Head of Elite Academy

2 weeks ago

Chester, United Kingdom Hill Robinson Full time

**Overall Purpose**

The role of the Head of Elite Academy is a combination of business development, day-to-day management, influence and effective harnessing and coordination of activities to ensure the goals are met and clients’ needs are delivered in a professional and timely way.
- Build a profitable commercial entity by creating a value proposition that offers development programmes that meet the requirements of our clients
- As this is a multi-stakeholder environment, project management and prioritisation of concurrent projects to ensure seamless delivery against our promise and within budget is key
- Communicate openly with key stakeholders (preferred suppliers, internal teams) keeping them fully informed of any changes and ongoing projects
- Strategically match the needs of the client to programme outcomes to ensure we meet the objective and brief
- Support our corporate team and clients with personal and professional development programmes to ensure they are well cared for, developed and supported
- Work as an integrated part of the team to promote Hill Robinson’s Elite Academy
- Maintain the high standard expected for an employee of Hill Robinson and be an ambassador of the organisation values

**Responsibilities**:
**Reporting to the Chief People Officer, key responsibilities include ensuring the commercial proposition meets the client objectives. Ensure regular updates on issues and changes to practices and procedures. To build a united team (including preferred suppliers and external support) and provide good direction, setting priorities and maintaining momentum. Plus, but not limited to**:

- Manage and implement the strategy through the people lens, collaborating with key stakeholders within and external to our business
- Partner with our chosen service provider to ensure content and delivery is meeting expectations within the business
- Explore business opportunities through establishing strong relationships
- Create effective proposals that accurately describe our offering in a professional and inspiring manner
- Ensure professional programme content is created, tailored and delivered to meet the needs of our clients
- Ensure common working practices and reporting formats are adhered to and deadlines are maintained and met
- Effectively manage and take accountability for the budget, scope of works and timeframes and ensure variances are justified and reported

**Skills required**
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Business development background, with a proven track record of successfully running an income generating business unit
- Previous experience in a similar role and/or environment, ideally in a service-related environment
- Experience in overseeing training, development, and organisational support within a global company
- Knowledge and experience with LMS (Cornerstone experience highly advantageous)
- Professional communication skills and understanding of the impact of all communication
- Experienced in Microsoft Office programmes

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chester, Cheshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

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