REQ ID: 123429
JOB TITLE: Solihull Leadership Development Lead
SALARY: 55,000 - 73,300
POSTING START DATE: 23/05/24
POSTING END DATE: 07/05/24
LOCATION: Solihull
An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. JLR is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.
WHAT TO EXPECT
At JLR we are embarking on unfolding and embedding a new Organisational Purpose, whilst shaping our culture to support. This role will be critical in helping us to develop the skills and mindset that our leaders in Solihull will need to create a culture where people love coming to work, to Live the Exceptional with Soul.
This exciting opportunity is right at the heart of our development intentions in the Solihull plant. We need an eager and motivated leadership development professional with experience of creating and delivering impactful content and facilitating sessions that can transform the mindset and behaviours of our leaders. The individual will be a key member of the newly forming People Transformation Team within the Site strategy and Transformation department. In this role, the individual will be tasked to support building leadership capability and other essential skills, create change and contribute to building a supportive culture of achievement and developing colleague engagement, in alignment with the global JLR strategy, initiative already existing within this area and with the central Leadership development squad, L&D Academy and other relevant stakeholders.
About 50% of the workload for this role will be focused on delivery: facilitation of workshops, team development circles, on the job shadowing and coaching and other relevant leader development activities. The rest will be dedicated to content building, stakeholder management, contract management with external providers and program management.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Your key accountabilities and responsibilities include:
- Understand the broader context of the cultural transformation JLR are on and develop an aligned leadership development approach for Solihull.
- Work in partnership to design, develop and deliver development programmes for leaders across all leadership levels in Solihull either directly, or through third parties (within JLR or outside of JLR).
- Deliver a coherent learning experience for all leadership levels in Solihull
- Cross functional working with global JLR stakeholders to align Solihull leadership development initiatives with the delivery of global corporate leadership development programmes.
- Support the implementation of a sustainable leadership offering that not only helps transform current capability but also aligns new starters into the organisation with the appropriate development.
- Contribute to the definition of future activities for the development of a people orientated culture in Solihull, in alignment with the central strategy and initiatives.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Knowledge and Experience
- Willingness to learn and grow
- Proven track record and experience with delivering and facilitating workshops for leaders: from first line leaders to senior leadership team
- Previous leadership development experience.
- Ability to multi-task and balance conception and design of the leader development activities and the delivery of these activities
- Credible with the ability to inspire confidence and to influence at senior level
- Highly confident communication and interpersonal skills, ability to use these for stakeholders management and presentations
SO WHY US?
Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.
Please note that if you elect to apply for a role in another country and are successful you would need to be hired as an external candidate on local terms and conditions rather than transferring on your existing terms.
JLR considers that this role meets the criteria to be considered for a Skilled Worker Visa. Therefore, JLR will support an application for visa sponsorship. The SOC code is 2161
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.
JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.
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