Talent and Performance Consultant

Job Description

Location: Potters Bar, London, Bristol or Isle of Man (with hybrid working options) Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation. At Canada Life, we share one common purpose - to help build better futures for our customers and each other. Thats why we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. We have over 1,550 colleagues working together across 5 locations - including those working virtually. Potters Bar, our largest site, has over 600 colleagues. We also have teams based in Bristol, Isle of Man and Central London. Job Summary:Working with the Talent and Performance Manager, the role holder will be responsible for creating Canada Lifes early career talent development offering; including how we attract, develop and retain talent. This role will primarily focus on utilising the apprenticeshiplevy to bring in a new talent pipeline to Canada Life, before exploring opportunities with graduates, interns and other early career or career change opportunities. The role holder will also support the Talent and Performance Manager with developing CanadaLifes wider talent development offering. You will be the day-to-day point of contact for early careers talent at Canada Life - overseeing the programmes from beginning to end, coaching and challenging colleagues to grow and thrive throughout their time on programme. You will be responsible for designingand delivering a stretching programme of tailored learning that enables our early career talent to develop the right skills to ensure were fit for our future and provide opportunities for them to practise and embed their new skills and knowledge. Working alongside our Learning & Development team, you will support our people leaders in confidently managing early career talent and be the escalation point for any challenges. You will work in partnership with L&D to ensure effective management of our apprenticeshiplevy, focusing on value for colleagues and Canada Life. Youll work with business areas to identify opportunities for early career talent and help them to shape what that looks like to ensure were developing talent that is fit for our future. The Talent and Performance Consultant will be required to also build trusted and credible relationships with people leaders across Canada Life, the talent acquisition team, people relations partners as well as external learning suppliers. Taking ownership andusing your expertise to create a best-in-class experience, looking for ways to continuously evolve our talent offering. Responsibilities: 1) Lead the day-to-day running of our early career programmes, including providing pastoral and development support to all participants. 2) Create new pipelines of early career talent, working collaboratively with our talent acquisition team, focusing on apprenticeships predominantly but also including graduates and interns. 3) Work with leaders across Canada Life to ensure were set up for success to nurture early career talent. 4) Support the delivery of our other talent development programmes, including mid-senior career programmes. 5) Provide comprehensive analytical support to talent and succession initiatives. 6) Monitor success of our talent development initiatives, looking for ways to continuously improve. 7) Monitor spend of apprenticeship levy fund. 8) To establish and nurture excellent relationships within own team, and the global talent partners to leverage global opportunities and share UK successes. Experience Required:• Developing and leading early career talent programmes • Experience with apprenticeships and utilising the levy • Ability to build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders across a multi-location organisation, including working with third party learning and apprenticeship suppliers • Draw on strong emotional intelligence to enable effective coaching and influencing approach • Ability to analyse data, identify patterns and create recommendations • Persevere during setbacks, and demonstrate high personal resilience to change and ambiguity Benefits of working at Canada LifeWe believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package thats regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, youll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pensionand bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development. How we work at Canada LifeOur culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationshipswe have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward. We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. Thats why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop. Diversity and inclusionBuilding an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress were making in DEI,and we continue for it to be a significant focus. "At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all."Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. Were happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for.