About the Role:

Lead the implementation of people, leadership, talent and organisational development solutions to achieve our strategic growth plans and drive a high performance culture.  The aim of this role is to provide a pro-active, professional and progressive service to the business through the development and on-going implementation of an APAC people development strategy ensuring  thought-leadership, insight and solutions address both the short and long term development needs of a diverse and complex region.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Develop and deliver the APAC people development strategy ensuring alignment to global and regional business goals

• Own, develop, manage, evaluate and continually improve the Talent Management process and outputs (people review, succession planning, secondments, placements & development) on behalf of the region

• Act as APAC Lead on Global/Group development and leadership programmes

• Continuously review and ensure consistent delivery of an impactful employee induction and on-boarding programme

• Work closely with Group People Development and Country HR leads to ensure BSI Leadership Behaviours and global leadership programmes are embedded in the region

• Identify regional wide learning & development needs, develop and implement flexible learning plan across the region from the needs analysis to support retention, wider people & career development.

• Provide organisational development solutions for the region or specific countries as required to deliver change initiatives or support business strategy.

• Report against key people development metrics including succession planning, mobility, and performance

• Monitor, review and report on annual performance development review outputs and ensure regional and global development initiatives align to development plans;

• Remain closely connected & aligned to the business through regular engagement with key stakeholders to ensure all plans and solutions are fit for purpose;

• Provide monthly, quarterly and annual data against KPI’s and key trends and plans to address any areas of concern;

• Support, coach, develop and manage wider HR team and business members as required

• Lead operational practice in the use of psychometrics for selection, recruitment and development across the region. Provide a practitioner service to the business for critical roles or development solutions, as appropriate.

About You:

• University degree in human resource management/business studies or equivalent preferred and recognised learning & development professional qualification.

• Learning & development experience in the Asia Pacific environment required.

• Experience of developing, implementing & embedding development methodologies to drive performance & behaviours essential

• Experience of delivering leadership development programmes across multi-cultural groups required

• Proven experience as a Learning & Development or People/Leadership development specialist in a commercial international business environment & multi country responsibility essential

• Experience of managing integrated talent development and talent management processes advantageous

• Confident in building and embedding a range of strategic and operational HR processes and procedures across different business units e.g. talent & career development, performance related reward

• Proven experience of influencing, persuading and coaching senior leaders/managers essential

• Ability to understand and translate future people, leadership and career development trends for a business

• Experience of building high performing business team advantageous

• Excellence communicator who is confident, capable and credible

• Commercially astute, focused on adding value

• Team player with positive ‘can do’ attitude with high energy levels, self starter and results-driven

• Able to work under pressure and sometimes to tight deadlines

• Consultative in approach with the ability to build lasting relationships with business leaders and managers

• Be self motivated, flexible, and have excellent time management/planning skills

• Ability to work as a partner with the Country leadership teams and HR teams.

• Excellent prioritisation & organisation skills

• Must be qualified in utilising and interpreting range of globally recognised psychometric tools

• Computer & HR systems literate

• BSI business language is English therefore good level of written and spoken English is essential, traditional Chinese or mandarin highly advantageous

BSI is an exciting global company to work for, offering great opportunities to develop and grow. If you can live our values of inclusivity, integrity and continual improvement, be energetic, passionate and have a desire to succeed, then we would love to hear from you.

Interested parties please submit your resume with expected salary and availability to https://globalcareers-bsigroup.icims.com/jobs/3789/regional-people-development-lead/job?mode=view. All information will be collected for recruitment purpose.

Working for BSI Group opens your mind to the world around you.  Everywhere you turn, you'll find our work being used by thousands or even millions of people, consciously or subconsciously, in their everyday home and business lives.

We've come along way since being founded in 1901.  Today, we're a global business services organization, respected world over for the development of standards; assessment of management systems; testing and certification of products and services; providing software solutions; and the delivery of training courses.

It's often said that staff are a company's most important asset.  But at BSI this isn't just mantra; we look only for the best and most talented individuals who can achieve at the highest level in order for the business to be successful and to grow.