Deacons Kenya Limited Jobs: Talent Development Officer

Deacons Kenya Limited Jobs: Talent Development Officer
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Talent Development Officer
Ref: 09/6/2010
Reporting to the Human Resource & Administration Manager this new role is responsible for talent development and the design and implementation of initiatives tailored to improve talent development and effectiveness.

Specific responsibilities include:
    * Participate toward the development of the company wide talent strategy and drive its implementation;
    * Participate in employee recruitment efforts;
    * Support all performance management routines and scorecards across the group;
    * Assess current talent against future capabilities and developing plans to close gaps;
    * Support interventions to develop leadership and high potential;
    * Support all Training and Development interventions and where necessary facilitate training sessions;
    * Work with leaders to ensure key roles have a strong pool of internal successors.

The successful candidate is likely to have:
    * A minimum of 4 years training and development experience in a forward-looking organization that is keen on best-in-class development interventions;
    * Experience in managing large scale, strategic talent initiatives;
    * Ability to build relationships and to present information to senior executives;
    * Ability to influence others, including senior leaders;
    * Demonstrable ability in executing talent and change management initiatives;
    * A degree in Human resource related field with specializations in Training, Organizational Development, Organizational Behaviour, Industrial / Organizational Psychology, or related disciplines

If you believe that you can rise to a new challenge with flair and success, please submit your detailed CV with cover letter, copies of certificates and testimonials, current telephone number and email address to the address indicated below.
The Recruitment Manager,
Human Performance Dynamics Africa,
Po Box 1516-00621, Village Market
Nairobi, Kenya.
info@hpdafrica.com
Applications should be sent directly to the above address to be received on or before July 23, 2010.
Deacons Kenya Limited has contracted Human Performance Dynamics Africa to carry out this recruitment.