Group Talent Development Manager

Department: Group People Experience

Team: Group Talent Team

Reporting to: Group Head of Talent – Antonio Scordino

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Based in the Group People Experience, and reporting to the Group Head of Talent, this role will support the design, delivery, implementation and monitoring of development projects within the team, like:

• Get Discovered (2nd edition) – Hi-potentials programme to empower female leadership
• Moonshot – Senior Management upskilling programme
• Reverse Mentoring Programme for ethnic under represented groups
• Other transformational projects in the Talent Development area in coordination with other members of the Talent Team

One core activity will be to manage the Senior Leaders development cycle, from the analysis of the demand, through macro and micro-design, direct delivery of some training and work in partnership with the UK and international Learning&Development teams, to make it a solid and structured plan, and answer to bespoke/customized needs.

The role involves strong collaboration with the European & UK Heads of People Service, local People Service teams and L&D Representatives, external vendors/providers, Communication and Business Partners functions across the business.

All the programmes in the roadmap are Group projects, managed in an agile framework, working with an international team and with a high level of exposure and opportunity of understanding our international businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex HR/Development programmes at a Group Level
• Coordinate the senior leader development / upskilling through group programmes when appropriate
• Implement a development cycle to analyse needs, connect them to the Admiral strategy and to support people growth and mobility
• Work with senior leaders to boost career and mobility at a bespoke basis
• Being part of the agile framework and making sure it is respected in the roadmap

Key Skills and Experience

• L&D and HR Experience in the design, delivery/implementation and monitoring
• Organised and able to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a context of rapidly changing priorities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, written and verbal, at all levels
• Ability to think on feet and “outside the box” where necessary and ask, “Is there a better way?”, and innovate
• Happy to take the lead and an effective decision maker
• Self-motivated and delivery focused with excellent time management skills
• Must be competent in Office packages (including excel and PowerPoint).

Desirables

• Experience as a trainer/in the delivery
• Experience in working with international entities
• Experience using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Experience working with senior stakeholders across the business
• Experience on large projects and programmes
• Experience of implement project process and frameworks

About the Team

We are an international team, based across and working with all of our international entities. This exciting opportunity is open to anyone across our European entities, as we work flexibly. Should you be based outside of the UK, recurrent travel to the UK will be required, to work with the wider team and stakeholders.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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