Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Are you a creative and experienced L&D Professional with a passion for working in a fast-paced, operational and customer-facing environments?

Do you bring a strong track record of designing and delivering projects that drive performance, build capability, and supports career growth across diverse teams?

Are you confident building relationships across multiple functions and influencing stakeholders to embed meaningful change?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you!

The Role:

Oxfam GB is looking for an experienced and dynamic Learning & Development professional to lead a broad portfolio of learning across our organisational teams.

This is a varied and impactful role, combining strategic design with hands-on delivery.

You will shape and deliver learning and talent projects that support operational excellence, leadership capability and long-term career development across a geographically dispersed & hybrid workforce.

You’ll partner with stakeholders across Retail, People & Culture and other business areas, building strong relationships to understand priorities and translate these into practical, engaging learning solutions.

Working as part of an exciting new team, you’ll influence and drive a learning, talent and engagement strategy that builds capability across a diverse range of teams, supporting colleagues to thrive in fast-paced, purpose-led environments. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our people have the skills, behaviours and frameworks needed to deliver strong operational outcomes and a positive employee experience. If you’ve got experience of developing managers in busy operational settings, you’re going to enjoy this role—and we’d love to hear from you!

Whilst this is a home-based UK role, you will have exciting in-person opportunities across the UK and at our Head Office in Oxford.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a values-led organisation, redefining its culture together.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across our People & Culture division, Retail and wider business areas, bringing a strong background in consulting, learning design, project management and delivery, tailored to a diverse, multi-site & hybrid workforce.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for someone who’s outcomes focused and drives meaningful change.

An ideal candidate will bring:

• Proven experience designing, delivering and evaluating impactful learning, talent or career initiatives across a UK-wide, multi-site environment (blended, face-to-face and digital)
• Strong capability in both technical and behavioural learning design, including leadership, management and team development—particularly within operational environments
• Experience applying learning methodologies, frameworks and evaluation approaches to ensure quality, consistency and measurable impact
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence across functions and levels
• Data-driven thinking, using insight to shape solutions and demonstrate impact and return on investment
• Confident communication and facilitation skills, both in person and remotely, with the ability to engage diverse audiences
• Strong coaching skills, supporting managers and colleagues across a geographically dispersed workforce. With Experience in developing and coaching managers
• Experience managing complex projects and competing priorities with agility, resilience and a solutions-focused approach
• Up-to-date knowledge of learning trends and practice, with a growth mindset and openness to innovation and change
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how learning supports organisational performance
• Be willing to travel regularly for business purposes. It is desirable that the post holder has a valid UK driving licence (company car and / or expenses provided for travel).

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. For this position, a company car and/or expenses are provided for business travel.

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. 

Due to the need to fill this role as soon as possible, we may need to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early to avoid disappointment

About Us:

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

We are an international confederation of 20 organizations (affiliates) plus the Oxfam International Secretariat, working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops raise vital funds to support Oxfam’s work with partner organisations. Over 20,000 volunteers work in over 500 shops at the heart of their communities to raise as much money as possible to support our work on poverty and inequality.