Tesco

Learning and Development Associate - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Tesco  •  Welwyn Garden City, GB (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Tesco UK • Welwyn Garden City • Hybrid • Full-Time • Temporary • Working hours 36 • Apply by 03-Nov-2026

About the role

To provide programme management and administration support to ensure the smooth running of our group wide Director and Executive development solutions and WL3-4 Transition programme, namely workshop management, including Director induction and new director learning path.

Planning and co-ordination of key milestones across all L&D workstreams, stakeholder and comms activity.

Supplier management, budget management, administration, talent programme management and executive coaching tracking and reporting.

What is in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

  • Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary.
  • Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
  • 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
  • Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

You will be responsible for

  • Support the Learning Manager with the review and implementation of a new leadership development approach.
  • Take end to end responsibility for the programme management of the WL3-4 transition programme
  • Ensure all newly hired or promoted Directors attend new-director Induction and corresponding new director learning path by taking full responsibility for the learning experience of newly promoted or new to the business directors
  • Plan, schedule and provide full administration support for all director workshops and talent programmes to ensure they run smoothly
  • Maintain an accurate director database to help inform the Group development offer and determine the deployment plan for the core offer accordingly; track joiners movers and leavers to ensure database remains current
  • Ensure all Directors have access to the most up to date and relevant development information through maintaining and regularly updating the Leadership Development toolkit
  • Deliver a world-class service to internal stakeholders by responding to queries / requests for information within agreed timescales
  • Support the evaluation of all Director workshops and talent programmes by gathering and collating evaluation data in line with Group blueprint and providing regular reports to key stakeholders
  • Monitor and track spend on Director workshops and talent programmes ensuring POs/invoices/course cross charges are processed within agree time frames and tracked accurately; flag any risk of overspend promptly
  • Provide accurate budget forecasting and management for the L&D team, managing the relationship and process with the Finance Manager and processes with the TBS team
  • Pro-actively seek improvement opportunities for streamlining process and providing cost efficiencies
  • Ensure all process documents remain up to date, relevant and are easily accessible through appropriate channels
  • Support the Learning and Development team with general administration and project work which support the L&D plan.

You will need

  • Exceptionally strong and proficient in Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Teams, Co-pilot and general technology platforms
  • Experience of working in a People environment (desirable not essential)
  • Experience of working in a confidential environment or with sensitive information
  • Involvement with raising Purchase Orders, tracking budgets and working with Oracle Fusion (desirable not essential)
  • Previous exposure to senior stakeholders

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here  for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.

When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.

Tesco

About Tesco

One of the world’s largest retailers of consumer goods from food to fashion. Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day in our stores and online is at the heart of everything we do.

Founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen using the £30 he received on leaving the Royal Flying Corp, we’ve come a long way from his small market stall in East London. Today over 400,000 colleagues work across our stores, office, distribution and customer engagement centres in the UK, Europe and Asia.

Share our passion for the people, products and places that make us great, and we can offer the right support to develop your skills. If you’re looking for the perfect work-life balance, a collaborative culture and flexible ways of working, find your opportunity to get on at www.tesco-careers.com

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Welwyn Garden City, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
tesco.com
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