Capability & Talent Development Manager 14 views

📍 Location: Swansea (Hybrid)

💷 Salary: £35,663 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

As a Capability & Talent Development Manager, you will work across a defined area of capability development, working with internal and external stakeholders to identify skills gaps and source suitable solutions. The role requires you to take responsibility for elements of your own work, and you will also work across the team, providing support and cover as needed.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Building and sustaining effective communications across ITS capability areas, with internal and external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Taking responsibility for apprenticeship and development programmes working with senior managers, capability leads, mentors and managers to review and plan student integration to ITS, ensuring the relevant learning and support mechanisms are available.
• Working closely with DVLA Commercial to monitor the effectiveness of learning both from a student and learning provider perspective (contractual obligations) via structured checkpoint meetings with stakeholders, capturing accurate records of discussions and outcomes.

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues
• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• Digital communities with clear career frameworks
• On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies)
• On-site nursery, restaurant and coffee bar
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Free parking

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• In this exciting role, you will thrive managing a varied and challenging workload and enjoy taking responsibility for organising and structuring your time and that of a small team.
• You will have a passion for developing skills, a positive ‘can do’ attitude, and you will want to make a difference in your role and be willing and able to take the initiative.
• You will have an eye for detail, be confident in handling data, and have an appetite for continuous improvement and a commitment to learning.
• You will feel confident in using MS Office and keen to research and develop new tools for use within the Learning and Development department.
• You will enjoy influencing others, encouraging them to make the right decisions in line with the business strategy. Excellent communication skills are pivotal to this role, along with the ability to tailor your methods to suit your audience.

📅 Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 16th March 2026