Job Description

Job Title

Learning Impact Specialist

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Learning and Development

Closing Date

9 August 2026

The Learning Impact Specialist is responsible for measuring the effectiveness and business value of learning investments. The role uses data, analytics, learning design principles and Workday Learning insights to evaluate learning outcomes, demonstrate return on investment and support evidence-based decision making across the Learning function. The specialist acts as the link between learning activity, colleague capability, solution design and business performance.

Core Accountabilities

1. Learning Impact & Evaluation

• Own the evaluation of learning programmes, products and initiatives.

• Define success measures, KPIs and impact metrics aligned to business objectives.

• Monitor learning effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve outcomes.

• Apply recognised evaluation methodologies to assess behaviour change, capability growth and business impact.

• Ensure learning solutions are designed with clear objectives, measurable outcomes and evaluation requirements from the outset.

2. Data Analysis & Insight

• Analyse learning, performance and business data from multiple sources.

• Support and produce dashboards, reports and insights that demonstrate programme effectiveness and return on investment.

• Identify trends, risks, performance gaps and opportunities to maximise learning impact.

• Translate data into actionable recommendations that inform future learning decisions.

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of learning and performance data.

3. Learning Investment & Business Performance

• Evaluate the relationship between learning investment, capability development and business results.

• Measure ROI and business value of learning programmes.

• Partner with stakeholders to understand performance challenges and learning opportunities.

• Support prioritisation of learning investment based on organisational impact and measurable outcomes.

• Provide evidence-based recommendations to improve colleague and business performance.

4. Learning Technology & Workday Learning

• Act as the subject matter expert for learning measurement and reporting within Workday Learning.

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting to monitor engagement, completion and programme effectiveness.

• Analyse Workday Learning data to identify trends and learner behaviours.

• Ensure learning activities are structured to enable effective reporting and impact measurement.

• Support data governance, reporting standards and continuous improvement of Workday Learning analytics.

5. Learning Design & Solution Improvement

• Apply learning design principles to shape solutions that are purposeful, accessible and aligned to business outcomes.

• Partner with Learning Academy Managers, SMEs and stakeholders to translate performance gaps into practical learning interventions.

• Review learning content and solution design to ensure activities support capability growth, behaviour change and measurable impact.

• Use evaluation insight and learner feedback to recommend enhancements to existing learning products and future design approaches.

• Support the creation of design standards, guidance and quality criteria that enable consistent measurement and continuous improvement.

Key Skills

• Learning Evaluation & Impact Measurement

• Data Analytics & Insight Generation

• Workday Learning Reporting & Dashboards

• ROI & Business Performance Analysis

• Stakeholder Engagement & Business Partnering

• Data Storytelling & Presentation Skills

• Continuous Improvement & Evidence-Based Decision Making

• Learning Design Principles & Solution Quality

• Performance Consulting & Needs Analysis

• Learning Content Review & Continuous Improvement

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves