Senior Talent Management Specialist – Islamic Development Bank , Saudi Arabia – Jeddah

Role Purpose:
To plan, develop, implement, evaluate and maintain Talent Management frameworks, programs and systems to help meet organizational needs of the right high potential talent in all key positions in the Bank through world-class identification, assessment, development, replacement and succession processes.

Key Accountabilities & Activities:
Develop annual Talent Management Plan and propose budget for the planned programs.
Provide talent management insights and analysis to key stakeholders to support Talent Planning in the Bank.
Participate in discussions with senior management on talent management and strategic staffing issues.
Contribute to the development of organizational talent management strategy keeping in line with the organizational strategy, culture, internal and external talent landscape, supply and demand situation.
Develop, implement and maintains talent management frameworks such as, Competency Framework, Career Management Framework, Assessment Framework, Critical Positions, Talent Review and Succession Framework, guidelines, tools and processes.
Ensure cross cultural, gender and geographical inclusion in the talent management programs in line with the organizational policies.
Interpret departmental policies and provide clarification to internal and external HR stakeholders.
Manage identification of Critical Positions at the organizational level and maintain their inventory for replacement and succession planning.
Plan and manage Talent Management cycle including communication, assessment, talent segmentation, high-potential programs, replacement and succession planning.
Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning in partnership with internal stakeholders and external partners.
Facilitate talent segmentation and maintain all the records for talent assessment, risks, and development with due confidentiality.
Follows through the development planning and programs for the inventory for Hi-Pos and potential successors / replacement candidates.
Develop Talent Exchange and secondment programs in consultation with internal and external stakeholders and maintain such program in line with the Bank’s Talent Strategy.
Develop and implement Career Management programs to cover the career development needs of all the segments of staff in the bank like managerial, advisory, technical, administrative.
Manage vendors, external consultants and service providers to ensure procurement and implementation of world-class talent management programs, assessments and systems.
Conduct Talent Management knowledge-sharing, induction, orientation and familiarization sessions
Maintain rapport with the internal and external talent trends, research and best practices.
Administer Talent Management and Career Management Systems and ensure their effective management in coordination with external vendors and internal stakeholders.
Conduct periodic talent management surveys to gauge efficiency, effectiveness and outcome of talent management programs as well as satisfaction of internal stakeholders.

Education, Experience & Certification:
Academic and professional qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Talent Management, Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Occupational Psychology, Industrial Psychology or in similar field.
8+ years of experience in Talent Management, Career Management, Competency Management and Assessments and Talent Management Systems

Skills & Necessary Knowledge:
Strong knowledge and experience in Talent Identification, Assessment and Segmentation programs using 9 box grid
Strong knowledge and experience in managing Hi-Po Programs and Succession Planning
Strong knowledge and experience in dual-track / multi-track Career Management programs
Strong knowledge and experience in Korn Ferry Leadership Architect competency model, or other models
Strong knowledge and experience in Cornerstone on Demand or other cloud based Talent Management System
Experience in using SAP Adhoc Query or generating reports from SAP HCM system
Strong experience in conducting orientation, knowledge-based sessions on Talent Management, Career Management and Competency Management
Languages:
English: Required
Arabic: Preferred
French: Preferred

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