AddressUKIA Learning & Leadership Development Lead
Career Level : Manager
Location: United Kingdom
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.
“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO.
Our Learning and Leadership Development organization provides world-class, award-winning learning experiences at scale to Accenture’s global audience. We serve as partners and advisors to Accenture business leaders, designing and executing innovative, impactful learning programs that help build the skills needed for today and tomorrow. The Role You’ll Play A role in Learning and Leadership Development is an opportunity to define the strategy and drive the execution of capability development programs for our people across Accenture. For UKIA, you will partner with senior leaders and business sponsors in the Market Unit, to assess development needs and design and deliver innovative learning experiences that will help build skills needed for today and tomorrow. At the Manager level, you will lead the UKIA Learning and Leadership development area, partner with senior level business leaders to advise and facilitate learning investment decision-making, and define approaches to learning programs in your MU. You will make this happen leveraging the existing Center Lead offerings, the team around you, as well as by working across a network of teams. Your decisions will have a major day to day impact. You’ll be expected to act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead UKIA Learning and Leadership Development strategy by partnering with your team, local HR and business leaders to clarify challenges, define the business problem, target audience(s) and desired outcomes.
Collaborate closely with UKIA Business leads and HR Talent Functions to develop deep understanding of talent needs (supply / demand etc.), align talent management strategies with business goals, and promote a culture of Learning and Leadership Development.
Define the Learning strategy for Accenture UKIA in line with the EMEA and Global L&LD Strategy, and the overall UKIA Talent Strategy and ensure execution.
Collaborate with global L&LD CoE to define best solution to address needs with using center-led first solution and MU’s as an exception, including vendor solution / management.
As needed, conduct learner research (e.g., interviews, surveys, focus groups) to better understand program outcomes
Collaborate with Accenture Learning Delivery Services to ensure a smooth learning delivery experience for all employees.
Develop and sustain reporting and measurement process, using analytics when possible, for assessing learning program value and developing skilling stories.
Develop communications strategies to build awareness of learning programs. Collaborate with team, peers, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to maintain relationships and to continuously seek opportunities for innovation
Report directly to the EMEA Market Learning & Leadership Development Lead
Develop close working partnership with UKI Talent Strategy lead and team.
