Leadership Development Manager

Location

Wimbledon, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

Leadership Development Manager

Leadership Development Manager

Location: Flexible working with visits to our office in Wimbledon as and when required.

Salary: Competitive

Contract Type: 12 month fixed-term contract

Are you a passionate leadership development specialist with experience in developing leadership capability for individuals and teams?

Do you thrive on supporting people to develop and reach their full potential?

If the answer is yes to both of these then look no further as this could be the ideal opportunity for you!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Leadership Development Manager to join our Talent & Leadership team here at Domestic and General. The role is a 12-month fixed term maternity cover and is a great opportunity to support the delivery of our ambitious leadership development plans and our people strategy.

Working as part of the Talent & Leadership team, this role will focus on uplifting leadership capability across D&G, to achieve excellence in leadership, improve our leadership maturity and drive greater business outcomes.

You will be responsible for designing, delivering and evaluating leadership programmes and team development activities to enhance the capability of our leaders, as well as supporting the creation of our professional skills offering to colleagues.

Domestic & General is a company with an ambitious future. We are expanding our horizons and entering new markets and we need your expertise to help make it happen. We are an international company who works with some of the worlds most respected and well-known brands of domestic appliances and electronic consumer goods. These opportunities don’t come around often, so this really is a position not to be missed.

Key responsibilities:

Work closely with Talent & Leadership team to support execution of D&G’s Leadership Development ambition for the next financial year.

Support the design and embedding of a leadership framework and standards that define what good leadership looks like at D&G

Design and deliver leadership development programmes for all layers of leadership.

Evaluate and monitor success of leadership programmes to ensure they are developing the desired skills and capability in our leadership population.

Lead on design and delivery of programmes to enhance team effectiveness and performance, including new team kick offs and high performing team interventions.

Support implementation of professional skills development offering, including apprenticeships and people management skills.

Closely manage external delivery partners to ensure content design and delivery is adapted to the needs of D&G.

Support delivery of other projects within the broader Talent and Leadership ambition.

Skills and experience required for this:

Strong understanding of the theory and practice associated with Leadership Development, Adult Learning, Team Effectiveness and Communities Development.

Interest and awareness of external trends, benchmarks, networks and thought leadership that will positively impact leadership design.

Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently.

Excellent communication skills and able to effectively engage and develop strong trust-based relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Adaptable and able to tweak leadership solutions in response to changing business needs.

Previous experience of facilitating workshops and delivering training in different environments as well as designing, delivering and implementing leadership interventions to employees at all levels.

Able to build good partnering relationships with external suppliers to deliver projects.

Bring a modern and innovative approach to leadership development, being prepared to try out new ideas.

We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:

Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave

Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression

Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more.  Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

Attractive company pension scheme

Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary

Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:

Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll

Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand new vehicles

Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets

Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000

Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes

OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.

Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues

Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends

Employee discounts – access to discounted Sky TV and broadband packages, together with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers

Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.

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