Group Leadership Development Lead
Location: Johannesburg
Time Type: Full time
Posted On: Posted Yesterday
End Date to Apply: November 13, 2024
Job Description
To lead and direct the creation and execution of a leadership development strategy and programmes that are future-fit to support the business strategic imperatives.
About Us:
FirstRand is a portfolio of integrated financial services businesses and offers a universal set of transactional, lending, investment and insurance products and services. The group operates in South Africa, certain markets in sub-Saharan Africa, the UK, and India.
Differentiated by its owner-manager culture, the FirstRand group comprises FNB, RMB, WesBank, Direct Axis, Aldermore and Ashburton Investments.
We believe people are the single most important resource. Therefore, FirstRand empowers them, holds them accountable and rewards them based on performance. We recruit passionate self-starters who care and lead their area of responsibility as if it were their own business.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Strategic planning: develop and execute a comprehensive, world-class, contemporary strategy for developing leaders at all levels of the organisation.
- Programme design: design innovative and effective leadership development programmes, incorporating next and best practices and staying updated on industry trends.
- Thought leadership: generate pioneering ideas, insights, and opinions to influence, inspire, and lead the business and human capital.
- Talent Pipeline Development: partner with colleagues in talent management in nurturing high potential leaders.
- Global Perspective: consider global perspectives and cultural nuances in leadership development initiatives.
- Stakeholder engagement: collaborate with senior leaders and other stakeholders to integrate leadership development into talent strategies.
- Impact and measurement: establish measurable metrics to evaluate solutions and enhance overall quality of programmes.
Skills and Mindset:
You will bring the following:
- Superior strategic consulting and problem solving.
- Programme design and execution.
- Storytelling with impact/Executive presence.
- External orientation.
- Strong network.
- Learning Technologies Savvy.
- Data-driven decision making.
All suitably qualified candidates will be considered. Appointments will be made in line with the Bank’s EE Strategy. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities.
Job Details
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan.
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