Talent Manager Full-time, Fixed-Term position: 37.5 hours, 12-month maternity cover Beeston, Nottingham: £48,535 - £51,090 Farringdon, London: £53,928 -£56,766 Hybrid position: 3 days per week office attendance Were looking for an experienced Talent Manager with a background in Learning & Development to implement our talent action plan and agenda on a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a key role within the Learning & Organisational Development (L&OD) Team, responsible for identifying, developing, and retaining high performing colleagues, whilst shaping and delivering our early careers and apprenticeship programmes. Youll lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of out talent programmes where colleagues feel supported, inspired, and set up for success, alongside ensuring initiatives are aligned with business needs. Youll utilise talent data and analytics to identify trends and insights to measure the impact of talent initiatives and provide data driven recommendations for enhancements. Youll manage and coach our Talent Coordinator and collaborate with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to build future ready capability across the business. Please see the Talent Manager job description for further information on the role and key responsibilities. Key Skills & Experience: Proven experience in a similar role - essential Comprehensive understanding of leadership and management theory, and delivery skills essential Strong understanding of apprenticeship funding and compliance- essential Confident in both written, spoken, and digital communication with the ability to present to large audiences - essential Excellent project management skills and proven experience of delivering large scale projects - essential Strong communication skills and an ability to build and manage professional working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders across all levels - essential Budget management skills / experience - essential A good people manager with experience of developing individuals to reach their full potential essential A degree and / or equivalent qualification in this field - desirable CIPD Level 5 desirable Key dates: Interviews planned for Friday 24 October (MS Teams or in-person at our Farringdon office) Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship. Whats in it for you? Our benefits include:- 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities An additional Beliefs day once a year to have an extra a day off Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9% Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year Life assurance cover 3 x your salary Cycle2work scheme Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too Tenancy deposit interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loan Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support Employee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation About us We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH. Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document Our promise Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively Serving people better every day to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme. We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and others wellbeing. We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what were doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are:- Gender Ethnicity LGBTQ Disability Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together! We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. For a full breakdown of company benefits, please see the attached Benefits Digital Booklet: https://view.pagetiger.com/bksiskh/001