Global Talent and Development Manager (12 months FTC)

Turner & Townsend; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent global consultancy in the UK is looking for a Global Talent & Development Manager for a 12-month FTC maternity cover. You will spearhead initiatives transforming people strategy and enhance global workforce engagement. Responsibilities include managing the performance review process, overseeing talent identification while eliminating bias, and leading employee engagement surveys. The ideal candidate should excel in communication and project management, with substantial experience in talent development. This role promotes a flexible work environment, respecting work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Focus on work-life balance

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a professional services environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Manage the global performance and career review process.
• Oversee talent identification with bias elimination.
• Deliver quarterly employee engagement surveys.

Skills

Talent identification and development

Programme management

Communication skills

Project management

Use of Microsoft Excel

Use of PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

This role is a 12-month FTC maternity cover

Join us as Global Talent & Development Manager and lead key initiatives shaping our people strategy worldwide and play a pivotal role in driving growth and engagement across our global workforce.

Reporting to the Director of HR Operations & L&D, the postholder will take responsibility for the design and deployment of our global talent, performance and career review and engagement systems, processes and programmes.

The role will also have one direct report (Global Talent and Development Coordinator) to support.

You’ll manage :

• Our global performance and career review process – Manage end‑to‑end global performance and career review process, working with global comms teams to agree annual plans, providing detailed reporting insights and carrying out annual reviews of strategy and process
• Talent identification process – Manage end‑to‑end global performance and career review process with equity and elimination of bias at its core. Working with HR and operational colleagues to achieve clear identification of diverse talent pools
• Monthly Global Welcome Event – ensuring events are delivered to a high standard, managing budgets and carrying out annual reviews of event impact
• Employee engagement survey – delivery of quarterly survey, agreeing a global strategy, developing comms plans, provide detailed global engagement reporting insights and relationship management with the system provider.

Other development initiatives

• End‑to‑end project management may be required for other initiatives dependent on the speed and scale of our ambition for the future people agenda.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this role :

• Demonstrable experience of talent identification and development in a professional services environment, including:
• Programme management
• Programme evaluation and measurement of impact
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders and tailor communication for different audiences
• Ability to balance needs of different stakeholders and influence where appropriate to achieve global consistency
• Ability to manage a number of projects and processes simultaneously and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
• Experience of using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Learning delivery including coaching, 360 and psychometric or personality testing is desirable but not essential

Additional Information

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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