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Join the Wellcome Trust to support health innovation as a Talent Coordinator in a dynamic and impactful global foundation
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Salary £35523
Location London, UK - Hybrid
Nomad Friendly? 
Expires Expires at anytime
The Wellcome Trust is a pioneering global charitable foundation dedicated to improving health by funding scientific research, shaping policy, and fostering partnerships. With plans to invest £16bn over the next decade to address critical health challenges, the Trust is at the forefront of tackling mental health, infectious disease, and the intersection of climate and health.
- Support the Talent Team in initiatives for talent acquisition, retention, and development.
- Coordinate and administer Talent programmes and projects.
- Manage Learning & Development programme tasks and maintain Talent-related digital resources.
- Assist with the execution of annual Talent cycles and collaborate with partners and providers.
- Strong organizational and time management skills are essential.
- Previous administration experience in L&D, performance, or recruitment is required.
- Proficiency in talent platforms like Workday is preferred.
- Knowledge of learning, performance, and talent processes is necessary.
- Demonstrated project management abilities and supplier relationship management are important.
The role offers a hybrid working model and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, with flexible working options to promote a balanced and thriving professional environment.
The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.
As a Talent Coordinator, you will play a crucial role working with the Talent Team within People reporting to the Associate Director, Talent. Our team is responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing colleagues with the capabilities (skills, knowledge and behaviours) that Wellcome need to deliver our strategy and achieve our mission, now and in the future.
You will work towards our Talent agenda by leading the coordination and administration of all Talent programmes, projects, Talent Acquisition and business as usual (BAU) activities that supports the wider People framework. This includes planning, coordinating and managing the Learning & Development programmes administrative related tasks, maintaining our intranet and SharePoint Talent sites, supporting the delivery of annual Talent cycles, and liaising with Talent partners and providers.
We are seeking an individual with strong organisational skills, keen attention to detail and excellent time management skills. You should have proven administration experience in learning and development, performance and/or recruitment, experience with learning, performance and talent platforms and systems (preferably Workday), working knowledge of learning, performance and talent processes, demonstrated project management experience, and proven ability to manage external partnerships and supplier relationships.
We offer a hybrid way of working, currently working 2 days per week from our Euston Road offices with the remaining 3 days working either remotely or in the office. From 1st September 2024 we will move to 3 days in the office with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.
Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.
Upon a conditional offer being made, the successful applicant for this position will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (or equivalent) criminal record check to disclose any ‘unspent’ criminal convictions or conditional cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
