Megan Weir

Employment Specialist at Waythrough

United Kingdom

About

Passionate about supporting and empowering others to discover their strengths, acquire new skills, and achieve their goals in line with their values and aspirations🌈📢💡 A dedicated and people-oriented professional with a diverse background in not-for-profit, public sector, and corporate environments. Utilises strong listening skills and a proactive approach to training design, leading to the development and delivery of impactful content on a variety of topics. Recognised with awards for creativity and innovation in problem-solving through collaboration and relationship-building.

Experience

  • Employment Specialist at Waythrough
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Learning and Development Officer at Government Actuary's Department
    Jan 2024 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Learning and Development Advisor at Royal Horticultural Society
    Dec 2022 - Aug 2023 · 9 mos

    - Designed a new senior management development programme ‘Growing Leaders Academy’ - Designed a webinar on ‘Giving and receiving feedback’ - Created a new process for applying for apprenticeships at the RHS, including creation of a new guidance for managers, application form and process map - Redesigned the Learning Management System front page to make navigation simpler and courses easier to find - Carried out 1:1 Strengthscope debriefs with senior managers - Facilitated team building sessions, management training and other soft skill sessions

  • Learning and Development Officer at The Pirbright Institute
    Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 · 4 mos

  • Save the Children International (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Global Content Officer
      Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 · 6 mos

    • Learning and Development Officer
      May 2021 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr

      • Facilitated the weekly HR Induction, mandatory training sessions, Unconscious Bias training • Created and Chaired the Early Careers Network- designed skills sessions for employees early in their career on topics such as 'Remote Networking and Building Relationships', 'CV and Cover Letter Writing' • Sat on the Diversity and inclusion employee network and advocated for equality and inclusion for all staff in save the children • Redesigned the L&D SharePoint page so employees understand the learning offer at SCI - increase in site visits to 4,382, a 10% increase • Produced high quality communications - created a new monthly L&D comms and training materials for global programmes • Designed and successfully implemented ‘Passport to Success’, a new Global Induction framework • Led on the implementation of Unconscious Bias training globally and facilitated training for London staff on monthly basis • Supported internal stakeholders on the Learning management system- uploading new e-learning packages, training programmes and pulling completion reports

    • Learning and Development Coordinator
      Dec 2018 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Provided coordination support to the Global Talent and Learning Team who deliver a curriculum (face to face, blended and online) to over 17,000 Save the Children employees based in over 57 countries, to ensure our Global Strategy is met 'Ambition for Children 2030'- that all children survive, learn and are protected. • Coordinated Global Leadership Development Programmes and online learning by liaising with internal and external stakeholders • Planned and published course schedules for Global Learning Programmes, logistical arrangements, enrolling on the Learning Management System (LMS), reported the take up of training and attendance rates of participants, quality and evaluation • Provide support on invoices and tracking spend and manage L&D inbox