Senior Director Learning : UAE : Tax Free

Our Client is a fast moving Tech business, well funded and poised for growth

Job Purpose

This position is responsible for strategic planning and coordination of the development and delivery of technology enabled learning environments – online, hybrid, blended and face-to-face. Developing innovative and engaging curriculums to support various job families. Works across the company to build awareness of the uses of technology to improve learning, and identify market opportunities for new online programs. The role oversees the Learning management and leads the expansion of courses and programs delivered wholly or partially online. Works collaboratively with other units of specific job families (sales, technology, and customer service/experience) and job level (Specialist, managers, directors). Makes decisions or recommendations about online delivery that will have a huge impact on all facets of the organization. Helps the organization move into our competency-based framework forward which depends heavily on online delivery and will change the way we offer learning

Key accountabilities

1. Work collaboratively with HR and the divisions to develop an integrated learning & development strategy that develops leaders and team members in support of the current business strategy and long term vision of the organization
2. Design & develop the training programs across our University to develop leadership, managerial, inter-personal, sales and technical skills aligning with the business needs.
3. Enhance the National development program at all levels and
4. Partner with the Business HR team with preparation and management of field based succession planning meetings, discussions and materials
5. Partner with field management to identify the desired business outcomes, develop engaging and effortless learning experiences to achieve outcomes and measure the results
6. Identify & Select external partners to design and deliver the training programs as needed. Manage the agreements with partners/venue providers.
7. Evaluate and enhance material for required curriculum as needed.
8.  Conducts talent assessment for Management population to identify high potentials and provide developmental program opportunities for career growth
9. Design and implement successful programs to identify top tier talent and link employee development plans (succession planning) to company growth and staffing requirements
10. Measure learning efficacy and provide feedback to continuously improve the program’s efficiency & impact.
11. Progressively reduce costs of training by using innovative techniques, improving processes, and managing information.
12. Introduce and Implement blended learning methodology to the programmes, in order to maintain efficient and effective management utilization of workforce resources.
13. Work closely with Audit teams (TRA audit and Internal Audit) to provide the training evidence and related reports/feedbacks, and make sure that all Audit findings (if any) are closed and put in action.
14.  Continuously strengthen organization with skills needed for corporate performance and strategy

Knowledge & Skills

• Coaching skills
• Strategic thinking
• Project Management Skills
• Ability to perform under pressure.
• Strong in influencing & negotiation
• Ability to collaborate with all stakeholders
• Flexibility and ability to work in ever changing environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Thorough PC skills especially MS project, Excel, Word & Power Point

To discuss please contact Robin Rowe quoting ref 64712

Leader – No 1 role – Reward Consulting

Our Client is an established consulting business and we have been hired to help them find an experienced Reward Practitioner to lead their Reward Consulting business,

Our exclusive brief is for someone with significant reward expertise probably with some time gained in a corporate role as well as successfully in consulting.

New opportunities are opening up in the market and we want someone who has skills and vision across strategic reward, long term driving projects, compensation and how this fits in with the era of data/digitization

We know that there are few individuals that can do this job and if you would like to discuss in complete confidence please email me, Robin Rowe- rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Executive Compensation Banking : Senior level Specialist : London

Background

Currently, our client teams support major banks, insurance companies and Investment Management businesses around risk transformation, people transformation and overall business transformation.   Key to this is how FS businesses reward their people.  The regulatory, legal and conduct climates mean that reward is high profile and complex.  We are seeking a seasoned expert to build capability around.  We see initially our focus to be on the regulatory aspects of FS reward, including remuneration code audits, reward aspects of part of regulatory investigations eg S166s, internal audits of reward and conduct more broadly. 

 The role will therefore be 3 parts delivery, 1 part sales support and 1 part capability building.

 Role and Responsibilities 

We are seeking a Reward advisor with extensive experience of reward issues in the regulated financial services market, with a ‘must have’ focus on the banking sector, and a nice to have experience set for Insurance and/or Investment Management sectors.

 The successful candidate will be expected to:

 ·         Represent in client discussions on remuneration schemes, at Board, C-Suite and senior levels in regulation, internal audit and compliance

·         Undertake advisory and consulting engagements across financial services clients relating to remuneration and reward

·         Link with the PRA, FCA and any other relevant regulators to understand the direction of travel and areas of concern within the regulatory regime currently

·         Network across remuneration professionals in the industry to ensure they are across trends and developments in the sector

·         Contribute thought leadership and proposition development to the overall reward team, representing the financial sector issues

·         Coach existing junior staff and begin to build capability through internal and external hiring and training, coaching and development.

Experience & Background 

We expect the successful candidate will have experience in one or more of these areas:

 ·         working within the remuneration team of significant financial services organisation

·         Working for one of the major regulators with a focus on remuneration, conduct and culture

·         Working for a big 4 advisory business

·         Working for a boutique reward consultancy firm

It is likely that the successful candidate will have circa 15 years of remuneration experience, the majority and most recent of which being within financial services.

 Critical areas of experience would include: 

·                     Remuneration governance

·                     Executive remuneration scheme design

·                     Remuneration committee workings

·                     Remuneration compliance / remuneration code

·                     S166 or equivalent

·                     Internal audits of remuneration arrangements

 Please contact us through email rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk or call 0044 207 9369555

Regional Senior role – Strategic Reward – The Gulf

Our client is a well positioned and a long established organisation having been one of the first to set up their business in the region.

With a portfolio of expertise and a reputation amongst the local business heads their business continues to flourish and there are huge opportunities emerging for them.

They need to take advantage of this and we are looking for an exceptional individual who can build upon the existing success.

We are looking for someone who has most likely already been in the Middle East but his is not a prerequisite. you will however have a very good background in reward and be able to operate at a senior strategic level.

Please email me to discuss

Robin Rowe – rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Workforce Reward

We are searching for a Reward Practitioner with c 10yrs experience. A good knowledge of data & a mixture of in house and consulting would be ideal. Non sector specific.

There is a lot of change happening now and as an integrated global organisation our client is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities that are emerging.

Please email me to discuss – rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Reward Contract 12 months Hong Kong – 125K HKD pm

Senior level candidate for 12 month contract role within group compensation and benefits team. Focus is on process review and documentation and sales incentive and other incentive plans  

Someone with years of experience in a multinational company or consulting experience in compensation and benefits standards, automation and process review and modernisation. 

Could be someone from London or already in Hong Kong – key is that the person is detailed-oriented and able to conceptualise and recommend a simplified process based on experience from his or her current company, automate salary increase process, develop governance and standards, roll up sleeves and do an inventory of sales incentive plans and summarise findings and recommend approach, etc. 

Ad hoc projects and approach the projects from an analytical mind to come up with a simplified policy, process, automated tool, etc

Immediate Start

Please contact rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Senior Role, 10+yrs Equity/Incentives practitioner

We have been retained on a new search for a senior level equity incentive / share schemes practitioner. The role will be based in London and we are looking for somebody with at least 10 years experience probably gained in a law firm or consulting .

Ref 640

If this is of interest to you and you fit the profile please contact rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk