About The Role

Are you a visionary leader who is passionate about unlocking potential, shaping careers, and driving a high-performance culture? As our Head of Talent & Development, you’ll be at the forefront of designing and delivering innovative talent strategies that empower our people and fuel our company’s success. From leadership development to succession planning, you’ll create an environment where talent thrives!

Please note our Head of Talent & Development role is a hybrid position with a blend of home working and time spent at our Head Office in Hull. We are open to discussing how this hybrid pattern will work best for you, but due to the importance of this role, we will require some sort of weekly presence at our Head Office.

Key responsibilities include:

Leadership:

Leading our Talent & Development (T&D) team, made up of 5 FTE whilst contributing as part of our People & Culture leadership team
Defining and executing a T&D strategy aligned with Arco’s strategic plan and business goals
Acting as a key partner to senior leadership to align T&D strategies with business priorities
Managing the T&D budget effectively, including external vendor relationships related to T&D activity

Talent Acquisition & Management:

Developing and implementing Arco’s talent strategy to attract, select, develop, and retain top talent
Building and implementing initiatives to improve employee retention and internal mobility
Leading the development of employer branding to position Arco as a preferred employer
Overseeing talent planning processes, talent reviews and 360 assessments to create a robust talent pipeline
Collaborating with leaders to create career development pathways and strategic workforce plans

Learning and Development (L&D):

Developing and delivering comprehensive L&D programs including sales capability, expertise and leadership
Ensuring employees at all levels have access to development opportunities to maximise their potential
Implementing initiatives to address skills gaps and future needs, apprenticeships and apprenticeship learning
Designing and implementing leadership development initiatives for all levels of management
Overseeing employee onboarding and continuous professional development programs

Employee Engagement:

Leading on the creation of an end-to-end engagement plan including listening, measurement and action planning
Implementing strategies to enhance employee engagement and satisfaction as well as designing and delivering initiatives

Performance and Culture

Creating a fit for purpose performance solution for all areas of Arco, whilst partnering with senior leaders to drive a culture of performance and accountability
Using data insights to identify and address organisational development opportunities
Championing our DE&I strategy and ensuring it is applied across all areas of responsibility

Reporting, Insights & Governance:

Utilising data to drive decision-making around talent trends, workforce planning, and learning effectiveness
Reporting on T&D KPIs and leveraging insights to continuously refine and improve strategies
Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and industry standards

On top of working for the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, you’ll also receive:

A competitive salary plus up to 17% bonus
32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days
2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
An excellent pension and Life Assurance scheme
A huge range of high street retailer discounts to help with cost of living via MyArco Perks
Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years

The ideal Head of Talent & Development will be/have:

Proven experience in a Senior Talent & Learning role
Strong commercial acumen and problem-solving abilities
A track record of successfully developing and implementing Talent & L&D strategies including Talent Acquisition with proven organisational benefits and ROI
Expertise in designing and delivering leadership development with strong knowledge of talent management frameworks and practices
Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Qualified in several profiling tools
Coaching and mentoring skills
Excellent Microsoft Office systems knowledge and skills inc. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Excellent leadership and influencing skills, as well as change management experience

About Us

With a 140-year legacy, Arco are recognised as the UK's leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, our size, scale and reputation in the sector are why we have such an impressive portfolio of accounts and customers. We're the expert safety partner with a unique mix of specialist expertise and practical real-life industry knowledge.

We are now on a transformation journey to become more profitable and sustainable, with investment into our growing business to help achieve this. This is an exciting and demanding time for the business. There is opportunity to shape and challenge the transformation journey and future growth, while balance the pressure to deliver sales growth and financial targets that are necessary to support the future growth. Our behaviours; Care, Collaborate, Perform and Deliver, are embedded within our culture, to drive performance and ensure we succeed together and are rewarded for that shared success. Because It’s on us. To deliver. Together.

Diversity and Inclusion at Arco means understanding everyone's views and giving colleagues a sense of belonging. We respect and value individuals for their unique skills, experiences and ideas; to ensure we can be at our best. By creating a supportive and inclusive environment we will be an organisation able to drive our strategic goals, attracting and developing great people to be a more profitable and sustainable business for generations to come.

Be Safe, Be Yourself, Be Your Best.

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