Talent & Succession Planning Specialist
Dublin, IE
- Full Time Permanent position
- Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices
What we offer
We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.
Further details on our benefits package can be accessed here Benefits (life-careers.com)
Role Overview
As a member of the Talent and Organisational Capability team you will play a crucial role in supporting the identification and development of talent within the organisation to ensure a strong pipeline of future leaders. You will possess an understanding of talent management and succession planning processes and best practice in talent development. This role will partner mostly with the Talent and Succession Planning Manager and work collaboratively across the HR Team.
Key Accountabilities:
• Annual Talent Review Cycle
- Responsible for project management of talent reviews at JG12 and supporting the project management of the annual process at JG13+
- Working across the HR Team to ensure the annual review cycle is conducted effectively and within timelines
- Supporting with metrics and reporting
• Working with the Talent and Succession Planning Manager, supporting the implementation of talent development initiatives such as coaching and mentoring programmes
• Supporting the setting up of a centralised intake process for talent development requests.
• Succession Planning – Partner with the Talent & Succession Planning Manager and ensure a more automated and efficient succession planning process. Responsible for the project management of succession planning process and timelines and working across the wider HR Team on this.
• External best practice – stay up to date with the latest developments in talent and leadership development and the movement to a more automated digital talent experience for all employees. Bring this outside in thinking to your role and peers.
• Design and implement initiatives for the development of local talent.
• Facilitate workshops focused on development and talent management and responsible for the rollout and project management of talent development initiatives and programmes.
• Working with the broader skills and capabilities and communication team, ensure that all employees have clear access and information on all development activities.
• Deliver/project manage the delivery of new skills and capability projects/programmes on request.
• Support the project management of European and Local Talent development initiatives.
• Vendor and budget management on request.
Criteria For Role:
• Experience and knowledge of talent management, succession planning and related HR functions
• Good understanding of talent assessment and talent management tools and methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to assess training needs and skills gaps and design effective interventions
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders. Strong facilitation skills
• Experience and interest in digital tools and automation always striving for simpler and more efficient employee processes.
• Excellent project management, organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Proficiency in data analysis and ability to translate metrics to actionable insights.
Living our Values
Our organisational values and behaviours guide and motivate our actions, decisions and how we interact with our customers, business partners and each other:
• We work best together
• We do the right thing
• We put customers at the heart of everything
• We find better ways
• We aim high
Key Competencies
About us
Irish Life is one of Ireland’s largest financial institutions with a presence across a range of financial services markets. We are one of Ireland’s leading financial services groups with over 1.5 million customers. For over 80 years, we’ve been helping people to look after their life insurance, pension and investment needs, and more recently their health insurance.
It is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.
We are proud of our culture of developing and supporting the growth and professional development of our people. The focus has resulted in a team of top talent with high standards, positioning us at the forefront of our industry.
The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Irish Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Irish Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported.
We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.
If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact lifecareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.
ILGL supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.