Global Head of Learning & Leadership Development

Cognita; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cognita, a global independent education group, seeks a Learning & Leadership Development Director. You will set the strategy to learn, grow and lead across schools worldwide, reporting to the Group Chief People Officer.

This hybrid role can be UK, Singapore or Dubai-based with travel to schools and regions. You will own the global L&D framework, build leadership academies, manage performance cycles, and lead the CoE, ensuring programs align with Cognita culture and impact the organisation's

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of progressive learning & development experience, including leading an L&D or leadership development function at Group or global level.
• Deep expertise in K-12 education, leadership development and performance management best practice.
• A track record of designing and scaling leadership academies and learning technology platforms across multiple countries.
• Experience owning performance management frameworks and annual performance cycles.
• Strong instructional design and facilitation skills across in-person, virtual and digital learning.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and thrive in a global, matrixed organisation.
• Data-savvy instincts: you use learning and people data to measure impact and tell the story.
• Commercial astuteness: you manage budgets and vendors and can show return on investment.
• A growth mindset and a habit of improving how things are done.
• Flexibility to work across time zones and travel internationally to our schools and regions.

Aufgaben

• Set the direction for Cognita's global learning and leadership development framework and strategy.
• Grow Heads of Schools by building a scalable development framework and succession pipeline.
• Develop leaders at every level with programs and academies that reflect Cognita culture.
• Raise the bar on performance with clear evaluation criteria for development conversations.
• Run learning at scale by overseeing content, delivery and mandatory trainings.
• Partner across the business to localise programs for different school contexts.
• Lead the CoE, manage the budget and vendors, and report impact to Group leadership.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Talent spotting

Stakeholder influence

Data-driven decisions

Budget & vendor management

Growth mindset

Time zone flexibility

Travel readiness

Tools

Learning technology platforms

Jobbeschreibung

Cognita, a global independent education group, seeks a Learning & Leadership Development Director. You will set the strategy to learn, grow and lead across schools worldwide, reporting to the Group Chief People Officer.

This hybrid role can be UK, Singapore or Dubai-based with travel to schools and regions. You will own the global L&D framework, build leadership academies, manage performance cycles, and lead the CoE, ensuring programs align with Cognita culture and impact the organisation's