Skills & Capability Manager

Skills and Capability Manager

£52,000 to £57,000 plus great benefits (Work level 5) 

Manchester, hybrid working, splitting your time between home and coming into the office 

9-month secondment 

We’re looking for a passionate and strategic Skills & Capability Manager to join our Culture and Colleague Experience Centre of Excellence. This a brilliant opportunity to help shape how we grow and develop skills across Co-op.

Why this role matters

We’re on a journey to become a skills based Co-op where our people practices are built around what colleagues can do, not just what’s in their job title. This role is key to making that happen. You’ll lead the design of skills-based approaches across the colleague journey, helping us to make sure that our frameworks that are future-fit, inclusive, and aligned to our strategic priorities.

What you’ll do

• Design how skills-based methodologies can be applied across everything from workforce planning and recruitment to development and mobility
• Work closely with stakeholders to co-create scalable approaches that support our long-term goals
• Help evolve our skills frameworks so they stay relevant and adaptable
• Use data, insight, and external benchmarking to shape future capability programmes
• Spot opportunities to improve how we work, using feedback and emerging trends
• Act as a thought partner to senior leaders and People teams, influencing conversations and contributing to our wider skills strategy

What you’ll bring

• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Confidence in translating complex data into clear, strategic recommendations
• A curious mindset and a passion for continuous improvement
• Ability to think strategically and solve problems creatively
• Great communication skills and a collaborative approach
• A proactive attitude and resilience in a fast-paced environment

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes.If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.