programme—all with the aim of fostering a positive employee experience for all. You will work closely with the head of HR and the wider team to ensure colleagues are supported, cared for, and equipped to succeed in their roles.The ideal candidate will bring curiosity, creativity and a strong understanding of how to foster a culture of learning, growth and engagement across an organisation. You will take a strong learning approach to your role, working with the head of HR to generate new strategic learning ideas and turning them into reality with programmes and initiatives to make a genuine difference to people’s working lives. This is an opportunity to shape how we support and develop our teams, contributing directly to the success and culture of the Gallery. ResponsibilitiesScope of the job:<ul><li>Acting as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert on all aspects of learning and development</li><li>Working with the head of HR on the development of a formalised apprenticeship and traineeship programme, and then responsible for the launching and management of this</li><li>Regular delivery of the Gallery's tailored designed formal manager development programme</li><li>Management of the Gallery's induction programme; ensuring that this is consistent, professional and highly received</li><li>Taking a lead on organisational wide employee engagement initiatives for our people</li><li>Taking a lead on the continuous embedding of our Organisational Values</li><li>In conjunction with the HR payroll and systems manager, developing and establishing the L&amp;D platform on the Gallery's HRIS (currently iTrent)</li><li>Continuously auditing our L&amp;D offer at the Gallery and using data to drive decisions ensuring our programme of training is fit for purpose and identifying skills gaps</li><li>Working with the head of HR, deputy head of HR and HR manager on succession planning; working directly with heads of departments to ensure succession planning is at the forefront of decision making and future planning</li><li>Full management of the substantial organisational wide training budget</li><li>Taking a lead on other learning and development programmes as they arise</li></ul>Key deliverables:<ul><li>Develop and implement learning, development and engagement strategies and interventions aligned with the Gallery's strategic goals</li><li>﻿﻿Conduct regular skills gaps analysis from analysing annual reviews and regular feedback in order to design, procure and deliver high-quality learning and development programmes across the organisation</li><li>﻿﻿Ensure learning opportunities are accessible, inclusive, and aligned with individual and organisational needs</li><li>﻿﻿Develop and deliver initiatives that support manager capability.</li><li>﻿﻿Commission and manage external providers and consultants as required</li><li>﻿﻿Regularly analyse, report and present on OD and L&amp;D data to inform future planning and demonstrate impact</li><li>﻿﻿Management of the organisational training budget, ensuring effective financial oversight and delivery of programmes within agreed limits while ensuring best value for money without compromising on quality</li><li>﻿﻿Regularly engaging with and presenting to all statt on engagement and learning programmes</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Demonstrable experience of working in a learning and development/organisational development lead role</li><li>Demonstrable awareness of and ability to develop and deliver organisational training programmes</li><li>Ability to lead working groups to achieve positive and constructive outcomes</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively and in an engaging manner using a variety of methods</li><li>Ability to use own initiative in response to problem solving</li><li>Works positively with colleagues to develop and enhance team, department and organisation working</li><li>Strong commitment to delivering high quality work</li><li>Excellent presentation skills to engage employees through a positive approach to communication.</li><li>Good organisational skills in order to deliver programmes to time</li><li>Excellent attention to detail</li><li>Excellent presentation skills</li><li>Confident; able to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders</li><li>Trustworthy; able to proactively work with minimal supervision to achieve objectives and deliver on expectations</li><li>CIPD qualified or equivalent qualification</li></ul> We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Gallery

The National Gallery

People development manager

Closing date for applications: 19 September 2025Salary: £30,000 (+bonus +benefits)Location: The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Take the next step in your HR career by joining a collaborative team at the heart of a publishing powerhouse, supporting the divisions that bring award-winning books to life.Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. We're made up of 11&nbsp;autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business. It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. What you'll be doingAs HR officer for Hachette UK, you will work closely with the HR business partners, HR &amp; reward officer and HR assistants to drive and deliver the HR team's aims and objectives. You will support all of the publishing divisions, including adult trade, non-trade as well as group functions. You will be responsible for supporting a wide range of HR projects that meet business objectives and will work closely with employees and managers in providing guidance and advice on any informal and formal employee relations issues. We’re looking for a proactive and curious HR officer who is able to multi-task and enjoys working in a collaborative team! Who we are looking forPersonal attributes/skills<ul><li>Ability to balance the needs of the business with the needs of the employee</li><li>Commercially minded</li><li>Ability to multi-task and maintain composure in a demanding environment</li><li>Ability to prioritise and handle ever changing and conflicting workload priorities</li><li>Ability to think innovatively and generate ideas and solutions offering a range of options</li><li>Ability to deal with sensitive issues and to maintain confidentiality at all times</li><li>High level of initiative and autonomy, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team</li><li>The ability to build positive relationships with staff at all levels</li><li>Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate in a logical way, to listen and to clearly present information to others</li><li>Excellent attention to detail</li><li>Accurate and exacting standards</li><li>High level of resilience with the ability to read people and adapt approach accordingly</li><li>A self-starter</li><li>Team player with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude</li><li>Takes pride in providing first-class customer service to managers across our business</li><li>Tactful, diplomatic and approachable</li></ul>Experience/knowledge<ul><li>Good experience in HR within large business environments is an advantage</li><li>Proven experience of having managed parental leave, sickness absence and informal employee relations cases from start to finish</li><li>Understanding of human resources practice and a good grasp of employment law</li><li>High level of competency in the use of MS Office packages</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>&nbsp;Our commitmentThe Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a> Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

HR officer

Closing date: 1st October 2025&nbsp;Salary: Minimum £24,000 per annum, depending on experience &nbsp;Contract: This is a full-time permanent position.&nbsp; Do you love British TV? Support the managing director and develop as a personal assistant at this dynamic voiceover agency in London!<a href="https://anthearepresents.com/about" target="_blank">Anthea Represents</a>&nbsp;is an exclusive London VoiceOver agency representing leading actors, comedians &amp; spoken word poets for their voice work. Join Anthea Represents, where you'll be the right hand in the world of voiceover talent, managing the desk and the details that make the magic happen.&nbsp;This is a fast-paced, varied, busy &amp; satisfying role for someone who is thorough, sharp, productive, keen to learn and grow with the company, and has a love for British TV, comedy and film.&nbsp;This is a varied role assisting the founder / managing director of the agency which currently consists of a hard-working, dedicated and cheerful team of 5. It will involve assisting both on a personal and talent management level and will primarily be desk based, working from a home attached office in London W7 with approx. 1 day per week working at a private members club or similar in Central London. &nbsp;The role is for an applicant who is driven to develop as a personal assistant and not a talent agent. This is an ideal opportunity for graduates or second jobbers. ResponsibilitiesAdministration<ul><li>Shadowing both work and personal emails of managing director</li><li>Agent support such as booking, billing and occasional casting of voiceovers</li><li>Finance tasks for agency and MD </li><li>Arranging gifts and cards</li><li>Booking meetings and tickets</li><li>Diary management</li><li>Researching</li><li>Office management and some household tasks</li><li>Composing marketing/sales emails</li><li>Editing showreels and video clips and collecting samples</li><li>Dealing with representation enquiries and ad hoc emails</li><li>Reading contracts</li><li>Keeping up to date with British TV drama and comedy</li><li>Arranging personal matters such as booking childcare, running errands, filing, unpredictable ad hoc duties, anything in order to assist the day-to-day life of the Managing Director</li><li>Social media posting</li><li>Website updates</li><li>Maintaining mailing lists</li></ul> What we're looking forEssential<ul><li>Can display confidence, excellent admin capabilities and&nbsp;strong&nbsp;organisational skills</li><li>Must be reliable, sociable and have a warm, cheerful email/phone manner</li><li>Strong attention to detail, good grammar, spelling&nbsp;and numeracy</li><li>An ability to work at speed and under pressure</li><li>A concise, clear, warm and cheerful writing style</li><li>Evidence of creativity, potentially with a&nbsp;background in design or literature</li><li>A keen and current interest in British Drama, Actors and Comedy</li><li>Experience in writing light hearted posts on social media </li><li>Able to prioritise tasks effectively </li><li>Initiative </li><li>Pro-activeness</li><li>Time management skills</li><li>Commitment, enthusiasm, honesty and sensitivity</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Office experience </li><li>Previous work using iOs/Macs</li><li>An understanding of the TV &amp; advertising world would be helpful</li><li>An amusing Instagram tone - someone who can come up with interesting, light hearted and cheerful content</li><li>Knowing how to do MP3/MP4 edits, basic use of Photoshop, Canva / any design package, Mailchimp or similar</li></ul> We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Anthea Represents

Personal assistant to founder/managing director in talent agency

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