Talent Advisor

Job title: Talent Advisor
Contract: Permanent – full time
Salary: £38,000-£45,000
Location: Southwark / Hybrid working

About Us

Transport for London (TfL) is the integrated transport authority responsible for meeting Mayor Sadiq Khan's strategy and commitments on transport in London. We run the day-to-day operation of the Capital's public transport network and manage London's main roads, covering London's buses, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and London Trams. In addition we are the private hire licencing authority for the Capital and run London River Services, Victoria Coach Station and the road charging schemes.

The Chief People Officer function is at the heart of TfL’s promise to Londoners – to keep London working and growing, and to make life in the Capital better. We work hard every day to deliver value for money by implementing and overseeing TFL’s people strategy, which enables TfL to deliver the transport system that secures London’s position as a world-leading city and an engine of the UK economy.

Our Talent strategy is at the heart of TfL’s ambition to be a great place to work for everyone. It also contributes to our drive to build a diverse and representative workforce, a culture of employee-led performance & career development, underpinned by rigorous workforce and resource planning activities.

About the role

We are recruiting for a Talent Advisor to join the Organisational Development and Leadership team.

This role will be integral to supporting the design and development of appropriate frameworks, practices, and standards to realise Transport for London’s innovative Talent approach, which feeds into TfL’s overall Colleague Strategy and Roadmap, ‘Action on Inclusion’ our diversity and inclusion strategy, and the Mayor’s Equality Strategy.

The role will work with Talent and Diversity & Inclusion specialists to ensure strategy is aligned across our Colleague Strategy, and with colleagues in Business Partnering to ensure that what we develop can be operationalised.

As Talent Advisor you will support the development and maintenance of Talent initiatives, including monitoring plans, guidance, standards and processes. Specifically, you will support the delivery of coaching and mentoring in the organisation, and the implementation of our new People Leader framework outlining what it means to be a people leader at TfL.

You will support with the development and maintenance of frameworks and metrics that measure the effectiveness of assessment tools and approaches. To meet business and legislative requirements, the role holder will carry out relevant diagnostics, analysis and administration. You will also support Staff Network Groups to identify and explore solutions regrading any issues, as well as collaborating with them to develop and deliver solutions.

About you

An exceptional individual who understands the principles of organisational development including designing behavioural and/or competency frameworks and can describe how these support organisational performance and cultural shift. You should be able to demonstrate successfully supporting change initiatives and the development and implementation of relevant approaches and practices, ideally in a complex stakeholder environment. Direct experience of developing coaching and mentoring initiatives would be ideal.

We need an individual who can analyse and interpret data from different sources and is able to diagnose client needs, has great facilitation skills to lead events and is able to build trust across the business by consistently giving informed advice.

In addition to these skills, we are looking for an individual with relevant knowledge and experience in organisational development, talent development and learning and development. An understanding of how talent initiatives link to business objectives and the Mayor’s strategy on equality, diversity and inclusion. Exposure to best practice in organisational development, talent or learning and development is essential. You should also be able to demonstrate an awareness of relevant legislation, including the Equality Act. Having an occupational psychology qualification would be desirable

The role has no direct budget accountability or line management responsibility

How to apply
Please apply using a two-page CV and two-page covering letter outlining how you believe your skills and experience meet our requirements. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and demonstrate this in your CV and cover letter.

Additional Information

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

The closing date for applications is Monday 1st May 2023 @ 23:59.