Talent Development Lead

Are you looking for the perfect opportunity to take full ownership of all Talent Development activities? If so this could be for you…..

What will you be doing?

Over the last two years we have been on a journey to establish the foundations of a learning eco system that is now ready to be improved and built upon. Accountable for budgetary control, strategy setting, reporting and delivery, this role offers a significant opportunity to work at a senior level and make a name for yourself in the world of learning.

The Talent Development Lead will take full ownership over all development activities across the business and reports directly into the Head of HR.

Day to day you’ll be…

• Accountable for building and implementing the Talent Development strategy in collaboration with the Head of HR.
• Facilitating first class interventions both face to face and virtually
• As the Talent Development Lead, utilise, advise, and gain support from the wider HR team to deliver on strategic aims and improve performance around the business.
• Working hard to build a deep understanding of all business areas – strategies, goals, challenges and capability gaps and provide commercial learning solutions to address our shortfalls
• Facilitating coaching and learning initiatives that focus on building commercial performance and capability of individuals and teams to support succession planning & talent development.
• Continuing to implement and embed the Competency Framework (CF) methodology into all aspects of learning with particular emphasis on behaviours
• Utilising data and networks available to analyse and interpret current and future learning needs ensuring our approach is fit for purpose.
• Identifying needs and designing new solutions, using a blended approach
• Managing the Talent Development budget ensuring ROI.
• Working with the wider HR Team to ensure training records are well maintained and accurate and fit for purpose for accessing and recording appropriate learning offerings.
• Developing, advising, and report on L&D KPI’s, ensuring interventions can be monitored and effectively reported on
• Managing our e-learning platform, ensuring full capability is utilised and benefits realised.
• Providing leadership to the Talent Development team

What We’re Looking For…

• Ability to deliver development opportunities in a thoroughly credible and engaging way, to a varied audience with confidence and skill
• An ability to influence at an advanced level
• Strong consulting skills that provide pragmatic, results driven solutions, challenging others to tackle the tough issues.
• Knowledge of a variety of leadership and management best practices
• Confident and credible performance coaching
• Able to promote the Talent Development agenda, building credibility for what we do

Ideally, you’ll also have…

HR / Training Qualification (CIPD or similar)

Psychometric Qualifications (Test User Or Similar)

Importantly, you will need to demonstrate our core values: TRUST, SUPPORT, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, PROFESSIONALISM, PRIDE and AMBITION.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a great opportunity to make a name for yourself within in a local business that has been around for 175 years the role also comes with…

• 15% bonus
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Entry into the enhanced company pension scheme
• Flexible, supportive friendly working environment
• Access to flexible benefits and discounts
• Opportunity for some home working
• Onsite parking, when you’re in the office

Why Bristol Water?

Bristol Water provides water to over a million customers in the Bristol area, this equates to over one thousand square miles and 264,000,000 litres of water supplied everyday!

Since 1846, we’ve been making people healthier and the economy stronger. We’ve served generations of families and will serve generations to come.

We don’t just give people water. We keep them healthy and help them grow. People are the reason we work around the clock and test our water hundreds of times every day.

We’re here to have a positive impact on people and the planet for generations. Without people, it’s just water. With water, families flourish, businesses grow, and people create.

We’re a morning cuppa, that well-deserved bubble bath (although we’d prefer a four-minute shower), and that cold Friday pint after a long week.

We’re full of colour, pride and spirit… just like our small patch of the planet.

We’re local

We’ve been here for generations, we served your great-great-great grandparents (if they lived in Bristol, anyway).

Almost everyone who works here, also lives in the area.

We were born out of the needs of Bristolians and we’re still part of that today. So, we do what we do for ourselves, our families, our friends…our people.

We’re nimble

Did you know we’re one of the smallest water companies in the UK, and we love it.

It means we’re closer to people and we can do the things that matter. Being small means we can be responsive. We punch above our weight, leading the way. We show others how it’s done and have big opportunities for our staff.

We’re in it together

We’re stronger when we work together. Our willingness and desire to collaborate is our secret to success.

We welcome applications from all individuals from all backgrounds, if you share our values, we’ll want to work with you to do good.

For the planet

We’re on a mission to save the planet from pollution and waste. We aim to make every bit of the environment we touch better.

Bristol Water. It’s What We’re Made Of.

Our purpose – To have a positive impact on society and the environment to build trust beyond water.

Bristol Water is committed to the welfare of our customers and expects all staff to share this commitment. All direct customer facing appointments are subject to a basic DBS check.