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Senior Strategic Relationship Manager - Assurance L&D

Employer
PwC
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
31 Aug 2019

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This role is being offered on a 12 month fixed term contract basis and can be located in any one of our PwC offices nationally.

About the Team
Reporting to the Strategic Relationship Leader for Assurance (SRL), the Senior Strategic Relationship Manager is responsible for supporting the SRL on the delivery of key strategic priorities for T&D (Talent & Development) in Assurance, alongside the wider Assurance Strategic Relationship team. This will include identifying strategic priorities for T&D in Assurance, driving forward relationships with key stakeholders in Assurance (ARQ, AT and People teams), identifying opportunities for efficiencies and tech-enablement of T&D offerings, making T&D more accessible and intuitive, and working closely with the Learning Design and Learning Experience teams to develop learning offerings with a strong business focus.

 

The role Key aspects of this role will include:

  • Operate as a business partner and engage with key business stakeholders across the LoS to obtain an understanding of the training needs, working closely with the other LoS Strategic Relationship team members
  • Shape the T&D agenda for Assurance programmes and determine LoS specific learning and development interventions
  • Support SRL by driving delivery of strategic projects for T&D in Assurance
  • Coordinate LoS requests in respect of Assurance programmes, determining if a learning intervention is the appropriate solution to address a business requirement
  • Work with other T&D Teams to ensure that all planned Assurance T&D activity is implemented and achieved
  • Analyse various strategic, operational and evaluation reporting at both curriculum and programme level
  • Discuss analysis with key stakeholders and appropriate parties within T&D to produce recommendations, an improvement plan and oversee any resulting activity


Requirements:

  • Is technically strong in the field of Assurance
  • Keen interest in T&D / training and can demonstrate depth of knowledge in current methodologies
  • Strong interest in technology advancements to enhance learning outcomes
  • Operate with a global mind-set, demonstrating commercial acumen and an understanding of the firm’s business priorities and has demonstrated the ability to influence global solutions and deliverables to meet the needs of the UK practice
  • Strong influencing and negotiation skills
  • Goal orientated - maintains focus on agreed objectives and deliverables
  • Commercially orientated - keeps commercial aspects continually in mind when taking actions or making decisions
  • Ability to lead and develop self and others to provide a distinctive and sustainable T&D service to the firm
  • Communicate confidently and effectively to all levels
  • Assimilate complex data and information objectively to inform recommendations
  • Proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, particularly at the Partner level
  • Effective budget/financial/resource management linked to firm's business priorities
  • Ability to lead, inspire, develop and champion others to deliver consistently effective results
  • Proven track record of driving organisational success through learning and development solutions, across a broad set of curricula/programmes
  • Build mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
  • Plan strategically and translate vision and strategy into clear, actionable objectives and deliverables
  • Work professionally and collaboratively as part of the wider team to create value for the firm
  • Demonstrate resilience and delivery under pressure

Internal firm services

In order to deliver a first-class service to our clients, we need first-class support internally. Internal firm services is a network of specialist support professionals and includes marketing, recruitment, human capital, finance, technology, learning and development, procurement, to name but a few. Each team plays a vital role in making sure we have all the right resources, services and technology across our business.

The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/careers/experienced/apply

Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity

Company

Our values define how we do things. And our purpose is why we exist - now more than ever - to build trust in society and solve important problems for our clients and our communities. In a world we no longer recognise, we need to rely on the strength and agility of our people to help us to navigate these uncertain times.

We're committed to ensuring that care and our people's wellbeing remains central to our culture. While we may not know what’s ahead, we can do all we can to help shape the future. As we continue to navigate this unprecedented time, it’s important that we support our people, to help them take care of themselves and to ensure the right support is available when it’s needed.

For now, we ask you to join our talent network and stay in touch with what’s happening in real time, including new possibilities as they arise. Visit our website for more information on how we’re responding to this pandemic and what changes we’re making to our recruitment process. 

Stay safe and stay connected in this rapidly changing world.

PwC

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What we do

We’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

What we offer

‘Dress for your day’ policy

At PwC our culture drives our success and gives us a sustainable advantage, and we want to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to work in a way that works best for them and help them become the best that they can be. To support our flexible work environment we’ve evolved our dress code policy to “dress for your day”. This reflects the trust we have in our employees to decide what they think is appropriate given their daily responsibilities.

Flexible Talent Network/Flexible working

We’re looking for talented professionals we can deploy on a recurring basis across all areas of  PwC, depending on our business needs. The way you work is up to you, whether that’s full-time, part-time, term-time or reduced hours, just let us know and we’ll try and match you to a suitable role. As well as wide ranging opportunities across our business, we have a specific need for qualified accountants to work during our busy season and a programme supporting those returning to work after a break.

Our Flexible Talent Network video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhaNetNieV4

As a leading professional services network we’re confident we can offer outstanding training and development opportunities, exposure to multi-disciplinary teams, and support from industry-leading experts. Discover where your talent could take you and join an employer focused on helping you reach your full potential.

Take the opportunity of a lifetime!

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