Associate Director - People Services
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About the Role
Aldar Education seeks an Associate Director – Talent to lead talent acquisition, learning & development, leadership development, succession planning, and talent technology.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a multi year Talent Strategy aligned to Aldar Education's growth plans
- Lead and manage a team of talent acquisition and development professionals
- Establish and manage succession planning processes
- Lead recruitment efforts for executive level positions
- Oversee employer branding initiatives
- Drive the adoption of automation, AI enabled recruitment tools and recruitment analytics
- Lead the design, implementation and continuous enhancement of Aldar Education's Learning Management System (LMS)
- Provide regular Talent insights and recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field
- Minimum 10 years progressive HR/Talent experience with at least 5 years in a senior Talent leadership role
- Demonstrated experience leading both Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development functions
- Experience implementing and optimizing HR technology platforms, including ATS, LMS and Talent Management systems
- Experience partnering with Executive Leadership Teams and leading large scale organizational transformation initiatives
- Education industry experience highly preferred, otherwise experience within hospitality, healthcare or other service intensive sectors essential
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Job Description
- 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.
Main Duties
- Responsible for developing and executing a multi year Talent Strategy aligned to Aldar Education's growth plans, organizational priorities and workforce requirements.
- Develop and execute an effective leadership assessment process for talent selection of Executive, Senior Management, and Management positions.
- Provide regular Talent insights and recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team and stakeholders where required.
- Lead and manage a highly skilled team of talent acquisition and development professionals, providing guidance and mentorship.
- Monitoring and reporting on staff turnover rates and analyse/address with P&C team areas and potential for employee retention.
- Establish and manage succession planning processes to support the organization having a pipeline of leadership ready talent.
Specific Duties
- Collaborate with the People & Culture Team and other key stakeholders on all talent related matters.
- Lead recruitment efforts for executive level positions.
- Own the end to end recruitment strategy and governance framework for both School and Corporate functions.
- Benchmark talent practices against leading education and service sector organizations to ensure continuous improvement.
- Lead the continuous enhancement and optimization of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Careers Platform.
- Lead the implementation and continuous enhancement of Aldar Education's flagship talent pipeline programs.
- Drive the adoption of automation, AI enabled recruitment tools and recruitment analytics.
- Establish recruitment governance, service levels and recruitment performance metrics across HQ and Schools.
- Oversee all psychometric assessment tools, systems and processes related to talent.
- Represent People & Culture in strategic business initiatives, school integrations, acquisitions and organizational transformation projects.
- Be involved in growth initiatives and manpower planning for new schools.
- Provides support and guidance on org related decisions when required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field or minimum of a HR module within a non HR degree.
- Recognized HR Qualification and/or professional subscription (eg CIPD Level 5 or equivalent SHRM level) desirable.
Minimum Experience
- Minimum 10 years progressive HR/Talent experience with at least 5 years in a senior Talent leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience leading both Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development functions.
- Experience implementing and optimizing HR technology platforms, including ATS, LMS and Talent Management systems.
- Experience partnering with Executive Leadership Teams and leading large scale organizational transformation initiatives.
- Management experience within P&C including leading and coaching non direct reports and senior colleagues through talent programs.
- Education industry experience is highly preferred otherwise experience within hospitality, healthcare or other service intensive sectors essential.
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills
- Strong presentation and executive communication skills.
- Strong business acumen including Budget ownership and financial planning.
- Strong organisational and project management skills to meet multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Good Executive stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Experience in HR technology transformation and digital enablement.
- Good skills in Talent analytics and data storytelling.
- Very Good MS Office skills.
- Ability to roll up sleeves and get things done through taking calculated risks and experimenting with new solutions.
- Strong analytics and problem solving skills.
- Successful track record in helping build, implement, and sustain key talent management initiatives.
- Establish trust by maintaining a high level of credibility, integrity, confidentiality, and skilled communications with all levels of employees.
- Work in a highly collaborative and effective manner, both independently and in cross functional teams.
What We Offer
- Aldar Education offers an attractive remuneration package including medical & life insurance, flights, and education benefits.
- Our employees have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to lead and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.
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.
- Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
- Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.
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