Standard Chartered Hiring for Specialist, Talent Development (university leaver) at London Full Time

About Standard Chartered

We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we’ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you’re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can’t wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you’ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks 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 all sorts of 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

Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies – everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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The Role Responsibilities

This role is responsible for designing and delivering talent development initiatives for high potential graduate and summer intern talent globally. Reporting to the Lead, Talent Accelerator this role collaborates closely with key stakeholders across the globe in functions, business, countries and regions as well as acting as a subject matter expert on entry level development.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Programme Design & Delivery

Lead on the design and delivery of the global summer internship and graduate accelerator programmes aimed at accelerating top entry level talent

Ensure that the curriculum delivers on the needs of both participants and the Bank and is connected to the broader Talent Accelerator strategy

Collaborate with stakeholders in learning, culture and talent solutions to deliver a curriculum that is aligned to the development direction of the Bank, yet also distinguishes itself to address the needs of high potential talent

Plan and execute engagement strategies to enable a great candidate experience for colleagues on our programmes

Facilitate the delivery of the programmes through outsourced partners and challenge effectively to create a differentiated proposition that delivers an excellent candidate experience

Programme Management

Manage delivery of all programmatic requirements for the graduate and summer intern accelerator programmes

Manage vendors, including contracting, financials managing delivery to time, budget and quality

Manage programme financials, including recharges, budgeting and invoicing

Talent Advisory and Deployment

Shape the curriculum for entry level talent ensuring there is continuity of and alignment between junior, mid-level and mid-senior level talent accelerations

Partner with Early Careers Managers to provide advice and guidance to stakeholders regarding designing graduate and intern talent programmes locally

Partner with Lead, Early Careers Relationship Managers to ensure strategic deployment of our top talent

Ongoing stakeholder engagement and collaboration to ensure awareness of the programmes, as well as ensuring that the programmes align with key talent initiatives in the bank

Reporting and Governance

Responsible as the process owner for IG Programme Global Standards

Ensure adherence to the Bank’s policies and processes

Utilise reporting to track success measures of accelerator programmes and implement qualitative reporting mechanisms to identify feedback and opportunities for improvement

Responsible for delivering effective governance, oversight and controls in the team/ program, and if necessary, oversee changes in these areas

Effectively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters

Manage to the global budget approved for the summer intern and graduate global accelerations

Regulatory & Business Conduct

Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.

Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders

HRBPs, HRMT, COEs, Business stakeholders

Our Ideal Candidate

Extensive HR, talent or graduate development experience, with a passion for developing the Bank’s future generation of leaders.

Relevant knowledge of talent management, including talent processes, instructional design, facilitation and coaching.

Someone creative and with a love for innovation. You are keen to lead the way rather than keep up with the changing trends in talent management and development.

Excellent communication skills at all levels

Able to build strong, challenging stakeholder relationships, influencing outcomes where necessary

Exceptional project management skills, ensuring delivery of required elements according to the standards which govern each respective programme or initiative

Possess a risk and control mindset and proven experience in mitigating potential risks as they arise

Ability to balance global and local perspectives and able to deliver projects on a global scale whilst meeting local needs

Proven ability to engage others and collaborate, influencing without formal authority

Experience in managing vendors, ensuring on time, on budget and on quality delivery

Confident in dealing with pressure and deadlines

Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and able to navigate complexity

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