Training and Learning Advisor

Team / Directorate: Training & Learning / Corporate Strategy and Development

Starting salary:  £32,544  rising to £35,377 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern:  Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)

Interview date: To be confirmed

Post number: 203960                    (For office use only: H)

The role

As a Training & Learning Advisor, you will play a key role in delivering engaging, effective, and high-quality learning experiences for staff across Natural Resources Wales (NRW). You'll manage the full training lifecycle — from identifying learning needs and advising on course options, to coordinating bookings, maintaining training records, managing suppliers, tracking attendance, and issuing certificates.

You will work closely with staff, managers, and external providers to ensure all training activities are aligned with organisational objectives and delivered efficiently. Acting as the main point of contact for training related matters, you'll provide expert advice on course suitability, oversee procurement and supplier engagement, raise purchase orders, and ensure accurate data management and reporting.

This is a dynamic, detail-oriented role that demands exceptional organisational skills, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with confidence and efficiency

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

For informal enquiries, please contact Beth Jervis-Wilks at Elizabeth.jervis-wilks@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Interviews will be held on Microsoft Teams. 

Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

About us

The Training and Learning Team report to the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Manager within the Corporate Strategy and Development Directorate at Natural Resources Wales.

 

What you will do

• Deliver the learning plan ensuring best value for money.
• Ensure any training programme being delivered is meeting the business needs.
• Promote NRW training programme to staff so they are aware of availability of training courses including how to enrol.
• Ensure L&D intranet pages are kept up to date and staff informed of developments.
• Ensure post course evaluations are monitored and used with suppliers to ensure training are fit for purpose.
• Using user requirement draft tender specification and assist with the evaluation of the tenders evaluations.
• Establish training contracts and ensure training ids best value for money.
• Develop learning schedule to inform the business of when training is available.
• Maintain records and information in line with regulations/ legislation and agreed standards ensuring training records are kept up to date
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
• Be committed to your own development  through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

1. Experience of working with teams across a business and managing competing priorities.
2. Experience of tender processes and drafting training requirements. 
3. Good organisational skills and excellent planning.

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential: A1 Entry Level able to use and understand simple basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh) previous level 1

Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Benefits 

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme)
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• commitment to professional development
• health and wellbeing benefits and support
• weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

Please keep reading

We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.  

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards.  Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. 

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