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Job description / Role
The English & Examinations HR team is actively recruiting for a Talent Management Consultant to be responsible for customising and implementing talent and L&D frameworks and approaches in support of the delivery of the corporate plan within the English and Examinations strategic business unit.
The Talent Consultant can be based within any of our regional HR hub globally and will be working as part of the wider English & Examinations HR team. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced individual to join British Councils' largest, and growing, strategic business unit.
For more information or to apply, please see the role profile, British Council core skills and behaviour on our our jobs page.
If you feel that you are suitable and would like to apply, please submit your application before 23:59 UK time on the 10th of June, 2015.
Requirements
You will have knowledge of:
- Senior stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Talent management trends and processes
- Training needs analysis, training design and development
- Basic understanding of workforce planning
You will have experience of:
- Talent & succession practices in an international organisation or talent consulting background
- Developing and implementing talent management initiatives in a complex matrix environment across multiple geographical locations
- Experience within the learning and development team in an international setting
You will be qualified with:
- Talent Management or L&D related qualification or equivalent experience
- CIPD or equivalent
About the Company
The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relationships.
Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and to increase appreciation of the UK’s ideas and achievements. We work in 100 countries and every year we help to create some form of personal contact with the UK for 16 million people around the world.
We are known around the world as leaders in the teaching and learning of English language. We are also a gateway to world-class education, a channel for the arts, science and technology, a cultural exchange, a facilitator for international partnerships, and a resource for development, good governance, human rights and positive social change.
The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect diversity of UK society at every level within the organization. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet essential criteria. We are registered in England as a charity.