Job Title: Group Head of Talent and Performance

Location: UK Wide, Hybrid arrangements available

Compensation: Competitive + Bonus, Car Allowance, Private Medical & Benefits

Role Type: Full time and Permanent

Role ID: SF54929

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as our Group Head of Talent and Performance.

The role

As our Group Head of Talent and Performance, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll lead the strategic initiatives aimed at identifying, nurturing, and optimising talent to ensure a pipeline of capable leaders and high-performing individuals within the organisation. Your role will be pivotal in aligning career growth, performance, and succession planning strategies with the dynamic needs of the defence industry.

Day to day, you'll balance complex business priorities and needs with talent aspirations to ensure there is an effective plan in place to build strong, diverse talent pipelines capable of driving current and future value creation.

Key Duties of the Group Head of Talent and Performance include but are not limited to:

Collaborating with business leaders and HRD colleagues to map the critical value creation roles across the organisation and help define a talent to value methodology to secure future talent pipelinesDeveloping and overseeing a robust succession planning approach to identify and prepare internal talent for key leadership positions and critical value creation roles within the organisationCollaborating with senior leadership to assess their future leadership needs and Develop strategies to secure pipeline for critical future leadership roles (build, buy, borrow)Career Development Programs - Design and implement comprehensive career development programs that offer employees clear pathways for growth, skill enhancement, and advancement within the organisationPerformance Management Systems - Lead the development and implementation of performance management systems that facilitate ongoing feedback, goal alignment, and individual development plansTalent Assessment and Development - Conduct talent assessments to identify high-potential employees and provide tailored development opportunities to nurture their capabilitiesThis role is a permanent full-time post with the ability to work from home/WFH when appropriate with travel throughout the UK as required

Essential experience of the Group Head of Talent and Performance:

Proven broad HR experience including talent management and performance managementProven experience designing, developing and supporting organization-wide programs that cover performance management, talent development, coaching, succession planning, data analytics and relationship managementPrevious experience in capturing metrics and generating relevant insights to inform future strategySkilled collaborator and builds trusted, productive senior stakeholder relationships with easeStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to leverage data to drive strategic talent decisionsCan create simplicity from complexity to recommend solutions in dynamic and evolving scenarios

Qualifications for the Group Head of Talent and Performance:

Desirable - Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field or other recognized certification e.g. CIPD or appropriate local chartered body

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

Generous holiday allowance Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assuranceEmployee share scheme Employee shopping savings portalPayment of Professional FeesReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.