Shire Jobs

Date Posted:

2024-03-01

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Job Title: Talent Development - Early Careers Partner

Location(s): Hybrid Job Description:

Working across the Raytheon UK core business areas, partnering with key stakeholders to understand business challenges and capability gaps. The Early Careers Partner will support the training programmes and pathways from end-to-end, enabling an effective pipeline of future talent into the organisation. Working closely with the Graduate Administrator, support the branding, sourcing, and attraction, of early careers to market the organisation as an employer of choice.

What you’ll do:

Strategic Guidance

• Aligning RTX’s early career programmes with strategic goals and objectives. Working closely with stakeholders to integrate programme outcomes into the strategic roadmap for future growth.

• Build capability and performance improvement in the graduate population (those on development programmes and alumni) to extend their organisational knowledge through a range of projects, role rotations, experiential learning, strategic projects, and volunteering.

• Support with the management and implementation of apprenticeship opportunities, training provider management, and management of the apprentice Levy account/ equivalent funding stream

• Lead on the management of apprenticeships, graduate programmes, T-Levels, work experience, and other Government initiatives.

Innovative Solutions

• Foster innovation and adaptability by encouraging early careers employees to think beyond the ordinary, solve problems creatively, and adapt to evolving industry landscapes.

• Support the development of our Early Career population including the development of effective apprenticeship and graduate programmes which embrace both technical and non-technical career pathways

• Infusing innovative learning techniques and emerging industry trends into programmes, enriching the learning experience and equipping employees with cutting-edge skills and knowledge

• Develop dynamic training programmes which equip early careers with essential skills, blending theoretical knowledge with hands-on experiences to accelerate their professional growth. Ultimately preparing them for substantive roles in line with organisational demand.

Forge Relationships

• Enhancing buddying and mentorship frameworks to provide meaningful guidance and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, accelerating the development of early career talents

• Engage with early careers to support their role development through coaching, mentoring to retain them for future careers with RTX

• Manage the Government Apprenticeship Levy account, monitoring spend to ensure that available funds are fully utilised and opportunities to draw down additional funds are explored and implemented as appropriate to business needs

• Work with Organisational Effectiveness team to drive employee engagement and retention

• Collaborate with employee resource groups to support early career programmes and events to promote early careers

• Identifying funding routes for early careers and are in place to support the programmes

Stakeholder Support

• Support with the management and implementation of Apprenticeship opportunities, training provider management, and management of the Apprentice Levy account

• Implementing feedback loops and data-driven insights to continuously optimise programme effectiveness and meet the evolving needs of RTX and early career employees

• Support with content creation for learning, working with the stakeholders, HR Business Partners, the Learning Network, employee resource groups, SMEs and suppliers and to review programmes in line with role requirements and relevant legislation

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with schools, outreach providers and other external providers as appropriate. Attend promotional events to support early careers alongside stakeholders as needed.

Who we are looking for:

• A background in Early Careers and programme management, or previously has identified skill gaps to design training programmes, progression pathways and promote continuous learning to support employee growth and development and delivered these programmes.

• Experienced HR/L&D professional with significant exposure to the on-boarding and development of early career talent

• A passion for seeing others thrive and grow, with an appreciation of measures and approaches to enable and support individual success.

• Excellent planning and communication skills, able to influence at all levels of the organisation to demonstrate the value of talent development

• Actively collaborates with relevant functions in learning, talent, DE&I and stakeholders to problem solve and share thinking – especially when the most difficult challenges are coming down stream

• A positive and innovative mindset with a passion for supporting early careers

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the Cyber security/Software, defence or Aerospace or similar technical recruitment disciplines

• CIPD qualified or relevant learning/coaching qualifications, degree level education or equivalent work experience

• Understands the structure of funding programmes eg apprenticeship levy and/or equivalent

• Knowledge of working with early careers, identifying and developing talent using appropriate frameworks

  RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.