Job Title: Learning and Development Manager - APAC
Team: HR
REPORTS TO: Head of HR - APAC
Location: Any APAC office (Hybrid working)
Role
Kennedys is looking to recruit a Learning and Development Manager for its Asia Pacific region (“APAC”). The L&D Manager will be responsible for supporting Kennedys L&D function in delivering the global learning and development strategy for the firm. The role will also be responsible for creating and executing an APAC specific strategy and local initiatives.
This is a newly created role, working closely with local APAC HR team members and the global L&D team. The role will provide expert L&D support and management to the APAC region.
Team
Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters including Business Partnering, Recruitment (including partners and early careers), Reward, HR Systems and Analytics, Learning and Development, Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity and Inclusion.
Key responsibilities
- Work closely with the Senior HR Managers and HR teams in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore to deliver a L&D strategy for APAC
- Liaise with the global L&D function to ensure alignment across regions for key learning initiatives, managing any local differences as required
- Build meaningful relationships at all levels, internally and externally
- Work closely and partner with the business to identify learning needs through consulting and analysis of data and proposing innovative and impactful solutions
- Programme manage global development programmes, ensuring that the content of programmes remains relevant, best in class and meets the evolving development need of the Firm and reflects the latest thinking in learning design
- Take responsibility for APAC learning and development projects, leveraging latest technologies and proposing innovative solutions to meet needs
- Monitor the engagement with and impact of learning on business performance, creating new and innovative ways to engage the business and improve the impact learning has on performance
- Develop and maintain relationships with external providers and bodies, keeping up to date with changes in learning and development industry as well as developments within the professional services and legal sector
- Work collaboratively with other training and knowledge management teams in the firm to ensure a seamless and aligned learning offering
- Assess how the firm can leverage technologies to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and user experience
- Attend global L&D meetings, representing APAC, ensuring information is shared with APAC HR teams as required
- Facilitate internal learning programmes on request
- Drive strategic thinking and influence stakeholders
- Manage relevant processes and resource including budget management
Required skills and experience
- Learning and development experience gained within legal, professional services or similar environment
- A passion for learning and development
- Demonstratable ability to manage cross functional projects with multiple stakeholders
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, confident presenter, able to engage at all levels
- Ideally has experience of and spent time in some or all of the APAC locations – Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore
- Strategic acumen and excellent problem-solving capabilities
- Demonstrable professionalism, ethics, and integrity
- Strong strategic thinker and influencer
- Builds and manages relationships across a global network with senior leadership, including effectively managing within a global organisation
- Deals with difficult conversations with senior leaders to jointly come to the right outcome for the business
Key relationships
- APAC HR team
- Head of Learning and Development (UK based)
- APAC Local Managing Partners
- APAC Regional Managing partner
General Duties
- Maintain the high standard of service offered to the firm’s internal clients and to assist in creating and developing the professional reputation of the function
- Understand and live by Kennedys’ Core Values: Approachable, Straightforward, Supportive and Distinctive
- Be subject to varying degrees of supervision on a day-to-day basis
- Create and maintain professional and positive relationships with partners and employees
- Maintain trust and confidentiality at all times
- Act as a trusted advisor by building relationships across all business services teams to ensure a consistent approach and service
- Undertake specific training as and when required
- Operate safely and considerately in the workplace
This is a developing role, and the job description is not exhaustive and may vary in line with changes in the team’s objectives and firm policy.
