C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. You probably know us best from brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s.  

About the Role

Talent Development Partner has overall responsibility for managing the apprenticeship funding and early careers programmes across the UK and Republic of Ireland maximising the opportunity to develop talent. S/he will design and deliver engaging and impactful learning solutions to enable our people to thrive in their careers at C&C and will foster a culture of continuous improvement and growth. 

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the apprenticeship levy funding across the UK and identify funding opportunities across all our entities, ensuring we optimise career development and talent pipelines.
• Develop and implement structured early careers programmes, ensure alignment with organisational goals, industry standards, and career development frameworks.
• Support the personal and professional growth of early career employees through mentorship, coaching, and tailored development plans.
• Support the management of our Learning technologies.
• Provide company-wide reporting metrics.
• Contribute to succession planning, workforce planning, and career pathing initiatives to ensure a pipeline of ready talent.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation across the organisation.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to understand strategic goals and identify talent development needs and future skills requirements to identify appropriate interventions.
• Work closely with external training providers, accreditation bodies, and industry partners as needed.
• Promote early careers and apprenticeship programmes across the organisation to ensure visibility and engagement.
• Ensure appropriate attraction and recruitment strategies are deployed to attract diverse and high-potential early career talent.
• Support the design of assessment centres, interviews, and onboarding processes tailored to early career candidates.
• Prepare reports, presentations and recommendations to inform decision making.
• Develop initiatives to improve accessibility and equity in early career development opportunities.
• Working as part of the Talent Development team across a range of projects supporting the growth of our colleagues. 

About You

• Strong commercial acumen to interpret IM, negotiate with providers and manage the training budget
• Coaching, mentoring and facilitation skills
• Outstanding relationship building skills to champion change and continuous improvement
• Pro-active, creative and results orientated
• Strong stakeholder management
• Knowledge of end-to-end, design and delivery of L&D programmes
• Experience of using software to development online and eLearning content.
• Highly skilled interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels of seniority and experience
• Excellent relationship building abilities across all levels
• Educated to Degree or equivalent qualification level

About Us

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.   

From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.   

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.  

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.  

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at careers@candcgroup.com. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/