Forth Ports Group
Location
Grangemouth, Falkirk | United Kingdom
Job description
We are Forth Ports; an established Port Authority which has grown to be the UK's 3rd largest Port Operator Group in the UK. We are a dynamic and multimodal ports owner and operator, offering a wide range of diverse port related services to help connect the UK with Europe and the rest of the world. Witnessing our ports develop to become important assets to support and deliver growth both for the UK and local economies is something we are incredibly proud of.
If recent world events have taught us anything, it is the critical importance of logistics to every aspect of our life and the port business is where it all happens. From unitised cargoes to renewables and everything in between, we keep the UK moving. We understand the importance of not only attracting top talent to our business, but also continuing to develop our workforce to ensure we are at the forefront of our talent and succession strategy.
We are excited to have a newly created opportunity for a Talent & Development Business Partner to join our new T&D function, which is responsible for supporting the business to drive the future of talent & succession planning and learning & development within the Forth Ports Group.
This is a hybrid role, and can be based from any of our UK ports however travel across our ports will be required.
Please note we are looking for individuals with a strong L&D / Talent Development background and this role does not sit within Talent Acquisition.
About The Role
As the Talent and Development Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our workforce and guiding employee growth and development. It is a really exciting time to join us, with wide scope in the role to support the overall business through talent and succession planning, as well as building development programmes and interventions. You will partner with business leaders to enable and drive our people agenda and will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of people plans that enable business objectives and continuity across our teams. Other responsibilities include:
Provide support across the employee lifecycle and deliver initiatives that enhance the culture, capacity and capability required to build engaged high-performing inclusive teams across our ports.
Working with the Talent & Development Manager (Group) & CPO to conceptualise and deliver people development plans and wider projects.
Supporting our HR teams and business leaders in the delivery of our talent and succession process. Identifying gaps and building action orientated development plans to close those gaps.
Ensuring talent & development programmes / solutions are targeted correctly to meet our succession plan objectives.
Responsibility for designing, implementing, evaluating and continuously improving leadership programmes and learning tools to support talent, succession & build on existing leadership capabilities.
Supporting the digitisation of parts of our learning portfolio, creating an ‘at point of need’ development offering through our LMS.
Provide support across the management and leadership population that equips them to lead engaged high-performing inclusive teams.
Deploy coaching and development support interventions to grow our core leadership capability.
Build strong relationships across the business with relevant stakeholders looking for opportunities to implement digital, blended or experiential learning solutions to deliver the biggest impact for the business.
Partner with external training providers where required getting the best out of our budget and spend.
Design training and engagement materials that support smaller scale, bespoke and topical business messages and focuses.
Facilitate webinars, face to face sessions across the group where required.
Maintain data reporting, evaluation and other tracking metrics to share with various internal stakeholders.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who loves to see and release the potential in everyone; a creative, curious and innovative individual who is passionate about people and their development throughout every stage of their career journey. The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who works with confidence, have a demonstrable ability to develop people and build strong professional relationships. Additionally we are looking for:
Strong experience and exposure to talent and succession planning and activities
Knowledge of external development solutions & approaches that will add measurable value to our business
Proven experience in blended Learning and Development Programme scoping, design and delivery
Adept in navigating a matrix organisation
Strong communication skills & stakeholder management skills
Digital Skills Office 365 / Power-Bi (digital design / e-learning authoring tool skills desirable)
Strong planning & project management skills
Commercially aware
Coaching & Psychometrics qualifications desirable
A passion for professional & personal development
What can Forth Ports offer me?
Here at Forth Ports our people are genuinely important to us, and creating a flexible, open and friendly working culture is something we are very proud of. In addition we offer:
A structured learning and education pathway linked to your personal development
Competitive starting salary with regular salary reviews
Generous annual leave entitlement
Full-time, permanent job on offer
Competitive salary
Defined Pension Scheme and Life assurance (if in the pension scheme)
Supportive on-site Occupational Health service providing free physiotherapy and access to a private counselling service.
Regular Health Promotion activity designed around employee needs.
Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their family
Employee Benefits – Gymflex, Cycle2Work, Employee discount platform
Attractive Family Friendly Policies
We value our people and our reputation, and know that having a diverse and robust workforce enables us to look for answers. We are an equal opportunities employer and we will consider all applications for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.
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About The Company
Over our 50 years of experience we have witnessed our ports grow to become important assets to support and deliver growth both for the UK and local economies. The growth impact has been achieved due to the continued investments in our infrastructure, making sure that our ports are able to continually develop their services and support the growth of many industries. Our people have played a significant role. They have delivered the highest quality of service through their expertise, loyalty and flexibility and, without them, we could not have built the strong reputation and the long term agreements with many customers that we have today.Company Culture
Welcome to Forth Ports Careers. As a leading port operator, we employ over 1,100 people across our ports in Scotland and the Port of Tilbury in London. A career in a port business is very rewarding. There is real variety within each role and significant opportunities for promotion and career development. Don’t just take our word for it; view the “Some of our People” section and the video below to gain insight into the kinds of jobs our employees do, how they’ve grown with us, and what motivates them each day. The port business can be seen as a barometer for the economy and this drives us to be adaptable and fast paced as we identify new business opportunities.Desired Criteria
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Closing Date Thursday 28th March, 2024
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