Talent Development Business Partner

Macmillan Davies; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic recruitment consultancy in Manchester is seeking a Talent Development Business Partner for a 6-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension. The role involves leading a transformative project to develop a consistent organisational framework. Candidates should have strong stakeholder management and organisational design experience. This position offers a competitive salary of £70,000 - £75,000 per annum on a pro-rata basis and allows hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading organisational design, job architecture, or skills mapping projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly with senior leaders.
• Practical understanding of performance and talent frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Build out clear and consistent job families, role profiles, and competency frameworks across all functions.
• Conduct a full audit of current versus required skills and competencies, identifying gaps and opportunities for growth.
• Collaborate with leadership and functional leads to drive buy-in and embed lasting change.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Organisational design

Job architecture

High emotional intelligence

Job description

Talent Development Business Partner

Manchester City Centre - Hybrid working

6-month FTC - initial contract with potential for extension

c£70,000 - £75,000 per annum (pro rata)

The Opportunity

Our client is a fast-scaling, people-driven organisation looking to build a solid foundation for long-term growth. They are now seeking a Talent Development Business Partner to lead a critical project focused on defining and embedding a consistent organisational and talent framework across the business.

This is a high-impact, fixed-term role ideal for someone who thrives in complexity, understands organisational design, and is confident leading strategic delivery while influencing at a senior level. It's a rare opportunity to shape how the organisation understands its people, roles, and skills - both now and in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Role profiling and competency mapping - Build out clear and consistent job families, role profiles, and competency frameworks across all functions
• Skills gap and capability analysis - Conduct a full audit of current versus required skills and competencies, identifying gaps and opportunities for growth.
• Organisation-wide consistency - Bring alignment across departments where processes and standards vary.
• Benchmarking - Support internal and external benchmarking efforts to validate structures and role levels.
• Performance framework alignment - Ensure newly defined roles and competencies connect meaningfully to the organisation's talent and performance management cycles.
• Stakeholder engagement - Collaborate with leadership and functional leads to drive buy-in and embed lasting change without disrupting existing best practice.

What Success Looks Like

• Fully mapped and standardised roles, job families, and competencies across the business
• Clear visibility of existing capabilities and future needs
• Consistency in how roles are defined, measured, and developed
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional alignment
• Practical tools, documentation, and frameworks that can be embedded post-contract

Candidate Profile

This role suits someone experienced in talent development, organisational design, or OD consulting, who brings both strategic thinking and practical delivery experience. The right person will combine credibility with collaboration, and be capable of delivering structure without imposing a rigid, one-size-fits-all solution.

You will bring:

• Proven experience leading organisational design, job architecture, or skills mapping projects
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly with senior leaders
• Practical understanding of performance and talent frameworks
• High EQ and the ability to influence without disrupting existing strengths
• A values-led, people-first approach

Contract Details

• Fixed-term contract - Initial 6 months, with possible extension
• Hybrid working
• £70,000 - £75,000 per annum (pro rata)
• To start ASAP

Why This Role?

This is a rare opportunity to lead a transformative talent project from the ground up. The successful candidate will leave a lasting impact, creating the foundations that will support performance, development, and growth for years to come. If you're driven by clarity, structure, and delivering meaningful change, this is the role for you.

This role is being managed exclusively by Leanne Boddy at Macmillan Davies HR.

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