Group Senior People Manager (Maternity Cover – 12 Months)
Role Context
The Selfridges Group is comprised of Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland, Selfridges in the UK and de Bijenkorf in the Netherlands, all of which are successful department stores in their own right. Although part of an overarching group structure, the business has purposefully sought to maintain the individuality of each brand and as such they all have a distinct positioning, in keeping with their local market and the customers that they serve.
Selfridges Group Team’s purpose is to support each business or ‘banner’ in defining priorities of the Group, creating clarity and consistency, providing stretch and challenge and empowering teams to deliver. Our values include building trusted relationships, shaping a better future together and inspiring the extraordinary.
Our culture is a dynamic and fast-paced one, and those with a pro-active mind-set, strong communication skills and an international perspective will find Selfridges Group an exciting, stretching and fulfilling organisation in which to work.
Key role accountabilities
The Group People team sets the vision and direction across the Group, working closely with the individual banner people teams in Europe who set and deliver their local people strategies. The Group People strategy is focused on Group wide Executive Talent, team member Engagement, and a framework for Group wide Reward.
Reporting to the Group People Director, the Group Senior People Manager leads the Leadership and Talent strategy across the Group and sets and monitors a Group wide framework for Engagement. They are also the HR Business Partner to the Group Senior Leaders, with key stakeholders including the Group CEO and Group CFO.
Leadership Development & Talent
Identify and develop a Group-wide talent pool for the next generation of Executives who have potential for more.
Collaborate with our banners to identify and develop high potential senior talent across our Group.
Design, implement, manage, and track effectiveness of leadership development interventions and solutions.
Track succession planning for Exec-1 / Senior Leadership across the banners, providing reporting for shareholders
Engagement
Lead our Group-wide engagement strategy including oversight and project management of the annual opinion survey with both internal and external stakeholders, providing enhanced opportunities for deeper insight.
Collaborating with the banners to build strategic action plans that are complementary to their People and Business strategies in order to deliver meaningful change.
Driving engagement initiatives & action planning with the Group Team.
Being a subject matter expert, developing our engagement capability
Reporting to the Group Executive on engagement status, providing insight and setting areas of focus for their attention.
Business Partnering
Strategic advisor and trusted partner with Group Senior Leadership on wide range of people matters, such as Talent Management, Performance Management, Recruitment, Succession Planning, Learning & Development and Organisational Design.
Maintain a strong network and working relationship with Business Partners within the banners to ensure insight into policy and practices across the Group as well as best practice externally.
Leads internal communication within the Group team working with the Selfridges Internal Communication team for support.
Key skills & behaviours
Business Partnering / Stakeholder Management at a senior level
Able to hold relationships at all levels with ease and sensitivity
Comfortable with challenging conversations
Deals with changing situations and empowers others to lead through ambiguity
Expertise in talent management
Expertise in engagement
Develops strong relationships and builds trust; enjoys collaborating and bringing people together
Leadership development and coaching
Prepared to act both in the detail of the everyday and the strategy of the future
