Talent Development Specialist (6 month maternity cover)
Join our Talent team as a Talent Development Specialist for maternity cover.
Overview
Join our Talent team as a Talent Development Specialist for maternity cover.
You have:
- Experience in learning, talent development, organisational development or instructional design.
- Strong project management and programme coordination skills.
- Experience designing and curating learning content and connecting programmes to broader capability-building priorities.
- Confidence using data and feedback to evaluate and improve programmes.
- Experience coordinating external providers and related contracts, purchase orders and invoices.
- Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with a practical and collaborative approach.
- Familiarity with digital learning tools and platforms; experience with Workday, e-learning development, career or leadership development, and behavioural assessment tools would be an advantage.
- English C2 and French B2 language proficiency.
We are seeking an experienced Talent Development Specialist to join our Talent team for a six-month maternity cover. The role will support the design, coordination and delivery of learning and talent development initiatives, with a particular focus on project management, content curation, digital learning, data analysis and programme operations.
Working closely with the Talent Development team, P&C Partners and external providers, the successful candidate will bring a structured, practical approach and be able to take ownership of existing initiatives quickly.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinate learning and talent development projects from planning and design through to delivery and evaluation.
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones and stakeholder communications.
- Contribute to the design of learning programmes, development journeys and supporting resources.
- Research, curate and regularly update learning content for employees, teams and people managers.
- Design, develop and maintain digital learning resources across the organisation’s learning platforms, including e-learning modules, videos and interactive content, to improve the employee learning experience.
- Coordinate with external providers to support the effective delivery of learning programmes and resources.
- Coordinate operational processes for external providers, including contracts, procurement requests, purchase orders and invoices, ensuring timely approvals, accurate records and appropriate follow-up.
- Gather and analyse participation data, feedback and other indicators to evaluate programme effectiveness, report on progress and outcomes, and recommend practical improvements.
- Support the delivery of workshops, onboarding events and other learning activities where required.
Experience and skills
- Experience in learning, talent development, organisational development or instructional design.
- Strong project management and programme coordination skills.
- Experience designing and curating learning content and connecting programmes to broader capability-building priorities.
- Confidence using data and feedback to evaluate and improve programmes.
- Experience coordinating external providers and related contracts, purchase orders and invoices.
- Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with a practical and collaborative approach.
- Familiarity with digital learning tools and platforms; experience with Workday, e-learning development, career or leadership development, and behavioural assessment tools would be an advantage.
- English C2 and French B2
Why join us?
Join an independent and impartial organization with over 55 years of connecting leaders to make sense of global challenges and move the world forward together.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a project you coordinated from start to finish in your previous roles? | This assesses your project management skills and ability to follow through on initiatives. | Provide a specific example that highlights your role in organizing, planning, and executing the project. |
| How do you gather feedback and data to evaluate the effectiveness of a learning program? | The interviewer wants to know your methods for assessing program success. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a time when you had to curate learning content for a specific audience. What approach did you take? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to communicate with stakeholders effectively? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you improved a training program using participant feedback? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What experience do you have in coordinating with external providers? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you stay organized while managing multiple learning projects simultaneously? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What digital learning tools have you worked with and how did you use them to enhance learning? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |