Job Description

Organization Context
Position Title:
Lead - Functional Skills Development
Reports To:
Head - Talent, Learning and Culture
Location:
Gurgaon

• Job Purpose

• The incumbent would be responsible for shaping and executing Air India's functional skills development strategy. This role shall ensure that employees at all levels are equipped to drive a high-performance, people-centric culture.
• The incumbent shall also enable Air India employees on organisation wide skill identified for development and to make them more productive & effective in their roles
• The role entails diagnosing learning needs, designing and executing impactful learning / capability development interventions to scale, collaborate with key internal & external stakeholders through Learning Advisory Boards (LABs) to build immediate & long-term capability across the organization

• Key Accountabilities

• Lead design & implementation of overall Functional Skills Development strategy & initiatives / programs for the functions assigned, aligned with business priorities and leveraging relevant learning methodologies for leaders and people managers across levels
• Design & implement capability / skills assessment programs.
• Develop functional skills based on Functional Skills Charter developed by the function's LABs and signed off by CXO / functional head, to enable Air India employees to be more effective & productive individuals, thus succeeding in their roles and getting ready for future roles
• Leverage interventions like learning journeys, immersions, coaching / mentoring programs, projects, feedback etc. to build capabilities in a sustainable way
• Assist in developing a ongoing skilling culture in the organisation
• Plan and manage budgets optimally
• Calendarize interventions and communicate the same to all stakeholders
• Define, track and assess measures of success / impact of different learning interventions
• Engage senior business and HR leaders to identify capability gaps and co-create impactful learning solutions.
• Partner with HRBP colleagues and LAB nominees from the functions, across the life cycle of interventions. Collaboration is key in this role
• Build a strong learning partner ecosystem and partner with them to build required organisation capabilities
• Leverage digital learning tools & new-age methodologies (blended learning, simulations, social learning, etc.) to enhance functional skills.
• Assess, develop and implement learning & development processes, tools, resources, solutions, and organization development interventions to achieve the overarching goals of the organization.
• Lead the team and provide direction on execution / implementation of tasks by prioritizing functional and organizational goals accordingly.
• Support, nurture, and develop the team members' skills in all relevant aspects.

• Skills Required for the role

Learning intervention design / ID
Expertise in leadership development models, methods etc
Leadership & people management skills
Project Management Skills
Digital acumen
Facilitation skills
Content Creation skills
Business acumen
Partner Management skills
Collaboration skills
Strategic mindset
Internal client relationship management skills

• Key Interfaces

Internal Interfaces
Leadership Teams

• Work with Senior business and HR leadership to partner for their & their teams' development

HR CoEs

• Partner with other HR CoEs like talent management, performance & rewards etc. to create linkage of the leadership & professional skills development programs

External Interfaces
Learning partners

• Evaluate and onboard learning partners
• Assess their performance and outcomes of their interventions

Industry associations

• To stay abreast with what's current in industry & domain

• Educational and Experience Requirements

Minimum Education requirements

• Masters/MBA/PGDM/PGP/PG degree/diploma in Personnel/Human Resource Management from a premier institution
• Relevant professional certifications shall be an added advantage

Experience

• 12-15 yrs' experience with significant focus in functional skills development, learning journeys & capability building
• Rich experience in leveraging different learning & development methods, skilling interventions, skills mapping, functional / occupational / technical skills building & digital learning tools

Skills Required