People Development Manager

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Position Overview

This is a new position at the ECF. the ECF Board has committed to invest more into people development. Reporting to the Executive Director responsible for People Development, the People Development Manager will develop the right sets of policies and processes related to people development, and will monitor their implementation within the organisation. The People Development Manager will serve as a trainer and coach to ECF Line Managers and support all ECF employees in their personal development.

Responsibilities

The People Development Manager will be responsible for:

• Providing learning and development support to managers that will help them to coach, develop and motivate staff and empower them to deliver high quality services and contribute to the achievement of ECF priorities
• Planning and administering programmes to ensure that employees have the skills and knowledge to work effectively and meet the organization’s objectives
• Developing the individual performance review process and ensuring it is delivered to employees

The list of activities includes:

• Liaising with managers and interviewing employees at all levels to identify and assess training and development needs
• Overseeing the training of individuals or groups of employees, either by performing training in person, or contracting training from qualified external providers
• Working with training providers to develop suitable content for the courses
• Supervising and monitoring progress made via training programmes or schemes
• Designing and assessing training programmes
• Facilitating training and coaching sessions
• Compiling and presenting information around people performance and development
• Producing, monitoring and interpreting quarterly people & performance numbers including absence, turnover, recruitment and highlighting any areas of concern to the EMD for HR
• Conducting job evaluation surveys
• Completion of any necessary administration, including managing budget, to ensure the People Development function is efficient and up to date

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in training and development, human resources management, organizational development, or business administration or a related field
• 3-5 years’ experience as a Human Resources professional
• Strong track-record in HR generalist and change management roles
• Extensive experience of managing a team

Other helpful traits include:

• Team working and interpersonal skills
• Presentation and negotiating skills
• Excellent communicator so can create and implement schemes that not only work but also fit the organisation and employee’s needs
• Ability to effectively consult and support multiple managers within the organisation
• Strong leadership skills, agile to adjust to other people’s needs and achieve impact through others
• Resilient and determined to ensure initiatives achieve their full benefit
• Excellent process management, time management, planning and organisational skills
• Personal stature and gravitas to be credible with management and approachable to employees
• Excellent relationship building and leadership skills at peer and management levels
• Ability to write reports and keep records
• Strong analytical skills
• IT skills
• Fluent in English
• The successful candidate is a confident individual with a friendly personality, drive, energy and enthusiasm together with a strong personal commitment to the delivery of high standards in a timely, efficient and friendly manner who works in alignment with the ECF policies and procedures

Compensation

What we can offer you:

• The unique opportunity to work with a dedicated team
• The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with ambition and a rigorous and results oriented approach to work
• A flexible work environment and the space to shape and continuously develop this new role within the organisation
• A permanent contract
• A competitive salary and benefit package

To Apply

Please click below: "Apply" to upload your CV and a short cover letter in English. Please, indicate ´Recruitment – People Development Manager’ in the subject line. Candidates need to be in the possession of a work permit for the work location in case applicable. Telephone calls will not be forwarded to the recruitment team. Due to the high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated confidentially.

Deadline for applications: 26 March 2017