Head of Leadership and Organisational Effectiveness

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Introduction

Who we are:

We are an organisation that exists to drive progress. That's the "red thread" that connects everyone at The Economist Group (TEG). Our businesses share a devotion to innovation, independence and rigour in their fields of expertise. We empower people to understand and tackle the critical challenges and changes facing the world. Our analytical rigour, global expertise and evidence-based insights enable individuals and organisations to make sense of these shifts and chart a course through them.

In this role you are the guiding force behind cultivating strong, capable leaders within The Economist Group. Your role involves crafting and implementing comprehensive leadership development programs, identifying and nurturing talent, and providing strategic guidance to help individuals reach their full potential. By designing tailored training initiatives, mentoring future leaders, and fostering a culture of continuous learning, you play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our company. Your expertise in leadership theories, interpersonal skills and organisational development is the cornerstone of our team's success.

Accountabilities

Accountabilities:

Leadership Development

• Develop and align a comprehensive Leadership strategy that builds and fosters a strong culture of excellence at the Economist Group.
• Provide coaching to leaders on assessment results, implementation of development plans, and leadership development skills and competencies
• Assessing, recommending, creating, and implementing leadership development processes, tools, resources, and solutions and/or organisation development interventions based on strategic or tactical business plans
• Utilising expert facilitation skills in conducting leadership and professional development programs for mid to senior levels across the organisation
• Delivering leadership development courses and workshops in alignment with the organisation's goals
• Collaborating with internal and external subject matter / content experts, business partners and vendors to create and design new content, tools and learning solutions to meet the organisation's leadership capabilities needs

Strategy and Talent Centre of Expertise Leadership

• Develop and continuously evolve an enterprise global talent strategy and translate it into strategic objectives and long-term plans that align fully with the company strategy.
• Lead, manage, coach, develop and build capability within the Global Talent Centre of Expertise and all reporting lines
• Provide thought leadership and strategic guidance on all aspects of talent attraction, retention and development to the Senior HR Leadership team and the Senior Executive team
• Champion the continuous improvement and development of existing processes and programs including measurement to quantify value to the business.

Talent and Succession

• Partner with business leaders and HRBP's to facilitate the annual global enterprise talent review and succession planning processes, with a focus on building depth of talent pipelines
• Consult directly with the senior leadership team to ensure critical roles of the organisation are identified and that robust succession plans are in place for these roles.
• Lead the robust analysis of the global talent data, providing insight, recommendation and actionable plans including talent risk management plans to Senior leadership teams.
• Develop talent through combinations of assignments, experiences, training and coaching design for high-potential and executive development initiatives to meet emerging needs in the organisation

Learning and Capability Building

• Champion and drive a global approach to Learning and Development (L&D) ensuring the design, delivery and deployment of a comprehensive suite of programs and initiatives that improve business performance and build individual capability
• Shape and execute a robust leadership development framework, ensuring we can build a pipeline of leaders at all levels from within the organisation
• Drive the visibility and high adoption of existing L&D initiatives and platforms to their full potential. At the same time, identify and leverage opportunities to expand the range of L&D initiatives further and continue to develop a learning culture at scale
• Coach and assist enterprise leaders and staff in the areas of professional development, leadership development and change management
• Facilitate learning & development programs for senior leadership as needed.

Experience, skills and professional attributes

Experience and skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Organisational Development or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job required.
• 10+ years progressive talent, strategic workforce planning and organisational effectiveness experience required.
• 15+ years in a global leadership role (direct/indirect), with a proven track record of working up, down and across a complex matrix structure and aligning stakeholders to a common goal
• Proven experience as a strong partner, adviser and collaborator. Is able to develop trusting relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders to gain support, influence, eliminate barriers and achieve results.
• Balances strategic shaping with hands-on execution, often working to tight timelines without compromising on quality of service
• Demonstrates sound rational and judgement, drawing on data, insights and varied perspectives to reach decisions quickly and with confidence
• Track record of creative problem solving, being comfortable with ambiguity and providing direction and steer to others
• A champion for change and continuous improvement
• Excellent business acumen; focused on how HR programs, processes and tools accelerate business results. Balances qualitative and quantitative measures.

Company Benefits & Culture

Benefits

We offer excellent benefits including an incentive scheme, generous annual and parental leave policies, volunteering days and well-being support throughout the year, as well as free access to all Economist content. In most regions, we also offer health insurance, life assurance and competitive pension schemes.

Our culture

We all play a part in building our culture. We are a global community of independent, inquiring minds-an organisation of equals, who learn from each other's expertise, thrive on debate and are eager to enhance their understanding. The work we do is interesting, challenging and purposeful, and so are the colleagues who surround us. You have responsibility, influence and exposure as you work collaboratively across borders.

We have an open culture, where you have a wide variety of opportunities to learn and develop - whether through our mentoring and business shadowing schemes, our internal and external courses, our new career-development platform or our career pathways, we help you make the most of your potential. As an organisation, we are also working to advance inclusion and deliver more ways to enhance colleague wellbeing, as we believe that a diverse organisation is a stronger one.