Learning & Performance BP Newbury, England
Job description
Learning and Performance Business Partner
Location: Newbury or London
Working hours: Full time/part time
Role purpose:
As part of the UK Culture and Engagement team and the global Vodafone Learning Organisation, this role will lead the development and implementation of the Digital and Technology skills roadmap, leveraging the global resources available to meet local business needs.
Background on the Vodafone Learning Organisation
During the pandemic we have seen an unprecedented wave of technology adoption and an acceleration of the digital agenda. More than one billion jobs are likely to be transformed and impacted by technology over the next decade and competition is fierce for talent, in particular in technology, digital, and other skills that will be critical to the future success of many organisations. We know that talent want to work in organisations where there is a culture of continuous learning and an environment where they are enabled to manage their evolving careers.
At Vodafone, we have an exciting and ambitious business strategy, and as part of this the needs and demands of our business are increasing. To best partner with the business and meet these current and future needs, HR is evolving by creating one global learning, talent and skills team. We are passionate about delivering a consistent and awesome learning experience for all our people, making it easy for them to build their skills and grow their careers at Vodafone, whilst helping to create a culture of continuous learning that drives growth and innovation. This will enable us to better identify local and global talent and skills needs and build skills for our people and the business to be successful now and in the future.
What will you be doing?
Align market activity to the Vodafone Learning Organisation (VLO) to ensure we support and leverage the skills and expertise across the business.- Provides operational support that executes learning activities (for example learning needs gap analysis, maintaining and promoting curricula content and learning campaigns, learning delivery and evaluation).
- Acts as a point of contact for the business and communicates effectively with HR Business Partners and relevant Business stakeholders to ensure their engagement and commitment on all key learning work streams and alignment to the wider HR people plan.
- Drive data driven insights around learning priorities using dashboards and identifies the ROI of learning campaigns through HR analytics.
- Design and facilitate learning solutions as per business requirements to improve competence, knowledge, and skills of employees.
Who are we looking for?
Core competencies, knowledge and experience:
Knowledge
- Knowledge of adult learning principles and practices, assessment and evaluation, programme planning and instructional design
- Knowledge and understanding of psychometric assessment tools, ideally with supporting qualifications.
Skills
- Excellent presentation and facilitation skills and proven ability to understand and effectively handle interpersonal and group dynamics.
- Skilled at building strong relationships with diverse stakeholder groups including senior leaders, centres of expertise and external partners.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while working with ambiguity.
Experience:
- Experienced at identifying current and future capability needs and developing / implementing organisational solutions to build address needs.
- Experience of developing Digital and Technology capabilities
- Experienced at driving outcomes from learning interventions at an individual, team and market level.
- Experience at establishing and driving multiple relationships across the business and HR teams at a senior level.
- Skilled facilitator
What’s in it for you?
Blended Working
Vodafone UK’s blended working approach means you’ll come to your contracted hub location office as and when needed to get things done for your role and for tasks that require it, otherwise you will be able to work from home. Our ‘Office in a Box’ home-working kit will be available for all who need it during your onboarding journey.
Together we can
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
