Head of Skills Development

Location

Worcestershire | United Kingdom

Job description

The Head of Skills Development will focus on developing skills across all functions within Halfords.  They will take a workforce planning approach to understanding the current and future skills needs of the business and build the Skills Strategy that will develop the required skills and capabilities (excluding Leadership) across the organisation.

The Head of Skills Development will partner with the business, including exec members, to understand capability gaps and create development interv entions throu gh digital learning, face to face learning, apprenticeships and early career programmes.

The Head of Skills Development will be a member of th e Talent LT and the Halfords Leadership Group.  They will contribute to building the overall Talent Strategy.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead workforce planning activity across the organisation
• Build, socialise and maintain the skills strategy informed by an understanding of the current state, the skill gaps identified through workforce planning and relevant world-class best practices
• Build skills matrix for each function
• Design and communicate career pathways for each function
• Design and deliver skills training via face to face, e learning and experiential learning
• Lead and develop the Skills Development Team of 30
• Lead the Digital learning approach in Halfords, including management and development of the LMS
• Develop and implement supporting strategies
  1. Technical skills Training Strategy for each function
  2. Early Careers Strategy (including Graduate, Apprenticeship, Internship)
• Manage budget of circa £1m per year
• Operationalize the Apprenticeship Strategy and manage all Apprenticeship supplier relationships
• Develop and lead stakeholder management, communication and change plans associated with designated initiatives and programs. Work with respective HRBPs, Corp Communications and/or change management partners on engagement strategies to ensure timely and effective communication and adoption/completion of learning requirements
• Define metrics for successful evaluation of programmes around fulfillment of colleague/leader needs and relevant business and cultural driver
• As a member of the Halfords Senior Leadership Team,  contribute to business strategy and cascade key initiatives within their function
• As a member of the Talent Leadership team, support in building the overall talent strategy and deputise for the Talent Director

Key Skills & Experience:

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, relevant HR qualifications
• 5+ years of related experience in:
  • Skills Development - including designing and delivering skills development programmes
  • Digital Learning and LMS
  • Workforce Planning
  • Apprenticeships
  • Team formation, chartering, facilitation, and deliverables development
• Proven track-record of progressive career development
• Delivering solutions within environments undergoing significant change

Knowledge, Skills

• Subject matter expertise in Skills Development
• Subject matter expertise in Workforce Planning
• Knowledge of needs assessment, design, delivery, cost-benefit analyses, career development, coaching, and mentoring
• Superior verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Certifications - in various relevant programs and assessment instruments
• Demonstrated Project Management skills
• Experience with large, company-wide implementation
• Excellent facilitation of small, medium, and large audiences
• Ability to work with the senior leadership teams to develop solutions for business needs
• Strong collaboration skills/Co-creation

Location: Redditch 2 days p/w 

Home/Field based 3 days p/w

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