Head of Talent

Wellcome Trust; London; Hybrid; GBP 139,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wellcome Trust seeks an experienced Head of Talent to join their People Leadership team. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing a talent strategy that attracts and develops top talent, ensuring Wellcome remains a leading workplace committed to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Experience in running a talent acquisition and development function.
• Understanding of change management and translating strategic goals.
• Demonstrable success in managing projects and delivering outcomes.
• Experience in leading cultural change at an organizational level.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated talent strategy.
• Focus on enhancing the talent management approach.
• Support the delivery of Wellcome’s mission.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Talent Development

Change Management

Project Management

Organizational Development

Job description

Salary: £138,450

Closing date: Thursday 17thJuly

Contract type: Permanent

Interview dates: W/C 28thJuly and 4thAugust

The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.

We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

These challenges need the bold science we support, but they won’t be solved by science alone.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Talent (Acquisition and Development) to join the People Leadership teamto play an active role in helping develop and implement thePeople Framework, enabling Wellcome become the best place to work and supporting the delivery of the mission.

Reporting into the Chief People Officer the Head of Talent will be responsible for developing and executing an integrated talent strategy that aims to attract, retain, and develop top talent to support the delivery of Wellcome’s mission.

The Head of Talent will focus on enhancing Wellcome’s talent management approach, fostering a culture of growth and excellence to transform Wellcome into the ‘best place to work’.

You can view the full job description on our website

To apply for this role please submit an up-to-date CV and answer 2 application questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role. The minimum requirements of the role are:

• Experienceofrunningan innovative talent acquisition (recruitment) and talent development (learning and development) function in a large organisation and knowledge of development in these fields

• Experience and understanding of change management, ability to translate strategic goals into operational plans and develop coherent long-term strategies to achieve these objectives

• Demonstrable experience of managing projects and delivering successful outcomes

• Experience of leading continuous cultural change and development at an organisational level

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website

Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.

At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at [e-mail].

Upon a conditional offer being made, the successful applicant for this position will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (or equivalent) criminal record check to disclose any ‘unspent’ criminal convictions or conditional cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The criminal record check with not show anything that is ‘spent’.

For further guidance on disclosure of criminal records please see this UK Government Guidance . You can view our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders here . You can view our Privacy Statement here .

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