Strategic Learning & Leadership Development Lead

Uae Job Alert

Dubai

On-site

AED 250,000 - 400,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

UAE Job Alert seeks an experienced Learning & Development Manager to lead the learning, talent, leadership and competence development agenda for the retail business. You will partner with business leaders, HR partners, store L&D teams and internal learning functions to build capabilities, support growth and drive succession planning across the organisation.

The role focuses on designing and implementing leadership development programmes, identifying high-potential talent and delivering learning

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Management, or a related field.
CIPD qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic support in identifying, developing, and positioning talent across retail stores and back-office functions.
Develop and implement leadership development programmes for employees and emerging leaders.
Support the identification and development of high-potential employees.
Work with HR Business Partners and business leaders to establish effective succession plans for critical positions.
Develop individual development plans aligned with business requirements and employee career aspirations.
Support talent review activities and ensure appropriate development actions are implemented.
Develop and implement learning and development strategies aligned with business objectives.
Conduct annual business needs analysis to identify current and future capability requirements.
Maximise the use of available learning programmes and internal learning resources.
Coordinate learning programmes across retail operations and support functions.
Ensure learning initiatives address both individual capability development and broader organisational requirements.
Review and improve L&D processes to increase effectiveness and business impact.
Develop and support competency frameworks and leadership capability initiatives.
Identify critical competencies required to support business growth and expansion.
Build capability across different levels of the retail organisation.
Support department trainers in improving programme delivery, facilitation, and learning methodologies.
Ensure learning programmes are effectively integrated into day-to-day business operations.
Support talent review processes and maintain accurate employee talent profiles.
Facilitate talent identification using established talent assessment frameworks.
Develop action plans for successors in critical and high-risk roles.
Establish flexible and assignment-based succession approaches for key competencies.
Work with business leaders to ensure capable successors are identified for important positions.
Support long-term talent development and workforce continuity.
Partner with business leaders, HR Business Partners, store L&D teams, and internal learning teams.
Provide guidance to managers on employee development and capability-building initiatives.
Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure L&D activities support business priorities.
Support initiatives focused on developing and retaining UAE Nationals.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders across different levels of the organisation.
Promote effective use of learning management systems and digital learning tools.
Monitor and report on learning and development activities.
Analyse training outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement.
Develop appropriate measures to evaluate the effectiveness and business impact of learning programmes.
Promote continuous improvement in learning delivery and talent development practices.