(Internal Vacancy) Specialist, Leadership & Management Development

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Job Title: Specialist Leadership & Management Development

Team: Talent & Learning

Reports To: Head - Learning & Leadership Development

Contract Length: Permanent

Grade:P3

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location.

Time Zone(that the role holder mustbe available to work in):Any

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.

Language Requirements:Any

International Travel Requirements: up to 5%

Budget Responsibility: None

People Management Responsibility: None

Team and Job Purpose
To develop and implement innovative talent and learning strategies that attract select and nurture diverse talent in alignment with the organisations strategic objectives fostering a culture of continuous improvement and inclusivity while ensuring compliance with organisational policies and principles of equity. By overseeing global talent management succession planning performance management and leadership development the team ensures leadership continuity and organisational growth. Through evaluating the effectiveness of these programmes the team drives continuous improvement equipping all employees with the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Role purpose

To design and implement innovative high-quality leadership and management development interventions that build leadership and management capabiity across country offices and global teams ensuring alignment with Save the Childrens mission and values. Additionally the Learning Specialist champions the development of cultural competence within the organisation by promoting awareness understanding and respect for diverse cultural perspectives in all learning initiatives using data and insights to continuously evolve our learning offerings based on the needs of the organisation.

Principal Accountabilities

• Design and implement innovative high-quality leadership and management learning interventions that meet the diverse needs of teams across country offices and global teams ensuring alignment with Save the Childrens mission and values.
• Collaborate with People Partners and other stakeholders to create learning plans.
• Foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment by integrating our values and diversity equity and inclusion principles into all solutions and methods.
• Champion the development of cultural competence within the organisation by promoting awareness understanding and respect for diverse cultural perspectives in all learning initiatives.
• Use data and insights to continuously evolve learning offerings based on needs of the organisation.

Experience and Skills

Essential

1. Instructional Design : Significant experience in designing innovative high-quality blended learning interventions that can tailored to diverse teams
2. Considerable experience in the full lifecycle of learning (analysis design evaluation) across different learning methodologies
3. Considerable experience in thought leadership and best practice in leadership and management development
4. Considerable experience in using learning authoring tools
5. Considerable experience incorporating principles of diversity equity and inclusion into all aspects of learning and development demonstrating impact and understanding of inclusive practices.
6. Cultural Competence: Ability to integrate cultural sensitivity and competence into all learning initiatives creating an inclusive learning environment.
7. Collaborative Skills: Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with People Partners and other stakeholders fostering a supportive and inclusive learning culture.
8. Data Analysis and Insights: Competence in using data and insights to inform and continuously evolve learning offerings ensuring alignment with organisational needs.
9. Experience in Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to engage with and influence internal and stakeholders to develop and implement strategic learning plans.
10. Project Management: Skilled in managing multiple L&D projects from inception through to completion ensuring strategic alignment and effective resource utilisation.

Desirable

N/A

Key Relationships

Internal(excluding direct team and manager)

• People Partners
• Country HR
• Extended leadership team

External

• Training suppliers (facilitators coaches software)