Talent Manager - EABL

Reports To: Group Human Resources Director
Context/Scope:    
EABL is the only vertically integrated beverage business in Diageo Africa (supply and demand for beer, spirits and soft drinks and also includes owned glass and Maltings facilities). It covers the Eastern Africa region (primarily Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, but also Rwanda, Southern Sudan, Burundi and Eastern DRC) with a growing exports business into the UK, USA & Australia. 

This role works closely with the HRD, HR Business Partners, other Specialist areas of HR and business leaders to ensure that all employees are working to releasing their potential and that the business has the right talent in the right place at the right time in the right roles to deliver the business strategy in a sustainable manner.
   
Purpose of Role:
This role is responsible for the development and application of strategies, principles, tools and processes that support this. The role is also responsible for developing and delivering a talent & OE plan that’s aligned and supportive of business requirements.  A plan that is globally aligned, regionally integrated and locally relevant. Top 3 – 5 Accountabilities:    

• Talent Strategy & Talent Planning
• Provide thought leadership, consultation, business acumen and experience to develop frameworks/tools for key Talent Management programs/processes/initiatives across EABL.
• Provide guidance and build capability in the following key areas: talent reviews, succession planning, performance and potential calibration, assessment/selection, development and career planning.
• Partner with HRBPs, leadership teams and other key stakeholders to conduct Talent management needs analysis and provide pragmatic solutions to address short and long term gaps including working with Talent Acquisition to find solutions from the external talent market to address talent gaps.
• Leverage metrics, demographic data, talent trends, employee surveys, talent review output to drive talent and people decision both short and long term.
• Co-facilitating talent reviews and follow-up/tracking of key talent segments including DLPP, GLP, FLP and ECP participants.
• Be part of the Africa Talent Network and global talent team and contribute to global efforts to drive best practice talent management processes across Diageo.

Performance Management through P4G
Drive the culture of ownership, agility and restlessness, boldness in execution and obsession with winning through coaching HRBPs and Leadership teams in the use of P4G.

Top 3 – 5 Accountabilities:   
Resourcing

• Work with the HRBPs to ensure that the business understands what resource is required for business success and developing long term resourcing strategies to guarantee a robust talent pipeline.
• Ensure that at all times, the Diageo Way of Resourcing and compliance around Resourcing is upheld.  Be the face of the Global Resourcing Policy at EABL.

 Learning & Development

• Link the business goals and capabilities required to key learning priorities for the business.  Specific focus on coaching interventions that will enable line managers become great people managers.
• Drive the understanding of L&D solutions and coach the dedicated L&D team around developing a curriculum of offerings that are aligned to business needs, organizational culture including designing the programmes in the curriculum where needed while managing costs.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Degree level with strong academic record.
• HR Professional qualification preferred.
• 6-8 years of proven track record in HR, with in-depth experience in talent & OE management/ HR Generalist background. 
• Working in a multi/above market environment would be an added advantage.
• Experience and knowledge of leading edge Talent & OE practices and thought leadership.
• Self-starter with high levels of energy & commitment.

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