Learning & Development Manager | Retail | UAE
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About the Role
Al-Futtaim Retail seeks a Learning & Development Manager to define and lead competence development, talent management, and succession planning across the UAE region. The role partners with business leaders to build capabilities and drive business objectives.
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Responsibilities
- Define and lead competence development agenda to secure right leadership and competence to achieve business plan objectives
- Provide strategic support in identifying, developing and positioning of Talent across back office and stores
- Develop and secure capabilities and leadership by maximising AFLC offerings and Inter brand Training College programmes
- Support business expansion and growth by leveraging Talent for Growth agenda through solid succession plan
- Identify and implement improvements to Talent and L&D processes through process mapping and review
- Collaborate with Acquisition department to ensure selection assessment aligns with business competence and leadership requirements
- Develop and implement Leadership programmes to support development of potentials and leaders at all levels
- Work with AFLC in maximum utilisation of Competence and Leadership offerings
- Coordinate closely with HRBPs and business managers to ensure Succession Plan is in place
- Work in partnership with Al Futtaim Emiratisation to ensure continued learning and development for Emiratis
- Collaborate with business to ensure competent successors are identified in key roles
- Comply with Al Futtaim Talent Review guidelines in identifying talent on 9 box grid
Requirements
- Human Resource, Psychology or Business Management Degree
- CIPD qualification desirable
- 5 years’ experience in Training with 12 months experience in a Training Management role
- 12 months experience as a Store L&D
- Expertise in designing and implementing leadership capability review and development initiatives
- Experience with competency frameworks, career development, talent management and succession processes
- Budget planning, business acumen, communication design, data analysis, planning & coordination, project management, change management, stakeholder management, Talent and L&D operational audits
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Role Purpose
- To define and lead competence development agenda, securing right leadership and competence to achieve the business plan objectives (increase revenues, workforce planning, support performance, increase commercial outcomes) thus building a high level of competencies and capability that will drive the
- To support the organisation in identifying and developing Talent with close partnership with business leaders.
Key Role Specific Accountabilities
- CORE: Provide strategic support in identifying, developing and positioning of Talent across back office and stores.
- CORE: Develop and secure capabilities and leadership by maximising the AL Futtaim Learning Centre (AFLC) offerings and Inter brand Training College programmes.
- CORE: Support the business expansion and growth by leveraging upon the Al Futtaim’s Talent for Growth agenda through a solid and long term succession plan.
- CORE: Identify and implement suggested improvements to Talent and L&D processes through process mapping and review of the activity.
- ATTRACT: Collaborate with the Al Futtaim Acquisition department in ensuring selection assessment aligns with the business competence and leadership requirements.
- ATTRACT: Develop and implement Leadership programmes to support development of potentials and leaders at all levels.
- ATTRACT: Work with Al Futtaim Learning Centre in maximum utilisation of Competence and Leadership offerings.
- ATTRACT: Coordinate closely with HRBPs and business managers in ensuring Succession Plan is in place and individual development plan is created.
- ATTRACT: Work in partnership with Al Futtaim Emiratisation in ensuring continued learning and development for Emiratis.
- ENGAGE: Collaborate with the business to ensure that competent successors are identified in key roles as per the business structure.
- ENGAGE: Comply with Al Futtaim Talent Review guidelines in identifying talent on 9 box grid, as well as implementing action plan for successors.
- ENGAGE: Work closely with Store L&Ds and HRBP in ensuring that the Individual Development Plan (IDP) is accordingly implemented.
Person Specific
- Education: Human Resource, Psychology or Business Management Degree. CIPD qualification desirable.
- Minimum Experience and Knowledge: 5 years’ experience in a Training with 12 months experience in a Training Management role; 12 months experience as a Store L&D.
- Job Specific/Technical Skills: Expertise and experience in designing and implementing leadership capability review and development initiatives, competency frameworks, career development, talent management and succession processes. Budget planning, business acumen, communication design, data analysis
About Al Futtaim Retail
- Al Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years.
- We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia.
- We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.
- Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q.
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