Talent Manager (public sector)

Talent Manager

London | Hybrid Working | Immediate Start Available

£26.47 per hour PAYE | £34.37 per hour Umbrella

3-Month Temporary Contract Initially | Potential to Convert to Fixed-Term Contract

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Talent Manager to join a large and highly respected public sector organisation in London. This role sits within the Organisational Development function and will play a key role in driving performance management and talent development initiatives across a complex workforce.

This position has arisen to provide maternity cover and is initially offered on a 3-month temporary basis, with the expectation of extending into a fixed-term contract to provide up to 12 months of cover in total.

The Role

As Talent Manager, you will lead and support the delivery of key performance management and appraisal activities, helping to embed new frameworks, systems and ways of working across the organisation. You will work closely with senior leaders, managers and stakeholders to ensure talent and performance processes are effective, inclusive and aligned with organisational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

- Support the organisation-wide delivery of appraisal and performance management processes.

- Assist with the migration to a new appraisal platform and support user adoption.

- Drive the rollout of a new performance cycle and ratings framework.

- Support policy development, consultation exercises and process improvements.

- Partner with managers and stakeholders to embed new approaches to performance management.

- Support talent identification and high-potential development programmes.

- Contribute to succession planning and talent segmentation initiatives.

- Work with coaching and mentoring networks to support employee growth and development.

- Help develop feedback culture initiatives, including 360-degree feedback approaches.

- Ensure all talent and performance processes are inclusive, equitable and supported by appropriate impact assessments.

About You

You will be a practical and credible talent professional with strong experience in performance management and organisational development.

Essential Experience

- Significant experience of performance management and appraisal processes.

- Experience working within a large and complex organisation.

- Proven track record of implementing and embedding talent or performance management frameworks.

- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.

- Experience developing, reviewing and improving people policies and processes.

- Ability to support organisational change and gain credibility quickly across diverse stakeholder groups.

Desirable Experience

- Public sector experience.

- Experience working within a unionised environment.

- Experience supporting emergency services, blue-light organisations or similarly complex workforces.

- Knowledge of talent management, succession planning and high-potential programmes.

- Awareness of equality impact assessments and inclusive performance management practices.

Working Arrangements

- 35 hours per week (7 hours per day, Monday to Friday).

- Hybrid working arrangement.

- Typically 2 days per week in the office, with flexibility depending on business needs.

- Office location: Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TY.