People Development Manager

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Job Purpose and Summary

At Canon, developing our people is at the heart of everything we do. As the champion of this mission across Canon UK, Ireland, and our UK-based EMEA colleagues, you will work within our HR team to understand our people and leverage your creativity and experience to help them thrive. Your primary focus will be Leadership Development, where you will balance strategy and delivery to maximize your team's impact. You will also benefit from networking with the central EMEA Development team.

What we give

With Canon, you'll get the support and encouragement you need to grow, from people who share your ambition. We'll invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. You'll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.

At Canon we have a clear vision: to be committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable culture where employees are valued and can thrive personally and professionally.

Canon also has a strong commitment to sustainability, encompassed by our Kyosei philosophy of living and working together for the common good, focused on reducing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to make positive social contribution.
Pay -£65,000 -£70,000 dependent on experience.

Work & Home Life Balance - we support with a minimum of 25 days holiday per year, holiday purchase and a flexible working from home policy.

Health & Wellbeing - free private healthcare, an Employee Assistance Programme, partnership with Mental Health First Aid UK with a network of mental health champions and discounted rates to Nuffield Health Gym.

Canon benefits - generous pension, Canon awards, discount cards, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans and charity volunteer days + awards trips for top achievers!

What we ask

• Lead the People Development team and ensure that you build their skills and experience so they can learn and grow.
• The ability to build a strategy with the HR Director and HR Manager that fulfils our organisations needs (you can execute a thorough training needs analysis but also be focused on what will deliver the greatest impact for Canon.
• Design, deliver and curate material so that we offer impactful programmes to upskill and develop our leadership population.
• Manage the People Development Budget and ensure that we are getting the right return on that investment and putting effort into the critical growth opportunities and needs.
• Work with the HR Director and others to build-out the Canon Academy proposal.
• Ensure that Directors are delivering on their high potential's talent objectives.
• Identify and curate the right development programmes from external providers.
• Be an integral part of the HR Leadership Team - highly plugged-in and contributing to the strategy and the team KPIs. Be comfortable taking the lead on projects.
• Live and breathe our Kyosei, Belonging and Diversity Equity and Inclusion Principles. Work with our Employee Led Networks to support their development.
• Localisation of central talent management strategy, ensuring the process and methods are effectively implemented by HRBPs and directors.
• Design and deliver local development strategies to ensure we have the solid talent pipeline for success (from early-in-career to senior leaders).
• As a leader in the HR team be willing to network and promote the Canon brand and our key initiatives.

You will need

Essential:

• Excellent communicator, at all levels
• Enthusiastic team player
• A good sense of humour!

Desirable:

• Experience of leading a multi-skilled team.
• Experience in designing and evaluating learning, talent management and organisational design strategies.
• Proven delivery and coaching skills to senior level including experiential learning and facilitation.
• A passion for creating a link between business goals, employee performance, and training & learning objectives.
• Experience of working with external suppliers and consultants.
• Able to manage relationships with senior leaders, taking ownership and providing authoritative consultation.
• Ability to manage and control team budget.

Further Information

Salary - £65,000 -£70,000 dependent on experience.
Location- Stockley Park
We offer hybrid working for this role - 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
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