Head of Talent Development

Royal Mail Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

Job reference 323119
Head of Talent Development

Competitive salary, plus £5,500 car allowance or £5,000 cash equivalent, private healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates and generous annual leave offering of 27.5 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 10 years’ service.
Permanent, Full time
Location: This is a Hybrid Working role with a requirement to attend our Royal Mail, 185 Farringdon Road, London, EC1A 1AA office three days per week, with flexibility required in line with business needs.

Are you passionate about nurturing high-potential leadership talent and driving organisational success? Royal Mail is looking for a dynamic and strategic Head of Talent Development Programmes to join our team!

As the Head of Talent Development Programmes, you will work closely with the Director of Talent and the broader HR team to build and implement a sustainable pipeline of leadership talent at every level of our organisation.

If you're ready to take on a pivotal role in shaping the future of leadership and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence at Royal Mail, we want to hear from you!

About the role

As the Head of Talent Development Programmes, you will:

• Deliver a suite of talent development programmes to nurture high-potential talent across the organisation.
• Own programmes that support career progression from frontline roles to managers, managers to senior managers, and senior managers to senior leaders.
• Manage the end-to-end design and delivery of programme content, ensuring engagement with key stakeholders including HR Business Partners (HRBP) and business leads.
• Deliver robust and relevant development programmes that provide best-in-class leadership development.
• Coordinate the rotational elements of programmes in conjunction with business leads and HRBP, ensuring all parties are informed of timings and processes.
• Design and implement regular talent insight reporting to support talent activation across the organisation.
• Leverage talent insights to make recommendations to HR Directors and functional leads.
• Analyse talent trends and patterns, taking positive action where appropriate.
• Support the Director of Talent with quarterly reports to the Executive Board and bi-annual reports to the Nomination Committee (NomCo).

About You

• Proven track record in designing and delivering talent products that enable talent activation, succession planning, talent pooling, and talent development.
• Experience in talent management within a large-scale complex organisation.
• Ability to act as a Talent thought leader and effective implementer.
• Expertise in leadership development and creating content to support defined leadership frameworks.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams to structure and execute programmes, building operational capabilities at scale with demonstrable results.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate the 'so-what' of talent insights to decision-makers.
• Passion for holistic talent management and the ability to lead with a sense of urgency.

Extra Benefits
• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.

Next Steps

Closing Date: Sunday 6th March 2025. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

The next stage of the selection process will be a virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions followed by a face-to-face presentation at Royal Mail 185 Farringdon Road, London, EC1A 1AA.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.