Director, Talent & Leadership Development, AFCAN

JOB DESCRIPTION

As part of our team you will:

• Create a Business Unit (BU) talent and leadership development strategy that aligns with the global strategy.
• Diagnose BU-specific leadership development needs; share requirements with enterprise leadership development and learning team; partner to tailor or develop programs that optimize for the right balance of standardization and localization.
• Deliver leadership development programs for employees in the BU and Projects in the BU geography.
• Diagnose BU-specific talent development needs; share requirements with enterprise talent team; partner to tailor or develop programs that optimize for the right balance of standardization and localization.
• Deliver programs to assess talent and plan for leadership succession in BU.
• Build, govern, and improve nationalization / localization plans for talent (i.e., building capability among national / local talent to reduce reliance on expats).
• Build, govern, and improve talent development programs such as graduate and internship for the BU and Projects in the BU geography, in alignment with enterprise framework.
• Implement performance management system for employees in BU and Projects in the BU geography; diagnose challenges and recommend improvements to enterprise system.
• Prepare materials to communicate BU talent strategy and leadership development to executives and Newmont’s Leadership Development & Compensation Committee.
• Build, govern, and improve new hire orientation for business unit.
• Build, govern, and improve programs to provide financial assistance to employees pursuing additional study.
• Build, govern, and improve programs to invest time and resources in education institutions that prepare people for careers in mining for BU geography.
• Develop tactics to improve inclusion, diversity and equity through talent management and leadership development programs.

YOUR TRAINING, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE CHECKLIST:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelors’ Degree in Human Resource Management / Social Sciences / Arts / Business Administration or related field.

Additional Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of talent management program design and governance, including performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, employee development planning, and career frameworks.
• Expertise in leadership development program design and governance.
• Strong understanding of change management principles and communication strategies.
• Formal education qualifications in Organization Development, Human Resources, or related fields.
• Familiarity with Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity strategies and their implementation within a business unit.
• Knowledge of global talent management systems and the ability to align local strategies with global frameworks.
• Experience improving individual capability, organizational bench strength, employee engagement, and business performance through strategic talent initiatives.
• Experience managing other team members and knowledge of good people management practices.
• Experience working in a large multinational organization and knowledge of how to get work done in a global organization. 

Problem Solving Ability

• Develops and refines existing systems, and develops new systems, by understanding trends within a single field of knowledge.
• Recognizes the interconnections of data from a flow of real events within a system (or knowledge field, or discipline).
• Thinks about alternative means to achieve a goal by forming chains of hypothetical activities (if this, then that; if that, then the other).
• Generates and tests hypotheses within a single field of knowledge.
• Determines the difference between special and systemic cause. 

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in leadership development program design and governance.
• Advanced proficiency in talent management program design and governance including performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, employee development.
• Proficiency in talent management technology.
• Advanced proficiency in change management and communication.
• Advanced proficiency in facilitation.
• Proficiency in project management.

Social Process Skills 

• Self-awareness: adapts behavior to suit context, reflects on interactions for improvement, seeks feedback, and prioritizes business needs over personal preferences.
• Team process: understand team dynamics, adjust behavior as needed, resolve conflicts, and lead effectively by fostering an inclusive environment where members feel safe to contribute, collaborate, and receive feedback and coaching.
• Collaboration: establish and nurture stakeholder relationships by actively listening and asking questions, understand how to influence or negotiate for productive outcomes, and effectively balance positive interactions with task completion.

Your work environment

• The position is located at our Accra Regional Hub.
• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job.