Human Capital - L & D Business Partner

The key purpose of the Learning and Development Business Partner role is to create and deliver customized and forward-looking learning solutions, programs, and initiatives fit for purpose, address business challenges, and contribute to enhancing overall individual and business performance. The Learning and Development Business Partner acts as the performance improvement catalyst to influence positive change in the business through a consultative approach.

1. Design, develop, and curate development content that is accessible, relevant, and engaging. Able to develop core skills development and deliver face-to-face or virtually; but also, to work with technical experts to assist them in developing learning.
2. Budget Management: Assist in forecasting Learning and Development annual departmental budget, monitoring spends, and ensuring training costs are in line with defined budgets.
3. Connect with staff members across the Lifestyle business, understand their strengths and areas of development, and organize appropriate trainings for learning needs identified.
4. Deliver an effective onboarding process which enables new starters to get up to speed quickly and embeds the culture and organizational values.
5. Coach and mentor staff on a regular basis providing support for self-development and drawing on the full potential of individuals and teams.
6. Create & maintain a network of buddy trainers who would drive the in-store learnings.
7. Assist in managing accounts for all Learning and Development suppliers and content providers, ensuring that the company gets best value for money; and utilizes contracts fully.
8. Travel across regions to deliver specific learning needs to stores and partner with stores to support their needs.

1. Professional qualification in Learning and Development and Coaching / Mentoring.
2. Minimum 6-9 years experience in Learning and Development.
3. Advanced verbal and written English and Arabic languages.
4. Coaching and influencing managers to solve Learning and Development issues.
5. Familiar with 70/20/10 principle to personal development. Understands frameworks to develop talent and build career pathways.
6. Confident at developing digitalized improvements to learning solutions.

1. At Majid Al Futtaim, we're on a mission to create great moments, to spread happiness, to build experiences that stay in our memories for a lifetime. We're proud to say that over the past 27 years, we have built a reputation as a regional market leader in what we do. Join us!
2. Work from any country in the world for 30 days a year.
3. Work in a friendly environment, where everyone shares positive vibes and is excited about our future.
4. Work with over 50,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.