Advisor Leadership and Talent Management (Bahrain)

Advisor Leadership and Talent Management (Bahrain)

This role is a Two-Year Contract position located in our client’s Manama offices

Role Purpose

As the Advisor, you will provide deep expertise, innovative approaches, tools, program management and strategic consultation across all aspects of Talent Management and Leadership Development including but not limited to talent attraction & assessment, succession planning, internal mobility, leadership development, leadership competency management and talent review committees.

Responsibilities

• Influence, drive and execute identified Talent Management Programs including but not limited to youth development programs, graduate programs, and talent pool development.
• Manage change related to the people development processes and talent development through influencing and changing behaviours.
• Provide subject-matter-expert (SME) advice & solutions to HR Business Partners and executives
• Lead talent initiatives (Succession Planning, HiPo, Development Plans Leadership Development Programs etc) and work along with the HR Business Partners team to ensure all programs are on track and monitored accordingly.
• Execute specific talent (individual or team) interventions, e.g. 360 feedback and coach, mentoring program, new leader assimilation workshop, leadership development program etc.
• Leverage analytic capability from the HCM system to drive the talent management processes and help leaders to understand future and current critical needs, as well as develop solutions.
• Create/update communications and other documentation in support of talent management initiatives.
• Ensure that organization-wide talent management and leadership initiatives are focused and aligned on improving operational and program efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Work with Corporate Communications to drive Corporate Branding to attract, engage and retain the talent pool
• Develop sustainable processes/programs and support to accelerate the development and improvement of the quality and depth of the talent pipeline.
• Effectively communicate with team members and stakeholders to ensure objectives, timelines, and goals are being met.
• Develop or deliver internal training programs or acquire related talent management training from outside vendors.
• Keeping abreast of all Talent Management matters with industry-standard and influencing the organization to sync with the trend
• Deliver presentations and educational materials to HRBPs and the executive team.
• Develop Talent Management Related Policies and Procedures
• Must be able to work without direct close supervision.
• Work is carried out under considerable latitude in the choice of work methods and techniques, setting priorities and decision-making.
• Work is subject to periodic review from the Head of Leadership & Talent Management.

Qualifications

• Experience in Oracle HCM Talent management-related modules
• Demonstrated experience in the use of talent identification methods
• Demonstrated experience in the management of the talent management cycle
• Demonstrated experience in the management of the succession management cycle
• Demonstrated experience in the establishment of a leadership framework and the implementation of development for leaders and successors
• Have an established network of leadership development institutions and the experience of working with them in co-designing leadership programmes
• Relevant exposure to Talent & Organizational Development in a fast-moving environment
• A successful candidate must have strong interpersonal, organizational, facilitation, collaboration, and oral/written communication skills.
• Experience with creating project plans in coordinating and completing projects on time with high-quality deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
• Substantial experience working in a multicultural and fluid environment.
• Experience building relationships with internal customers and stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience operating as a successful and collaborative team member in a variety of organizational cultures
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, successfully balancing competing priorities and demands.
• The candidate must be reliable, able to adapt, work well on a team, and able to work well under time constraints and in a remote/virtual working environment.
• Computer proficiency is required. Knowledge of MS Office products, Virtual platforms (Teams), project management software and tools are required.
• Understands and has experience in the use of adult-based learning techniques (Andragogy)
• Must be comfortable with learning new and emerging technologies.

• Bachelor’s Degree – preferred in HR, Industrial Organizational Development
• Fluency in the English language
• 10 – 15 years of relevant experience
• Experience working within companies with 3000K + employees
• 5+ years of specialized experience in talent management
• 5+ years of specialized experience in leadership development
• 5+ years of specialized experience in training facilitation (for in-person and virtual learning settings)

Job Details

Position Type: Temporary 2 years Position is fully funded and is contingent on the continued need

Some travel may be required