Talent Development Generalist (L&D)

Do you enjoy helping people develop, coordinating talent processes and turning people data into meaningful insights? Are you an organised and detail-orientated individual with the ability to manage competing priorities?

We’re looking for a Talent Development Generalist to join our global HR team, working remotely within the UK. You’ll support our talent and succession reviews, oversee UK apprenticeships, coordinate learning and development activities, and maintain the data and communications that underpin these activities.

This role focuses on developing our people and strengthening our internal talent pipeline. It would suit someone with experience in talent management, learning and development or apprenticeship programme management, or someone looking to move into talent development with relevant transferable skills.

Working hours – Monday to Thursday 8:30 – 17:30, Friday 8:30 – 14:10

Why join us?

Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere, or switch on a light, there’s a chance Doncasters played a part in making that happen?

We are a specialist manufacturer of complex precision cast components for aerospace engines and industrial gas turbines, supporting leading OEM programmes.

We excel in turning metals into motion, working in alloys and manufacturing complex product designs to offer an unparalleled range of solutions for high performance and specialist applications.

We employ more than 3,000 people across 14 core manufacturing facilities globally, providing the scale and expertise required to serve leading aerospace engine and IGT OEMs.

At Doncasters, we believe in doing things the right way. That means acting with integrity, delivering with commitment, and working as one team to achieve more, together. Whether you're developing precision-engineered components, running world-class manufacturing operations, or supporting our people and processes, your role is part of something much bigger.

Join us and contribute to a legacy built on performance, precision, and the values that drive us forward - excellence, commitment, integrity, and teamwork.

 What we can offer you:

• An interesting and varied field to work in.

• An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities.

• Company cash health care plan with an extensive range of benefits.

The Role

This is a varied and exciting opportunity to play a key role in our Talent Development team, supporting the delivery of our talent agenda across the business. You’ll combine coordination, analysis and relationship management, taking ownership of key areas including UK apprenticeships, talent analytics and talent communications.

Working closely with the Talent Director and Talent Partners, you’ll support talent reviews and development programmes, with opportunities to contribute to wider talent projects, including external talent mapping.

Talent Reviews

You’ll coordinate our talent review cycle, bringing together talent assessments, succession plans and talent-risk information into a clear and accurate central view.

You’ll ensure submissions are complete and accurate, maintain confidentiality, support reporting and use your analytical skills to identify trends, gaps and insights for discussion with the Talent Development team.

You’ll also work with our Communications team to build awareness, engagement and understanding of the talent review process and its importance.

Apprenticeships

You’ll own the day-to-day oversight of our UK apprenticeships and Levy, including tracking expenditure and utilisation, managing provider relationships, monitoring learner progress, and promoting apprenticeships as a development and recruitment route.

You’ll also keep up to date with evolving government requirements to ensure our approach remains effective and compliant.

Learning & Development

You’ll coordinate the delivery of learning and development activities, ensuring everything runs smoothly from planning through to follow-up. This will include scheduling, invitations, venues, materials, participant communications, attendance, evaluation and actions.

Your Development in this role!

This role offers the opportunity to build on your existing experience and broaden your capability across talent management, apprenticeships, analytics and learning and development.

You don’t need to be an expert in content design or facilitation. As our talent agenda evolves, there may be opportunities to develop learning materials and facilitate sessions, with support to build your confidence and skills.

The experience gained could support future progression, depending on performance, capability and business opportunities.

Interested?

We welcome applications from people with experience in talent management, learning and development or apprenticeship programme management, as well as those looking to move into talent development who bring relevant transferable skills.

You’ll be able to demonstrate experience coordinating programmes or processes, managing stakeholder relationships, and working accurately with data to produce useful insights. This could come from HR, recruitment or another relevant background.

You don’t need experience across every area of the role. What matters is that you understand its focus on developing existing employees and strengthening our internal talent pipeline and can show how your skills would support this work.

You’ll also bring:

• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage several activities and competing deadlines.
• Flexibility to respond to changing priorities while keeping stakeholders informed and agreed actions on track.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.
• Confidence using Excel to organise, analyse and interpret data, identifying trends and presenting clear findings.
  
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Discretion when handling confidential employee and talent information.

To Apply

Apply online.

We’ll be in touch with you quickly after receiving your application.

Equal opportunities

Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability- physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or accommodations to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process. Please contact careers@doncasters.com.