Sky
Senior Manager, Future Talent & Development
As Senior Manager, Future Talent & Development, you will lead on the Sky Sports’ Future Talent & Development programmes. You will work with the Head of Workforce Operations and key stakeholders across the business to ensure a fair, consistent & relevant approach to development is delivered, in line with changing business needs. You will collaborate with key partners to guarantee a strategic, resilient Future Talent programme. The role will support the Head of Workforce Operations & be an integral part of the Workforce Operations department, which provides key support functions to over one thousand Sky Sports employees.
What you’ll do:
Lead the Sky Sports Future Talent programme across bands 2 & 3 roles, including collaborating with Sky Recruitment & key partners, to deliver an effective recruitment process ensuring a diverse & inclusive approach.
Be informed on wider career & development initiatives across Sky, ensuring Sky Sports is involved for maximum benefit.
Line manage the Sky Sports Future Talent team, ensuring direct reports & all those in the future talent cohorts have a clear understanding of objectives, development goals & available support.
Work with the Head of Workforce Operations to devise a sustainable & inclusive outreach programme to the benefit of departmental goals.
Be an active promoter of development for everyone at Sky Sports, including working with key partners to communicate development offerings to the benefit of the department in a timely & relevant way.
Support the Head of Workforce Operations with the creation and roll out of staff development training as required, including proactively managing Sky Sports’ interaction with Sky Learn, ensuring content is relevant, meets departmental goals & is accessible to all.
Proactively represent Sky Sports across the company, being consistently curious & open, to support a truly diverse & inclusive culture.
Regularly communicate progress & data on key initiatives to Sky Sports leadership to inform future planning.
Support the HoWO & the Workforce Operations team with project work as required.
What you’ll bring:
Excellent relationship management: experience in building open, trusting, respectful relationships at all levels.
An understanding of television production & Sky Sports roles: Knowledge of all Sky Sports’ roles and being able to adapt wider Sky development to the specific challenges & development requirements of working in a predominately live, shift-based environment are key.
Line management: experience in managing a team is essential for this role.
The ability to develop others: training/experience in mentoring or coaching would also be beneficial.
An active & informed interest in diversity & inclusion: An understanding of Sky’s approach to diversity & inclusion and how that can benefit future careers & development at Sky Sports.
A proactive, forward-thinking approach: the role will be expected to initiate well informed, outcome driven, strategically relevant plans with foresight.
Ability to interpret data: the ability to define key metrics, gather results & translate to a wide audience in a responsible way.
Presentation skills: the role will provide regular reporting to leadership in a clear, succinct, and relatable way.
Sky Sports
We deliver the most innovative and best Sports content experience to our customers across all platforms. We promote continuous innovation, driving value for our customers and high-quality output. Everyone is passionate about sport and proud of the work that they undertake both on screen and behind the scenes.
The Rewards:
There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky! Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place.
A generous pension package
Private healthcare
Discounted mobile and broadband.
Access a wide range of best-in-class Sky VIP rewards and experiences.
Where you’ll work:
Osterley
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:
Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working!
And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
Please submit a Cover Letter as well as CV together with your application!