Learning & Development Manager recruitment
We offer our clients the best combination of specialist high conviction investment teams operating within an established and robust operational platform.
Hermes offers investment solutions through a diverse range of strategies across alternatives, equities and fixed income, such as fund of hedge funds, commodities, real estate, private equity and specialist equity long only products. Additionally, we help pension funds globally meet the highest standards of responsible long term ownership through our innovative Equity Ownership Service, which has over 89 billion* of assets under stewardship.
Hermes is the advisor and principle investment manager of the BT Pension Scheme, the largest private pension scheme in the UK, is also the 100% owner of Hermes Fund Managers. This unique relationship gives us a long-term parent whose requirement for investment excellence is perfectly aligned with that of all of our clients and provides an informed insight to the needs of pension funds and institutional investors.
* As at 31st December 2011
As part of our restructure programme we are seeking to appoint a Learning and Development Manager, who will report directly to the HR Executive Director.
The role will appeal to those who are looking for their next challenge. As the subject matter expert, you will have autonomy in this post to make decisions, drive projects from the front and be expected to take ownership of the Learning and Development programme.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strategic and operational decision making and leading the development and implementation of learning related activities across a company, ideally within the Financial Services sector.
You must also be able to prove when you have supported a culture of employee development, building workforce capability, supporting the retention of talent planning, and developing and implementing an LD strategy supporting the delivery of corporate objectives.
Key duties include:
- Conduct structured development needs analysis to determine organisational training needs across the organisation, to ensure prioritisation investment and activity
- Source, implement and manage the ongoing delivery of high quality consistent learning curriculum to the business including: Management Development, technical skills, tailored programs etc.
- Driving Performance Management through the learning curriculum and effective training/promotion of the Company's online PM (Carbon360) system
- Managing the Company's orientation and induction programme
- Managing relationships with external training and coaching vendors
- Ad hoc delivery and hosting of workshops and programs
- Evaluating both the immediate and transfer effectiveness of training programs and continuously improve
- Providing support and advice to the businesses on learning methodologies and processes
- Stakeholder management
Experience required:
- Managing learning content, processes and systems
- Broad knowledge learning curricula Functional expertise in learning methodologies and tools
- Consulting expertise and ability to foster excellent client relationships
- Expertise in the identification and ongoing management of vendors
- Training delivery experience
- Previous career experience within Financial Services (Asset Management, Insurance or Investment banking) will give the right candidate a significant edge
Closing Date: 21/03/12