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DAC Beachcroft

Learning and Development Assistant (12M FTC)

Hybrid

Bristol, United kingdom

Freelance

06-10-2025

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Communication Attention to detail Marketing Recruitment

Job Specifications

Department: Business Services - Human Resources

Location: Bristol

Description

We are looking for a new L&D Assistant to come and join our HR team on a 12 month fixed term contract. The key purpose of the role is to provide an efficient learning service to the business and will involve being the key point of contact for all Learning and Development enquiries in to the team and being responsible for providing a timely solution to all the enquires received.

This role is part of a L&D Operations Team and is also important to work very closely with all members of the HR Ops Team in order to develop collaborative relationships with the wider HR team as we continue to focus on the New Employee Experience and continually evolve our learning culture.

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities of the role:

Continue to build on the Firm's learning culture and show how learning can add value to our business at all levels.

Follow the processes in place for Learning events administration which will include:

Communication activity - taking a marketing approach to raise awareness of learning interventions.
Room booking and room set up.
Preparation of learning materials.
Administration of all learner processes - to include invitations, reminders and joining instructions etc.
Liaising with Third Party Providers to provide support in the lead up to the event and on the day of the learning intervention with on-line host support.
Evaluation process for all learning interventions.
Budget processing in line with authorised spend.

Maintain the Administration aspects of the Learning System to include:

Adding new events and courses.
Maintenance of resources hosted on the system.
Updating attendance records.
Dealing with enquiries that come into the Learning and Development mailbox.
Identify opportunities to improve processes that will improve the learner experience.

Support L & D and wider HR projects as agreed to include the following areas:

Early Talent administration support to include event co-ordination and to support with Development activities.
DAC Beachcroft Talent Programmes.
General HR administration to support the wider team.

Firm wide:

Understands DAC Beachcroft is an international firm. Works with awareness of this structure to operate as one team/brand.
Actively operates in the best interests of the firm at all times internally and externally.
Operates in a regulated environment, effectively managing risk and compliance issues including data security.
Works in partnership with others to manage and mitigate commercial risk.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Key Technical / Knowledge:

Experience of working in a professional services or financial services environment is desirable.
Experience of working with Learning Management Systems and or Learning experience platforms is desirable.
A good level of computer literacy including use of Excel, PowerPoint and word is essential.
Excellent organisational skills and high levels of attention to detail.
Great communication skills, the ability to influence and engage colleagues and key stakeholders.
Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team.
Enjoys working with a consultative and collaborative style and when sharing new ideas or new ways of working, they will make suggestions and take their colleagues with them on the journey.
Passionate about the importance of nurturing an continuous improvement culture and a role model of the behaviours that foster high levels of engagement.
The ability to work with and understand bespoke systems quickly.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.

For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com

About the Company

DAC Beachcroft is a leading international legal business with offices across Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific. We partner with our clients to help them achieve sustainable growth and to defend their business and reputation. We do this by taking a tailored approach to providing commercial, transactional, claims, risk and advisory legal services. We are recognised leaders in Insurance, Health and Real Estate and draw on the knowledge, industry experience and commercial expertise of our outstanding 3,000 ... Know more