26.42 HEO Learning & Talent Consultant

Job summary

Create, curate, and deliver modern learning that builds capability, confidence and curiosity across DBS. You’ll craft engaging in person and digital learning experiences, support managers with practical advice, and use evidence to shape what works (and stop what doesn’t). You’ll be part of the DBS Academy — helping colleagues develop skills that genuinely make a difference and protect children and vulnerable adults.

What you’ll need

• Experience designing or delivering learning, development or capability building activities.
• Strong consultancy skills — able to assess needs, shape solutions and influence effectively.
• Ability to facilitate learning confidently across virtual, in person or hybrid formats.
• Clear communicator with an evidence based, people centred approach.
• Ability to use assistive technologies (like AI) confidently.
• Ideally, CIPD Level 5 or equivalent relevant experience and experience with digital learning tools or learning management systems.
  

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Job description

In this role you will:

• Design, deliver and continuously improve learning and development activity that builds capability across DBS.
• Work as a trusted learning consultant, partnering with managers and People colleagues to identify needs and shape practical, evidence‑based solutions.
• Facilitate engaging learning across a mix of virtual, in‑person and hybrid formats.
• Contribute to the DBS Academy’s curriculum, learning pathways and digital learning offer.
• Use data, feedback and evaluation to improve learning impact and inform future decisions.
• Champion inclusive, accessible and modern learning practice, including confident use of digital and AI‑enabled tools.

A full list of responsibilities and requirements is included in the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

Person specification

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Enjoys designing and delivering learning that has a clear, practical impact.
• Is comfortable working in a consultancy‑style way with managers and stakeholders.
• Likes variety — balancing facilitation, design, advisory work and continuous improvement.
• Values inclusion, accessibility and evidence‑based practice.
• Is curious about digital learning and confident using modern tools (including AI) to work smarter.

A full list of requirements can be found in the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,444, Disclosure & Barring Service contributes £10,557 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

What we offer

We are a modern, flexible and ambitious organisation. At DBS you’ll benefit from hybrid and flexible working, a culture centred on wellbeing and inclusion, dedicated time for learning, modern digital tools, and a fair, transparent total reward offer.

Pension
Alongside your salary, Disclosure & Barring Service contributes towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Holidays & Leave
You’ll receive:
• 25 days annual leave, rising incrementally to 30 days with each year of service.
• 9 public & privilege holidays (bank holidays plus the Monarchs Birthday privilege day).
• Extensive special leave provisions for caring responsibilities, disability, volunteering / public / civic duties, and unexpected life events.

We offer a comprehensive range of family‑friendly provisions (some which include a qualifying period) including:
• Maternity: 26 weeks full pay, 26 weeks half pay.
• Paternity and Adoption: 3 weeks full pay.
• Shared parental leave.
• Special leave for fertility treatment and premature birth.

Learning Time & Development
You’ll have at least 5 days dedicated time available for learning, access to the DBS Academy, funded professional development (subject to policy), and the opportunity to build your capability through formal programmes, digital learning, and development pathways.

Wellbeing
• A comprehensive Wellbeing Support offer, including Mental Health First Aiders, wellbeing advocates, and resources.
• Eyecare voucher scheme and free sight tests.
• Occupational Health referrals including physiotherapy and counselling.
• 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support.
• Free flu jabs and access to gym discounts.

Other Benefits
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Enhanced retail & lifestyle discounts.
• Exceptional performance recognition & recognition vouchers.
• Season ticket loans for your commute.
• Payroll giving options for charitable donations.
• Ability to claim professional membership fees where relevant to your role.

The DBS vision and purpose is to make people safer by being a visible, trusted and influential organisation, providing an outstanding quality of service to all our customers and partners, where our people understand the important safeguarding contributions they make and feel proud to work here. To do this, the DBS is committed to being an employer that is able to attract, develop, retain and engage diverse talent that is representative of the communities we serve, and to be an organisation providing outstanding service to all our existing and new customers, who are diverse and have a range of different needs. We want all our staff to be able to bring their ‘whole self’ to work.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Selection Process:

To apply for this post, please provide a CV and a suitability statement (no more than 500 words) outlining how your skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the role, including all essential & desirable criteria, and the key responsibilities.

For all candidates who are successful at the initial sifting stage, you will be invited to interview.

The interview will consist of a panel-based interview and a presentation.

The first stage of the interview will be a 10 minute presentation, the presentation topic will be sent to you with your Microsoft Teams Interview invite. The presentation will assess the behaviour 'Communicating and Influencing'.

Following the presentation, there will be a panel based interview.

The aim of the panel interview will be to assess your ability to demonstrate the following behaviours:

• Working Together
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

There will also be 2 strength questions asked during the panel interview.

Closing date: Monday 27th April 2026 at 10.00am.

The following timetable outlines indicative dates. Please note, these dates may be subject to change without prior notice.

• The initial candidate sift is due to take place week commencing 27th April.
• Interviews are due to take place week commencing 18th May.

Whilst we will endeavour to provide some flexibility with regards to dates wherever possible, it is unlikely that we will be able to offer an alternative date once an appointment has been scheduled.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Sam Carter
• Email : dbspeoplesupportteam@dbs.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSPeopleSupportTeam@dbs.gov.uk

Attachments

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