Closing date: 20 Oct 2016
Closing date: 20th October 2016 @ 23:59 BST
Interviews: w/c 7th November 2016
Flexible location - subject to being able to establish a contract of employment
Salary: In line with Oxfam values and subject to location
Applicants must possess and be able to retain the right to work in the location of the post. Oxfam International is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity within the workplace.
One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty.
This post will be part of Oxfam International’s (OI’s) Human Resources Global Shared Services (HR GSS) team whose leadership roles are distributed across the world.
You will develop and communicate a strong vision and lead Oxfam in taking a strategic approach to talent management and resourcing over the longer term, developing a strategic talent strategy which includes talent planning and strategic resourcing and retention, and performance management. As a confederation, we have a huge opportunity to better manage and retain talent, offer career development paths, foster mobility across affiliates, grow more diverse leaders, notably women, Southern and LGBTI leaders.
You will lead the development of assignment planning and succession planning processes which will help reduce unwanted turnover and allow the reallocation of some HR resources currently dedicated to recruiting to other strategic development areas.
You will develop a network of Talent Management resources across affiliates and regions, working closely with affiliate Talent Management leaders, the OI D&I leader and the other HR Global Shared Services leaders, notably the Head of Learning and Organization Development, and building the capacity of both line managers and HR Business Partners for them to consider and implement talent management as a business critical task.
The successful applicant will have
- Expertise and experience in developing and implementing global talent management strategies within complex multinational organizations including “Top Talent” and senior leaders.
- Expertise in recruitment, development, talent and performance process. Track record of planning and leading the development of long term business critical talent pipelines
- Knowledge and understanding of talent management practices and processes to ensure linkage of development programs with succession planning processes.
- Strong leadership skills and ability to influence global teams in establishing mid-long term goals, objectives and priorities that deliver Oxfam’s vision.
- Ability to work with and influence senior management and leaders addressing issues across functions, and provide thought leadership in diverse business settings.
- Bring and develop a wide external network with key business leaders
- Proven track record of creative approaches and solutions with a simple, practical approach to delivery.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills to motivate, influence, present, facilitate and negotiate with senior leaders
- Excellent relationship building, collaboration and negotiating skills
- Experience in developing, managing, and executing complex projects and initiatives.
- Awareness of social media and its role in developing talent and brands.
Fluency in English required and competence in French and/or Spanish is desirable. The role will require some international travel.
How to apply:
To view the job description and for information on how to apply please go to the Oxfam International Website, found at: http://www.oxfam.org/en/jobs/secretariat
Please note that applications that do not have a covering letter and résumé/CV will not be considered (you will need to combine your résumé/CV into one document before attaching it to your application).
Thank you in advance for your interest in this position.