Learning & Development Capability Partner

The Learning & Development Capability Partner is responsible for translating organizational priorities, workforce capability needs, and emerging skill requirements into practical, skill-driven learning and performance solutions.

This role supports capability development across Business Development, Client Delivery, Consulting, Project Management, People Management, Industry and Domain Expertise, Professional Effectiveness, Collaboration.

Partners with business leaders, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to identify capability gaps, define skill expectations, and design learning experiences that help employees perform effectively throughout the employee lifecycle.

This individual will lead the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of learning solutions that are practical, scalable, and embedded in the flow of work. The role will also help connect learning programs, skills frameworks, technology platforms, and workforce priorities into a cohesive enterprise capability-development strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Business and Workforce Alignment

• Partner with the Director, Learning Strategy, business leaders, and subject matter experts to understand organizational priorities, workforce needs, and critical capability gaps.
• Translate business challenges and employee development needs into actionable learning and performance solutions.
• Ensure learning investments are aligned with business strategy, workforce readiness, employee development, and organizational performance.
• Consult with stakeholders to identify the appropriate solution, which may include formal learning, skill labs, tools, resources, coaching, peer learning, or on-the-job enablement.
• Balance enterprise-wide capability needs with the specific requirements of business areas, functions, roles, and employee populations.
• Respond to emerging and in-the-moment learning needs while maintaining alignment with the broader learning strategy.

Enterprise Capability Development

• Lead or support learning and capability-building initiatives across the following areas:
• Business Development: Develop capabilities related to opportunity identification, account growth, capture, proposals, client relationships, and effective seller-doer practices.
• Client Delivery: Build capabilities that support consistent, high-quality delivery of client work.
• Consulting: Develop consulting capabilities such as problem solving, strategic thinking, active listening, asking impactful questions, engaging in difficult conversations, building trust, bringing innovation & creativity, solution development, and achieving valuable outcomes.
• Project Management: Build foundational and advanced project management capabilities aligned with organizational and client-delivery needs.
• People Management: Design learning that prepares managers to lead employees and teams effectively.
• Industry and Domain Expertise: Partner with business and technical subject matter experts to support the development and sharing of industry, market, technical, and domain knowledge.
• Professional Effectiveness: Create learning experiences that help employees operate effectively in a dynamic professional environment.
• Collaboration: Build capabilities that help employees work effectively across teams, functions, disciplines, and organizational boundaries.

Learning Design and Development

Own the end-to-end design and development of learning experiences across an operating group.

AI-Enabled and Modern Learning

Use modern learning approaches, including personalized learning pathways, adaptive learning, and learning embedded within the flow of work.

Delivery and Facilitation

Facilitate high-impact virtual and in-person learning experiences for employees, people managers, and business stakeholders.

Measurement and Impact

Define meaningful success measures for learning programs, skill labs, digital learning, and performance-support solutions.

Integration Across the People Function

Connect capability-development efforts with broader workforce readiness and talent initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Learning and Development, Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, Education, Adult Learning, Instructional Design, Organizational Psychology, Workforce Development, Business Administration, Management, Management Consulting, Organizational Leadership, Project Management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in learning and development, talent development, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, professional services consulting, workforce development, or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing, and delivering learning solutions for professional or client-facing employee populations.
• Experience managing learning programs or capability-building initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated experience translating business or workforce needs into practical learning and performance solutions.
• Experience facilitating virtual and in-person learning experiences.
• Experience supporting learning and capability development within a professional services, consulting, government contracting, or other client-focused organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning, instructional design, experiential learning, and performance consulting.
• Experience partnering with business leaders, people managers, functional experts, and technical subject matter experts.
• Experience developing experiential learning, practice opportunities, coaching approaches, and on-the-job reinforcement strategies.
• Experience using modern learning platforms, skills technologies, collaboration tools, and AI-enabled learning solutions.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

Bot and Third-Party Applications

Please note that this application must be submitted directly by the applicant for consideration. Failure to do so may result in the application being excluded for consideration. Applicants needing an accommodation for disability or religious purposes in connection with the application process should contact Candidateaccommodation@icf.com for assistance.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at candidateaccommodation@icf.com. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range

There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $108,476.00 - $184,409.00