Do you enjoy taking responsibility and like working in a small team?Do you have an interest in Irish Food, Drink and Horticulture?Are you looking to make a difference in what you do and have the relevant experience?Then you've come to the right place.Learning and Development ManagerDublin, IrelandReports To: HR DirectorGrade: 4The salary scale for this role is €82,004 - €97,193; with Long Service increments of LSI1: €100,326 LSI2: €103,462paNew Entrants to the Public Sector commence on the first point of the ScalePurposeBord Bia has a vision that customers around the globe recognise that Irish food and drink is world-class; that it is high quality, distinctive, and made by a diverse range of creative producers from a unique and fortuitous island location.Our purpose is to bring Ireland's outstanding food, drink and horticulture to the world, thus enabling growth and sustainability of producers.Our commitment is to enable Bord Bia deliver on its strategic goals through a People and Organisation strategy, which provides professional HR expertise, operational HR support which attracts, develops and retains Talent within the organisation.In this role, you will contribute to the development and implementation of a Bord Bia Learning and development strategy and framework, to support the delivery of the organisations strategy and build the capability of its people. Develop programmes to deliver a highly skilled, digitally enabled and agile workforce, promoting a continuous learning culture and enabling smarter working.What you will doCollaborate with Bord Bia HR leaders and external Learning and Development experts to map, maintain and evaluate, a structured Learning and Development framework and policies for Bord Bia delivering on our Learning and Development strategy, incorporating; high potential talent and career development programmes, priority capability building programmes, leadership and management development, and functional development programmes, aligned with the organisational strategy.Develop and promote access to learning through the Bord Bia learning directory, enabling self-service in the first instance to learning management systems, primarily Bord Bia Learning and Development Zone, supplemented with LinkedIN Learning and language learning platforms and guidance from within the learning and development section of HR department.Develop the Bord Bia Learning and Development Zone, to become the designated location for all Bord Bia mandatory trainings, critical capability builds, and the source for training on policies. Build categorisation within and continue to develop online content for the system building a best-in-class online learning management system for the organisation.Promote a learning and development culture within Bord Bia, advise management and staff on talent and career development programmes, deliver high impact training programmes, interventions, tools and techniques, underpinned by and assisting managers and staff with the development of performance growth plans (PGP's) supported by HR processes and systems.Manage, implement and advise on learning platform selection (eg LinkedIn Learning and language learning platforms) which will best deliver learning objectives and build capability to meet the needs of the organisation. Assess the return on investment of these platforms on a regular basis through reports and qualitative feedback to ensure value for money and learning objectives are being achieved.Identify, design and implement capability building programmes in collaboration with business leaders, as highlighted by the organisation's strategic objectives, ensuring a base skill capability level at the outset is established for measurement and training evaluation purposes. Liase with the Knowledge and Market Intelligence Manager to include knowledge management tools and techniques to drive the impact of programmes.Collaborate with the HR Executive to fully utilise and develop the talent and career development area of the HRIS and the international graduate to manage the transfer of the training data to the HRIS and the administration of the learning and development platforms.Procure appropriate vendors to deliver on learning and development objectives and manage these service providers through agreed SLAs and KPIsManage assigned budgets in accordance with One Bord Bia procedures and adhere to the One Bord Bia Operating Model.About YouEssential Knowledge, Skills CapabilitiesKnowledge:A minimum of 5-8 years' experience in a TD role and ideally with a relevant qualification at degree level.Learning and development strategy, frameworks, policies and needs identification Talent and career development programmesManagement development programmes with the assistance of EQ, 360 profiling and people assessment processesDigitally enabled Learning Management SystemsCareer counsellingSkills Capabilities:Digital first mindset and comfortable with an agile culture focused on continuous improvement and changeEffective Communication, presentation and facilitation skillsInfluencing and negotiation skillsAbility to manage multiple complex projects with excellent project management skillsResults orientated and focused on constantly improving performance standardsDedicated, persistent and resilientDesirable Knowledge:Learning and Development IndustryWorkforce managementSuccession planningCommercial MindsetClosing Date/Time:Monday, 6 October 2025 @ 12.00 midday (GMT/UTC +1)Learn more about working at Bord Bia. Click hereBord Bía is an Equal Opportunities Employer: We want to see a society where everyone is equal. We know our foundation must be an equitable workplace that recognises the dignity and worth of everyone and gives all our employees the freedom and opportunity to fulfil their potential: we want for you to be able to bring your whole self to work, so you can be the best you can be and live your purpose whilst developing your career with us. Our talented and diverse workforce also reflects the diversity of our clients, customers and markets by utilising their range of skills, knowledge and experience. Harnessing the wide range of perspectives this diversity brings, promotes innovation and helps make us more creative and competitive.Bord Bia is committed to ensuring that all recruitment candidates have complete and equitable access as can reasonably be provided. If you require any support or accommodation as part of the recruitment process, please contact us directly at