Executive Leadership Development Specialist Position Available In Jefferson, Alabama

Executive Leadership Development Specialist Job Req ID:

45718

Posting Date:

7 Apr 2025

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HR Unit:

HR Location:

UK Wide, United Kingdom Salary:

Competitive

• Job Title:

  Executive Leadership Development Specialist

• Location:

   

• Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester (role is also being advertised in India)
• Join BT as an Executive Leadership Development Specialist
• About People & Culture Team
• The BT People and Culture team is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, innovative, and engaging work environment where every employee can thrive.

We focus on attracting, developing, and retaining top talent, ensuring that our workforce is equipped with the skills and support needed to drive our business forward. By championing diversity & wellbeing, promoting continuous learning, and being focused on delivering value for our organisation, we create a culture that empowers our people to deliver exceptional results for our customers and communities. Aligned with BT’s vision to “connect for good,” we amplify the power of people and technology to help solve some of the UK’s biggest challenges and build meaningful connections.

• Why This Job Matters:

• The Executive Leadership Development Specialist supports the Senior Specialist in driving the Executive Leadership Development and Succession Planning Agenda, supporting the definition, deployment and ongoing management of new products and owning BAU relevant processes.

They will deliver leadership assessment and inform development activities and programmes that generate a significant shift in leadership capability and drive and oversee BT wide succession planning process and support People & Culture BP’s and other key touchpoints with advisory and upskilling.

• Skills and Experience You’ll Need:

• + Helps employees gain and develop leadership competencies and prepares them for management and leadership roles within an organisation + Inclusively identifies, develops, and retains talented employees to support the effectiveness of the organisation as a whole.

Facilitating activities and opportunities that get the best out of talented employees + Plans, prepares and facilitates a talent review program in which leaders review employees’ strengths, development areas, and potential career trajectories + Can clearly articulate the current business performance and leverage the people levers to enhance performance or productivity + Is able to develop a clear business case that outlines the context, insight, the proposal and a method to evaluate the impact of the intervention + Collects and interprets data in order to uncover patterns and trends

• Benefits
• + 10% on target bonus + BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10% + From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate.

It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up + Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more + 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service + 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues + 2 weeks carer’s leave + World-class training and development opportunities + Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes

• A Few Points To Note:

• Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

• Don’t Meet Every Single Requirement:

• Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.