Job Summary

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The Lead for Mandatory learning leads the learning and development agenda for all mandatory business learning across the bank. Today the portfolio includes ~150 role mandatory programmes.

As a member of the People Capability management team [PCMT], they will provide thought leadership around PC frameworks, processes and practices to help solve the most strategically critical challenges the organisation faces. Their teams will partner with the other HR COEs, HRBPs and senior business stakeholders to diagnose both current capability requirements as well as future requirements needed by the organisation, taking a systems thinking and human-centered design approach to solutions. 

Key Responsibilities

Transformation and innovation
•    Helps PC to realise its vision of being the number one learning function in the financial services sector, by building new to world solutions that are integrated across the talent and recruiting function and which deliver our goal to build global citizens and CEOs across the bank.
•    As a PCMT member, brings innovative ideas and an ability to practically apply them in the context of the leadership challenges and opportunities of their stakeholders. 

Business
•    Connects the strategic priorities of the business to the delivery of mandatory learning.
•    Leads and coordinates the creation, curation, simplification, sourcing and localisation / translation of learning; leads the renewal, updates and consolidation of learning content; and provides support and guidance to Squads on critical quality assurance activities and managing escalated risks and issues.
•    Leads the process of scaling learning in a targeted way across stakeholder groups to foster our learning culture.
•    Challenge if learning interventions should truly be role mandatory.
•    Identify opportunities to streamlines portfolio.

People and Talent
•    Creates an atmosphere of confidence and trust in the Mandatory learning team.
•    Embraces a feedback culture across Squads and the whole PC team.
•    Serves as the voice of the Squads to raise critical escalation items by exception for resolution.

Our Ideal Candidate

• 10+ years of experience in Learning & Development / People Capability, ideally managing mandatory learning programmes.
• Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders and translate business needs into learning solutions.
• Experience in learning transformation, including simplifying and scaling learning portfolios.
• Strong leadership and change management skills, with the ability to manage risks and drive continuous improvement.

Role Specific Technical Skills and Competencies

•    Planning: Tactical, Strategic
•    Organisation Structuring
•    Organizational Change Management
•    Organizational Development Issues and Practices
•    Human Resources Consulting
•    Workforce Analytics
•    Training Solution Recommendation
•    Employee Development Strategies
•    HR: Policies, Standards and Procedures

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global employee assistance programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.

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