Interim Talent & Leadership Development Lead

Consult; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 104,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult, a large housing organisation, seeks a Head of Talent & Development for a 6-month interim contract to shape capability, leadership and workforce strategy. The role is based near Euston, London, with extensive hybrid working and office attendance about one day per week.

Up to £650 per day inside IR35, with potential to go permanent next year. Reporting to the Director of People, you will lead Talent Management, Recruitment, Learning & Development, Early Careers and Inclusion across a

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Talent, Learning and Development leadership.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation or workforce modernisation programs.
• MCIPD or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across Learning & Development, Talent, Early Careers and Inclusion, ensuring a joined-up approach to workforce capability and organisational performance.
• Developing and delivering organisation-wide talent and development strategies aligned to current and future business priorities.
• Leading the design and implementation of leadership, technical and professional development frameworks to build capability across the organisation.
• Driving a skills-based workforce approach, ensuring the organisation can identify, develop and deploy critical skills effectively.
• Leading talent management, succession planning and internal mobility initiatives to strengthen leadership pipelines and organisational resilience.
• Overseeing early careers programmes, apprenticeships, graduate pathways and professional development initiatives to support future workforce requirements.
• Building strong relationships with external partners and learning providers to deliver innovative and impactful development programmes.
• Leading and developing a high-performing team whilst ensuring effective governance, performance management and budget oversight.

Skills

Leadership

Talent management

Learning & development

Stakeholder management

Strategy development

Education

MCIPD qualification

Job description

Consult, a large housing organisation, seeks a Head of Talent & Development for a 6-month interim contract to shape capability, leadership and workforce strategy. The role is based near Euston, London, with extensive hybrid working and office attendance about one day per week.

Up to £650 per day inside IR35, with potential to go permanent next year. Reporting to the Director of People, you will lead Talent Management, Recruitment, Learning & Development, Early Careers and Inclusion across a