Learning & Development and Talent Manager Job at Whitbread
Role: Learning & Development and Talent Manager – Fixed Term – 6 months Function: HR Location: Dunstable, we have a fantastic hybrid working environment, you’ll need to be in the office at least 2 d...
We’re Whitbread, home of Premier Inn, the UK’s largest hotel chain, as well as some of the nation’s favourite go-to restaurants, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table and Bar + Block.
Throughout our business, people are at the heart of what we do. The Learning & Development and Talent team are essential in ensuring our teams have access to the best learning tools and opportunities to further their career. This crucial role is responsible for designing and delivering development programmes (management & early careers), and the delivery of the talent cycle across Whitbread.
This role is great for someone with a pragmatic approach, who is passionate about ensuring our people receive maximum opportunity to grow both professionally and personally.
Inside the role:
- Deliver the talent and performance cycle across Whitbread, including annual performance review cy-cle, calibration activities, succession planning and development outputs
- Oversee the development and implementation of the new Talent Cycle and succession plan
- Work collaboratively with other centre of excellence to design and implement an early careers pro-gramme pilot
- Work closely with key stakeholders to create and launch development programmes for Line Managers
- Continue the development of the Support Centre learning offer and deliver the plan
- Support Line Managers with the ongoing development of their teams and ensure they have access to the right tools and learning programmes
- Review the online Learning Hub and ensure it has a breadth of learning from self-development through to management and business skills
- Review and update support centre induction
We’re open to you:
- You have a background working within learning & development and sound knowledge of L&D models
- Ability to build out and deliver development programmes for support centres
- Experience designing early careers programmes from scratch through to implementation
- Are passionate about talent and seeing people reach their potential
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to identify gaps in current programmes and challenge the status quo
We’re 1,200 hotels and restaurants in the UK, Germany and the UAE, but we’re more than that. We’re the 35,000 people supporting our brands every day. The ones sourcing the nation’s favourite breakfast, plating up family favourites, and the great night’s sleep guaranteed people. We’re also always preparing for new openings, looking ahead and revamping our online presence. We do it for our guests, and it’s the details that keep them returning time and time again. We could be at the end of their road, their trusty choice for business trips, or we could be the place they associate with big celebrations up and down the country. We’re a constant in a changing world, and we’d love you to join us. Bring your energy, ideas and sense of fun, we’re waiting and so are our brands.
In return, we will offer you:
- Company Car or cash allowance
- An annual Whitbread performance incentive worth up to 30% of base salary
- An optional contributory pension matched up to 10%
- Family BUPA healthcare
- Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and a regular 25% discount in our Restaurant brands
- Access to Whitbread’s Save As You Earn scheme, with a fantastic 20% discount on Whitbread shares
- Recognition for service anniversaries, starting from 1 year
- Access to a range of discounts from everyday brands
- Charity donations through our Give and Match and Raise and Match schemes
- A collaborative work culture that focuses on enabling your success and continuing your personal development
- Hybrid working and a genuine flexible working policy
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcome your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQ+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQ+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. We are open to part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this.
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