MTN Nigeria Jobs: Talent Development Manager

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Job Title: Talent Development Manager
Department: Human Resources
Location: Lagos

Job Description:    
Leadership Talent Management and Development
•   Act as National Talent Custodian for MTN Leadership Talent Management

Programme
•   Lead client engagements that align talent management objectives with corporate goals and provide positive operational outcomes
•   Develop policies and guidelines around talent management/ talent development
•   Advise business units on policies and processes that guide career management
•   Facilitate annual Talent review sessions and deploy succession and retention plans
•   Coordinate MTN Leadership Talent Management Programme viz Talent Accounting, Talent Demand and Supply Planning and Succession Readiness

Management
•   Advice individuals and divisions on cross posting/secondment requirements.
•   Alignment of the Leadership Talent Management Programme with the local and talent pool management
•   Educate new employees, transferees and cross-postees on performance management and career management issues

Local Talent Pool Management

•         Identification of critical jobs for optimal business performance
•         Work together with the line to identify possible successors
•         Conduct annual talent review sessions and translate to talent development plans
•         Assess talent readiness and translate to talent development plans
•         Implement talent development plans

Career Management
•   Implement Specialist Career Paths
•   Manage the MTN Career portal
•   Develop and implement career management paths for MTNN
•   Develop and manage MTN Career Center
•   Responsible for career planning and career development tools roll out
•   Manage career development tools and ensure update from time to time
•   Creation of an internal mobility programme / opportunities in MTNN
•   Develop job enrichment and enlargement initiatives that ensure the fulfillment of employees.
•   Counsel and guide employees in aligning and developing their skills to suitable career paths.

Development Planning and Execution

•   Identification of key and critical skills required in MTNN and generation of a talent pool of current employees with identical skills and aspirations.
•   Develop the current skills of the employees to align with the future required skills of the business.
•   Execute development frameworks such as project participation, Job rotation and Secondment that enhance the skills of employees to align with strategy of the business.
•   Execute initiatives based on the review of the talent succession pool to ensure the productivity of employees to the business
•   Manage and deploy MTN Nigeria Mentoring framework

Job Conditions: Normal MTNN Office conditions Regional & international travel
Reporting To:   GM, Organisation and Talent Development

Required Skills:   
•   At least 8 years work experience of which 4 years should within the talent management/competency management function. (Learning, recruitment, performance management and career management)
•   Related HR Consulting experience would be an added advantage

Employment Status:    Permanent

Qualification:    First Degree in any Social Science discipline Masters degree would be an added advantage

For more information and application: MTN Nigeria Jobs: Talent Development Manager

This vacancy expires on 8/10/2010.