MTN Nigeria: Talent Development Manager

MTN Nigeria one of the top telecommunication service provider in Nigeria with operations across Africa, is recruiting to fill a vacant position in thier Nigerian operation.

Job Title: Talent Development Manager
Department: Human Resources
Location: Lagos

Job Description:
   
Leadership Talent Management and Development

-  Act as National Talent Custodian for MTN Leadership Talent Management Programme
-  Lead client engagements that align talent management objectives with corporate goals and provide positive operational outcomes
-  Develop policies and guidelines around talent management/ talent development
-  Advise business units on policies and processes that guide career management
-  Facilitate annual Talent review sessions and deploy succession and retention plans
-  Coordinate MTN Leadership Talent Management Programme viz Talent Accounting, Talent Demand and Supply Planning and Succession Readiness Management
-  Advice individuals and divisions on cross posting/secondment requirements.
-  Alignment of the Leadership Talent Management Programme with the local and talent pool management
 -  Educate new employees, transferees and cross-postees on performance management and career management issues
 
Local Talent Pool Management
 
- Identification of critical jobs for optimal business performance
- Work together with the line to identify possible successors
- Conduct annual talent review sessions and translate to talent development plans
- Assess talent readiness and translate to talent development plans
- Implement talent development plans
 
Career Management

-  Implement Specialist Career Paths
-  Manage the MTN Career portal
-  Develop and implement career management paths for MTNN
-  Develop and manage MTN Career Center
-  Responsible for career planning and career development tools roll out
-  Manage career development tools and ensure update from time to time
-  Creation of an internal mobility programme / opportunities in MTNN
-  Develop job enrichment and enlargement initiatives that ensure the fulfillment of employees.
-  Counsel and guide employees in aligning and developing their skills to suitable career paths.
 
Development Planning and Execution

-  Identification of key and critical skills required in MTNN and generation of a talent pool of current employees with identical skills and aspirations.
-  Develop the current skills of the employees to align with the future required skills of the business.
-  Execute development frameworks such as project participation, Job rotation and Secondment that enhance the skills of employees to align with strategy of the business.
-  Execute initiatives based on the review of the talent succession pool to ensure the productivity of employees to the business
-  Manage and deploy MTN Nigeria Mentoring framework

Job Conditions:     Normal MTNN Office conditions Regional & international travel
Reporting To:     GM, Organisation and Talent Development

Required Skills:

-  At least 8 years work experience of which 4 years should within the talent management/competency management function. (Learning, recruitment, performance management and career management)
 -  Related HR Consulting experience would be an added advantage

Employment Status : Permanent

Qualification:
First Degree in any Social Science discipline Masters degree would be an added advantage

Application Deadline
This vacancy expires on 10th August, 2010

How To Apply
Qualified candidates should apply online using the link below
NB: MTN career site lately experiences high traffic and usually hard to access during the day, please try very early in the morning or late at night if you could not access it during the day.

Click here to apply online