Head, Leadership Development
Unilever
Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
Job Title: Head, Leadership Development Location: Kingston Head Office ABOUT UNILEVER: Established over 100 years ago, Unilever is one of the world s largest consumer goods companies. We are known for our great brands and our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. Unilever products include baby food, beauty products, bottled water, breakfast cereals, cleaning agents, condiments, energy drinks, healthcare and hygiene products, ice cream, instant coffee, pet food, pharmaceuticals, soft drinks, tea, and toothpaste. It is the largest producer of soap in the world, and its products are available in over 190 countries. BUSINESS CONTEXT: Unilever is a unique business. With the purpose to make sustainable living commonplace , every day more than 2.5 billion people touch one of our products. That uniqueness is based in our people, particularly in our leaders of teams large and small across the organisation and around the world. That deep, purpose-driven leadership doesn t happen by chance. It is the result of a proven system of developing leaders, which has been constantly improved and innovated. In October 2023, the Unilever Leadership team announced the Growth Action Plan a strategy which also includes dialing up the performance edge in our culture. As part of the GAP, we have introduced a new set of Unilever Behaviours that form the base of how we work, how we develop talent and leaders. JOB PURPOSE The role of Head, Leadership Development for Unilever is both challenging and exciting, given where Unilever is as a business. The role is designed to work closely with both business leaders, members of the HR & Expertise leadership teams as well as external industry experts to unlock a systemic approach to building leaders in the organisation. The role holder will also be responsible for rolling out and embedding our new Unilever Behaviours with employees, leaders and line managers, in addition to owning a large part of the culture change and communication plan for the business. This is an exciting leadership role working as part of the Leadership Development team, within the Global Learning function. It reports to the Global Head of Learning for Unilever and is a member of the Unilever Learning leadership team. RESPONSIBILITIES The role holder will play a key leadership role to partner the Unilever HR Leadership Team (HRLT) and key Business stakeholders in driving a culture of continuous development. Shaping the Leadership Development strategic agenda aligned to the Unilever Compass: Collaborate with the Leadership Development (and wider learning) team to prioritise, target, design, and deliver the Leadership Development Curriculum and strategic project portfolio aligned to the Unilever Compass. Be an architect of the Unilever culture: Launch the newly built Unilever Behaviours across the organisation with a clear understanding of what this will mean for employees. Work with established partners and the data science cell for Unilever to build robust success profiles and assessments which develop our top 2000 leaders. Build a strong framework for assessments of our behaviours and leadership principles which allows us to identify performance and potential for our leaders and our people. Work closely with the Talent team to build an integrated career and development story through the employee journey. Lead the design and delivery of specific Leadership Development interventions: Identify and structure learning needs, working with business stakeholders (global functions, categories, and market teams), identifying and analyzing relevant business performance and employee data (qualitative and quantitative). Develop and evaluate the business case, including both design and delivery options. Design programme content in collaboration with internal Subject Matter Experts and external partners. Evaluate the individual and business impact of leadership interventions: Leverage existing and experiment with new technologies to optimise learning and impact. Proactively collaborate with Talent, People growth & development partners, Org Analytics, and other relevant teams to prioritise effort and optimise impact. Seek and connect external insights and approaches into our leadership development thinking and activity. ALL ABOUT YOU KEY REQUIREMENTS: Experience of shaping leadership development in a multinational organisation, including working with external partners. Experience of instructional design and working with subject matter experts. Knowledge of the end-to-end learning cycle including needs analysis, learning design and development, learning delivery and learning evaluation. Experience and post graduate qualifications in behavioural sciences or psychology will be a strong advantage. Successful implementation of innovative learning approaches from initial assessment through final implementation. Strong project management, contracting and influencing skills. Experience of managing a learning facility (preferred). What We Offer: Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment. Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. #J-18808-Ljbffr