Apprenticeships & Early Careers Manager

Senior Manager – Talent Management & Talent Development Location: Hybrid with easy access to London, Manchester or Northamptonshire
Contract: 6-12 months
Salary: £90-125,000 FTC or day rate

Our global market leading Client is seeking an exemplary individual to join their UK and Ireland HR team to lead Talent Management, Succession planning, Leadership Development, Talent development, Apprenticeships and Early Careers development agenda for the UK, Ireland and an expanding European footprint. You will be a Talent Management Leader with progressive experience gained in the FMCG, Retail, Hospitality, manufacturing or logistics sector.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will strategically partner with the Executive and Senior Leadership Teams to ensure proper alignment of an accountable, high-performing, and values-driven culture to actively anticipate, plan for, and address talent and culture needs of the organisation.
You will be responsible for creating the Talent Management & Talent Development philosophy, roadmap, and delivering against core initiatives including Talent Reviews, Succession Planning, Talent Development, and Change Management Early careers activity. In this role you will provide tools, resources and strategic consultation to the broader HR community and executive leadership.
This is done through innovation, the use of HR technology and the efficient delivery of programs/projects that will drive development and retention of their talent, while also ensuring that our organisation is optimally designed for efficiency and results.
The ideal candidate will have a proven record in driving a talent management and Talent Development strategy in a dynamic, ever-changing environment where influence drives results. In addition, the candidate must have a clear understanding of an organisation’s current and future business strategies and the ability to implement and sustain behaviour where performance requirements, talent assessments and career development paths are clear and supported.

building a consistent set of tools, plans and timetables designed to close the talent gaps that are integrated in with strategic and business plans.

Talent Management– Leads, develops, and executes the overall talent management strategy that drives engagement, succession planning and retention while delivering a clear and scalable approach to supporting leaders across the business. Professional & Leadership Development – Further develop the human capital of the organisation through competency development, career-path planning, targeted learning strategies and developmental assignments that prepare individuals to achieve their maximum potential. Evaluate and develop education and training opportunities, both internal and external, to ensure they meet the evolving needs of the workforce
Partner with senior management to help enhance a positive, engaged culture that works to assimilate the interests, talents, and contributions of all employees at every level. Develops, directs, and monitors plans aimed at maintaining a healthy workplace culture, including strategies, programs, and initiatives related to associate engagement
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Act as a strategic thought partner in collaboration with senior leadership to embed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging throughout the organization. Developing and managing the Talent Management and Talent Development roadmap and portfolio of work.
Creating meaningful and measurable development opportunities form early careers to executive team members
Providing professional expertise and support in the design, development and implementation of the talent review process that is required to achieve business goals and results in the creation of an internal bench of top talent.
Collecting, analysing and maintaining data gathered to inform targeted development (e.g., succession planning).
Partnering closely with the Analytics team to support and drive development reviews with HRBPs and lines of business.
Collecting and coordinating aggregate data for talent pool creation; translating data into insights through data analysis that drives deliberate action plans at the appropriate levels.
Partnering with the HR Business Partner community to understand the overall business, client groups and strategic business objectives, to ensure the work prioritised aligns with their business roadmap.
Successfully manage and drive complex projects through the full project management lifecycle as applicable.
Creating and maintaining an environment of equal employment opportunity, diversity and competitive advantage in support of the company's diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
Closely partner with HR and business leaders to define strategic talent management and development objectives that support business priorities. Lead and drive these objectives in partnership, leveraging data and analytics.
Execute end-to-end delivery of annual talent processes (succession planning, promotion and performance development),
Support targeted strategies and development/advocacy programs to hire, develop and retain diverse talent. Build close relationships with DE&I partners to ensure our practices include the appropriate diversity lens.
Consult with HRBP’s and business leaders, to diagnose people and organisational gaps and identify ongoing training and development needs for senior levels within the business.
Design and facilitate development interventions for teams and individuals including senior level offsites utilising available external partners
Coach individuals to improve performance, using a variety of tools such as MBTI, Hogan Development Survey and Interpersonal Leadership Styles and relevant coaching techniques.
Degree in Human Resources or Business Management; master’s degree in business/organisational development is strongly preferred
Industry experience ideally retail, hospitality, FMCG, manufacturing, logistics or management consultancy
Broad HR experience including a specialist talent management, talent development, organisational development, program and performance management.
Experience designing, developing and supporting organisation-wide talent management programs that cover performance management, talent development, leadership development, coaching, succession planning, data analytics and relationship management.
Experience with talent management and learning & development creating innovative measurable programmes
Experience in diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging
Executive-level presentation skills
Flexible and adaptable – ability to adapt to various situations and stakeholders
Demonstrated experience influencing senior leaders.
Having a robust understanding of and ability to fully utilise the portfolio of PM tools and documents such as: charters, kick-off meetings, issues logs, project plans, RACIs and more.
Experience in designing and delivering development interventions
Knowledge of individual, team, manager and leader development techniques including coaching and feedback

To apply for this incredible career opportunity please email your CV to kate.