About the Role
The Leadership Development Specialist plays a key role in supporting the design, delivery, coordination, and evaluation of leadership development initiatives across Nord Anglia Education's global organisation. The role ensures the seamless administration, communication, and operational delivery of leadership development programmes, coaching and mentoring activities, onboarding initiatives, residential events, virtual workshops, and leadership development activities, combining strong programme coordination, stakeholder management, learning administration, data analysis, and communication skills to deliver high-quality learner experiences while providing meaningful insights into programme effectiveness and organisational impact.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and deliver global leadership development programmes, ensuring smooth operational execution across virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats.
- Manage programme logistics and administration, including scheduling, participant communications, registrations, attendance tracking, learning materials, and evaluations.
- Support learning design and facilitation, creating engaging learning experiences and providing virtual session management and technical support.
- Administer coaching and mentoring programmes, including participant support, coordination, tracking, and reporting.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, collaborating with internal teams, external suppliers, and international colleagues to ensure successful programme delivery.
- Monitor project plans, budgets, and supplier activities, overseeing procurement, invoicing, expense management, and programme documentation.
- Analyse programme data and performance metrics, producing reports and insights on engagement, effectiveness, attendance, feedback, and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Develop high-quality communications, presentations, and learning resources, leveraging AI and digital learning technologies to enhance programme delivery, efficiency, and learner engagement.
Requirements
- Experience within Learning & Development, Leadership Development, Organisational Development, or Education sectors.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.
- Strong presentation design and visual communication skills.
- Experience managing organisation-wide virtual meetings and workshops, including Teams breakout rooms and participant engagement.
- Strong stakeholder management and customer service skills with internal and external partners.
- Experience managing budgets, invoices and programme expenditure.
- Strong data analysis, reporting and evaluation skills.
- Excellent communication, organisation and project coordination skills.
- Demonstrated AI literacy, including the application of AI tools and prompt engineering to improve efficiency and programme effectiveness.
Skills
- Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)
- Presentation design
- Visual communication
- Virtual meeting and workshop management
- Stakeholder management
- Customer service
- Budget management
- Invoice management
- Programme expenditure management
- Data analysis
- Reporting
- Evaluation
- Communication
- Organisation
- Project coordination
- AI literacy
- AI tools
- Prompt engineering
Location
- London
Work Type
- Fixed term contract
Experience Level
- Maternity Cover
About the Company
- Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation with 90+ international schools in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, educating over 100,000 students.
- The organisation is driven by the philosophy of being ambitious for its students, people, and family of schools.
- Exclusive collaborations with institutions like UNICEF, MIT, IMG Academy, and Juilliard place Nord Anglia at the forefront of educational thinking and create life-changing student experiences.
- Joining Nord Anglia Education means becoming part of a committed and innovative team within the world's leading premium schools group, with an active global network.
- The company encourages a 'Create your Future' mindset, offering diverse experiences and opportunities for professional growth and career development.
Equal Opportunity
- Nord Anglia Education is an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- All colleagues are treated fairly based on skills and qualifications, without discrimination.
- Individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities, neurodivergent conditions, and protected characteristics, are valued.
- Recruitment aligns with the EmpowerUs Behaviours Framework: Communicate with Impact, Collaborate with Empathy, Make Considered Decisions, Embrace Change and Drive Growth.
- Nord Anglia Education is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards and expects all employees to share this commitment.
