View Vacancy - DXB - Learning & Development Adviser (Business Partner) C4(L)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Learning and Development

The British Embassy Dubai has a vacancy for a Learning & Development Adviser (Business Partner), grade C4(L) under the Diplomatic Academy Regional Team (DART).


The Diplomatic Academy Regional Teams (DARTs) provide innovative and creative learning solutions to meet the needs of the UK Government overseas. We partner with British Missions (Posts) to ensure learning is based on performance outcomes and aligned to UK Government priorities. We work to ensure that learning activities are designed to best-practice learning and development (L&D) standards, based on solid research and contribute to building a positive learning culture within the workplace.

We work at a fast pace with a high degree of autonomy. We need to be flexible and adept at dealing with change and ambiguity. We need to be skilful at working across cultures and resourceful to ensure we always deliver, even when we meet the unexpected.


This role requires an experienced L&D professional with strong consultancy skills to partner with overseas Posts and help develop, deliver, and evaluate learning strategies that support performance outcomes and the development of learning cultures.


Duties and responsibilities:

- Partner with overseas Posts

  • Partner with senior stakeholders at Posts to identify specific performance improvement outcomes over a 6-12 month period
  • Help Posts plan the learning strategy and solutions to meet those outcomes, drawing on all relevant resources, internal and external
  • Provide a consultancy service to advise on developing a learning culture, empowering and supporting Posts to devise their own learning solutions, signposting other L&D opportunities, share best practice and proactively encourage engagement with Diplomatic Academy content
  • Evaluate the impact of L&D solutions on performance outcomes and maintain management information and data

- Partner with Learning Partners and global Diplomatic Academy team

  • Work with our Learning Partners to help ensure the right learning solutions are developed to meet the needs of the stakeholders and are thoroughly evaluated
  • Work with other Business Partners to ensure a consistent approach to business partnering across the network, best-practice is shared, and there is a culture of continuous improvement in our service
  • Work with the UK Diplomatic Academy team and other stakeholders as required

- Learning facilitator

  • Facilitate learning sessions both virtually and face to face
  • Community and group moderation to lead groups in virtual environments

Key competencies required:

  • Leading and Communicating - Leading from the front and communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. Supporting principles of fairness of opportunity for all and a dedication to a diverse range of citizens. Establishing a strong direction and a persuasive future vision; managing and engaging with people with honesty and integrity, and upholding the reputation of the department and the organisation.
  • Collaborating and Partnering - Creating and maintaining positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the organisation to help get business done. Delivering business objectives through creating an inclusive environment, encouraging collaboration and building effective partnerships with colleagues and stakeholders, whilst having the confidence to challenge assumptions.
  • Changing and Improving - Being responsive and innovative, and seeking out opportunities to create effective change. Being open to change, suggesting ideas for improvements to the way things are done, and working in 'smarter', more focused ways. Continuously seeking out ways to improve policy implementation and build a leaner, more flexible and responsive organisation, and making use of alternative delivery models including digital and shared service approaches wherever possible.
  • Building Capability for All - Having a strong focus on continuous learning for oneself, others and the organisation. Being open to learning, keeping one's own knowledge and skill set current and evolving. Creating a learning and knowledge culture across the organisation to inform future plans and transformational change.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a L&D consultancy and/or OD environment, either public or private sector
  • Experience in strategic consultation and partnering with very senior stakeholders
  • Excellent consultative and partnering skills
  • Able to communicate and facilitate both virtual and live (face to face) groups effectively
  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
  • Able to travel as and when required
  • A passion and enthusiasm for developing people
  • Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken
  • Coaching and mentoring skills
  • Formal qualification in L&D or related subject
28 June 2018
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time, Permanent
38
Middle East & North Africa
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
British Embassy
1
AED
19,970
1 August 2018

The Embassy aims to offer an attractive working environment and remuneration package for this role, including: 25 days of annual leave per annum, on-site parking and on-site swimming pool, gymnasium, and sports facilities.

Salary is at AED 19,970 per month.

There are no other allowances payable as part of this package. No accommodation and relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position.

Conditioned working hours are 38 hours per week. Standard working hours are from 07:30 to 14:30 from Sunday to Thursday. The successful candidate should also be prepared to take occasional travel within and outside the region.

Eligibility:

The successful applicant will be required to obtain security clearance. Higher clearances can be granted only to certain nationalities.

For this reason, candidates must be of British, American, Australian, Canadian or New Zealand nationality in order to gain the level of clearance required.


How to apply:

Interested candidates must attach the following documents along with their online application form:

  1. covering letter.
  2. An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Your application must also include examples of when you have demonstrated the competencies outlined above in the cover letter or in the Motivation section of the application form. Applications that do not include this information will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is at 23:55 (local time) on 28 June 2018. 

Applications received after the stated deadline will not be considered.


Process:

The recruitment process, including security clearance, is expected to take around two months.

Due to the large amount of applications the Embassy receives, only those shortlisted for written assessment and interview will be contacted.

The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.

 

The British Embassy Dubai is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce, and valuing difference.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.