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Salary: £25,780
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Full Time FTC
Workplace category: Workplace based
Attachments: Job Information Pack
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Title: Learning and Development Officer Apprentice
Salary: £25,780
The Barbican has a really an exciting opportunity for a Learning and Development (L&D) Apprentice to join the People, Culture and Inclusion Directorate. As a uniquely important arts and learning centre, the Barbican presents artistic experiences across music, theatre, dance, visual arts and cinema that variously entertain, enable, enrich and educate our many audiences and participants.
The Barbican is an exciting, vibrant place to work, with a diverse workforce to reflect our international arts programming.
The People, Culture and Inclusion (PCI) Directorate
The PCI directorate fosters an inclusive and supportive culture where colleagues are encouraged to achieve their full potential enabling the Barbican to deliver world-class arts and learning. PCI is made up of three departments: People, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Organisation Design and Development (OD&D) and it is at the centre of the Barbican, providing colleague support, and guidance to Departments across the centre, ensuring they have the capabilities they need to deliver our programmes and audience experience.
OD&D is the newest department in PCI and is currently developing systems and processes to support the development of an organisational culture and colleague experience to support the Barbican’s strategic ambitions.
Purpose of Post
The Learning and Development (L&D) Officer will be a key member of the OD&D team and work closely and alongside the People and EDI teams. They will support the design, coordination, and delivery of learning initiatives that help staff grow, develop, and thrive while working towards a formal qualification.
You must be able to demonstrate:
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Good communication skills.
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Enjoy working as part of a team and have a keen interest in the people professions.
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Ability to provide a high-quality customer experience.
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Good IT skills and experience of social media platforms.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and can take a proactive approach to their learning. We will provide ongoing support and learning opportunities throughout the apprenticeship.
This placement will give you a great start in your Learning and Development or HR career. You will gain experience in learning and development, organising and delivering courses, including e-learning on a range of areas such as career, professional and leadership and management development. You will also support office administration to make sure that the PCI teams are well supported.
The successful candidate will be expected to complete the agreed 18-24 months apprenticeship learning programme and take ownership of the learning process with support from the college and the HR department.
All applicants must have an interview and assessment in English and Maths to confirm that the apprenticeship is suitable for them.
Informal enquiries can be made to careers@barbican.org.uk
This apprenticeship role is based at The Barbican Centre and will last for 18 months (including time to complete your End Point Assessment).
If you are enthusiastic and committed to achieving your L&D Coordinator qualification and are eligible to apply, we would love to hear from you.
To qualify for this apprenticeship, you will need to be:
• 16 or over by the end of the summer holidays
• Living in England
• Not in full-time education at the time of applying
If you are a non-UK citizen – you need to have permission from the UK government to live in
the UK (not for educational purposes) and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.
Selected apprenticeships require evidence of English and Maths GCSE Grade C/5 or equivalent.
If we request specific qualification evidence it will be required before applications are considered, please send copies of your certificates and application reference number to CoLHR.Apprenticeships@cityoflondon.gov.uk .
Prior learning: If you have prior learning e.g., a similar or higher level of qualification like the apprenticeship we will be unable to consider your application as your prior learning will not meet the funding rule criteria. If you have prior experience in a similar role to the apprenticeship your experience may also exclude you from an apprenticeship.
If you have any questions on this, please contact CoLHR.Apprenticeships@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Selection for the apprenticeship is on the basis of suitability and commitment to the apprenticeship not qualification.
Please see the Job Information Pack for further information.
Please ensure you answer the questions included in the pack in the Supporting Information section on the application form.
Closing date: 12 noon on 18 July 2025
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Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number BC652 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.
Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.
For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.
We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.