Job Description
About us:
Fragomen is the world’s leading exclusive provider of immigration services. We are a firm of more than 6,200 immigration-focused professionals and staff spanning more than 60 offices worldwide. Immigration has been our sole focus for 70 years, and today we offer support in more than 170 countries. We are problem-solvers, innovators and established thought leaders in immigration, providing strategic immigration advice to a diverse range of clients from individuals to the world’s leading multinational corporations.
Fragomen’s professionals are respected thought leaders in the immigration field providing expertise to governments across the world including the US Congress, the UK Parliament, the European Union and the United Nations.
A career at Fragomen will provide you with the opportunity to work in an exciting environment for a broad range of clients, where no two days will be the same. You will face interesting challenges and you will work with dedicated, friendly and ambitious people, where providing exceptional client service is at the core of what we do. We are extremely proud of our diverse workforce at Fragomen and we are fully committed to providing equal opportunities. We believe that our differences make us stronger.
About the role:
The Talent Development Manager will play a key role in assessing development needs for the EMEA region, designing, developing, and sourcing innovative training content, and delivering engaging training. They will play an active part in the overall Talent Development team and lead a variety of local and regional training and development projects.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Providing active contribution to and leadership of local, regional, and global talent development projects, including implementing Firmwide training programs and tailoring them to local needs.
2. Leading initiatives including onboarding, professional advancement and competency development, DEI, and management and leadership development.
3. Acting as a key liaison for local HR and business leadership across the EMEA region, proactively gathering needs and developing plans to address the identified needs.
4. Leveraging in-house training materials and resources, as well as creating and/or procuring content.
5. Serving as a dynamic and engaging deliverer of sessions for all levels of employees and leadership.
6. Managing technical solutions for live, virtual, and recorded trainings.
7. Integrating learning and leadership development into the broader talent management framework.
8. Acting as an internal coach to all levels of managers and leaders, supporting the development of management skills in a 1:1 setting.
9. Designing and developing programs and curriculum, partnering with internal subject matter experts, and/or external vendors to achieve defined talent development objectives.
10. Utilizing adult learning theory and strategies to make training programs and courses engaging, interactive, and relevant for the target audience.
About you:
You will have a background in Talent Development or Learning and Development, ideally from the Legal or Professional Services industry, though other industry experience will also be considered. You will have experience with instructional design, having developed and delivered a wide range of training programmes, including e-learning modules and instructor-led sessions. You will have experience dealing with a range of stakeholders, including senior leadership, and will be a confident and articulate presenter.
You will possess experience in some or all of the following areas:
11. Employee development
12. Creativity and innovation
13. Information management and organization
14. Consultation
15. Application of learning technologies
16. Influencing and negotiating
17. Strategic thinking
18. Critical thinking
19. Problem-solving
20. Decision-making
21. Management of personnel resources
22. Organizational performance analysis
23. Performance measurement
Fragomen in Sheffield:
Our Sheffield office is based in the city centre with the added bonus of free on-site parking, as well as several public transport links close by. The office has approximately 400 people working collaboratively and creating a dynamic, positive environment with over 20 different languages being spoken. You can expect a great working environment and regular events such as Summer and Christmas parties, social and cultural events.
The Firm operates a hybrid working model, which incorporates a blend of in-person attendance as well as working from home – our aim being to fully leverage our remote working technology and provide a balance for our people in the way that they work.
Whether in the office or working remotely, we are proud of our team spirit and we like to reflect this in the way that we work and everything we do. Our Responsible Business Practices (“RBP”) prioritises Fragomen’s social responsibility through one cross-cutting theme and five focus areas of Wellbeing, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, CSR including Pro Bono, Social and Sustainability. The RBP initiatives offer great opportunities for everyone at Fragomen to get involved and help steer a variety of initiatives and activities.