Associate Director - People Services
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About the Role
The role involves leading talent acquisition, learning and development, and implementing HR technologies while ensuring high-performing talent retention through strategic initia.
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Responsibilities
- Define, drive and continuously enhance Aldar Education's talent agenda across Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Leadership Development, Succession Planning and Talent Technology
- Report directly to the Chief People Officer and act as a trusted advisor to the HQ Leadership Team, Principals and School Senior Leaders
- Ensure Aldar Education attracts, develops and retains high performing talent through innovative talent strategies
- Lead the implementation and optimization of Talent technologies, including ATS, LMS and Performance Enablement platforms
Requirements
- Strategic leadership experience in talent acquisition, learning & development, leadership development, succession planning, and talent technology
- Ability to act as a trusted advisor to HQ Leadership Team, Principals and School Senior Leaders
- Experience in implementing and optimizing talent technologies (ATS, LMS, Performance Enablement platforms)
- Data driven decision making skills
- Exceptional stakeholder partnership skills
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Role Overview
- Aldar Education is currently seeking an outstanding Associate Director Talent.
- The Associate Director Talent is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining, driving and continuously enhancing Aldar Education's talent agenda across Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Leadership Development, Succession Planning and Talent Technology.
- Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, the role acts as a trusted advisor to the HQ Leadership Team, Principals and School Senior Leaders.
- The role is accountable for ensuring Aldar Education attracts, develops and retains high performing talent through innovative talent strategies, data driven decision making, exceptional stakeholder partnership and best in class talent systems.
- The Associate Director Talent leads the implementation and optimization of Talent technologies, including the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Learning Management System (LMS) and Performance Enablement platforms, ensuring an outstanding employee and candidate experience.
About Aldar Education
- Starting with one school and 250 students in 2007, Aldar Education has grown into a highly sought after education provider, now supporting over 38,000 students in 28 schools and a growing network of almost 5000 educators, with over 100 nationalities, offering a wide range of curricula and ancillary
- Working collaboratively, our education network's purpose is to empower the next generation to shape our future, directly supporting the educational goals of Abu Dhabi's government.
- Today, Aldar Education's efforts are guided by the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 plan, which aims to build a sustainable knowledge based economy through premium education.
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