At a glance
This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home and the Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises.
The salary range for this role is set at £67,600 - £104,400
Contract type
This position is a Fixed Term contract
About the role
We are excited to be creating an opportunity to bring additional Talent & Performance capabilities to support our strategic priorities.
If you like to lead from the front, this is a wonderful opportunity to directly influence and support transformation working with our leadership cohorts, bringing a fresh approach to leadership talent development and performance at the Partnership.
This role will help shape our ambition to develop distinctive and inclusive leaders, who in turn, connect and inspire our Partners to thrive, grow and fulfil their potential at the Partnership.
As we look to further our distinctive approach, we are looking for creative, disruptive, thoughtful and differentiated approaches to talent development. Your ability to stimulate, influence and bring energy to this space through experience of innovating within the leadership talent and performance field is crucial.
We are looking for someone naturally curious, resourceful with a passion for purpose. You'll be comfortable and skilled at working and influencing at a senior stakeholder level, with a credible, articulate style and approach.
Whilst you will be recognised as a deep domain expert in the Partnership, your ability to translate that thinking into practical action with demonstrable progress on key outcomes will differentiate you as the right candidate for the team.
If you feel you have the experience and personal impact required, then we would love to hear from you.
In this role you will work alongside and closely with the Director of Learning and Talent and our business-facing Senior Talent Partners, in shaping and delivering future-proofed products and policies to support our talent, development and performance propositions. This role focuses on two key areas: our executive talent proposition, as we de-risk our leadership pipeline by creating succession planning and developing talent pools, and also focuses on all Partners in order to bring forward best practice in Performance Development.
Core to delivering value will be;
Collaboration with Senior Talent Partners and the Leadership Development team to ensure appropriate individual executive development plans are in place to support succession plans, as well as development of our leadership cohorts
Leading on the Executive talent discussions and approach, ensuring they are action focused, outcome based including driving specific talent management and talent mobility initiatives. Key to this will be developing a holistic and aggregated enterprise wide view on our senior leader capability gaps and plans
Working closely with the Director of Talent & Learning to ensure frequent updates and assurances to the Executive team, Partnership Board and Nominations Committee on the health and diversity of our executive pipeline and whether leadership development is meeting the needs of the Partnership pipeline
Partnering with the Executive Talent Acquisition Lead to develop external pipeline strategies for our executive and leadership succession, including new capability builds
Provide thought leadership and expertise in building sustainable and high impact talent strategies, leveraging previous experiences to create a compelling proposition in this arena
Provide thought leadership and best practice to all psychometric assessments and development tools used across the Partnership, from recruitment to development, to provide a seamless and world class experience to our Partners at all levels
Essential Skills
A deep domain expert in the Partnership, your ability to translate that thinking into practical action with demonstrable progress on key outcomes
Comfortable and skilled at working and influencing at a senior stakeholder level, with a credible, articulate style and approach
Experience of leading projects and delivering outcomes through a matrix management structure
Demonstrates substantial knowledge of wider HR practices and excellent knowledge of industry leading practices
Systemic thinker who understands the impacts of their work on the whole system
Has the ability to understand handoffs to other areas of the function and the right time
Has knowledge of risk management and governance
Experience of creative problem solving
Strength in engaging data reporting & analytics
Desirable Skills
Benefits of the Partnership
You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose
The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)
Excellent work-life balance, including a focus on well-being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy
Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits LINK
Next Steps
The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process"
Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, will include a 1st stage virtual interview followed by a more detailed Stage 2 Interview.
You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.
Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the John Lewis Partnership
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