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Assessment, Development and Learning Associate(s) September 2019

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ContentsAbout Oxford HR

Person Specification

Our Global Assessment, Development and Learning Ethos

How to Apply

Role Purpose and Context

Job Description

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About Oxford HR

Founded in 1995, Oxford HR is a specialist boutique global executive search and HR consultancy, focusing on the For Purpose/ social impact/ not-for-profit sector to find, support and develop exceptional leaders.

SEARCH FOR A BETTER WORLD is our value proposition and strap line. We believe this sums up why we do what we do and how we do it.

Our organisational culture contributes unique comparative advantage. We prefer to work with our clients and one other in a positive mutually supportive collaborative partnership.

We recognise each organisation has its own individual culture and sub-cultures and our ethos involves respecting the expertise of the people in the room, often drawn from their own life experiences as well as their academic and personal interests.

We value diversity, we employ people from c17 nationalities and have a collective fluency in over 14 languages.

We’re collegiate rather than hierarchical.

We are innovative and use the latest technology to support our work.

Sustainability and climate change are important to us. We’ve mapped Sustainable Development Goals to our strategic plan and developed an internal Climate Action Plan – we know we are in a climate emergency and we’re scrutinising our (and our suppliers) use of natural resources and emissions.

We distinguish ourselves from our competitors by a combination of international development, Not-For-Profit, For-Profit, HR and Organisational Psychology skills and expertise.

Oxford HR aims to be the foremost global For Purpose executive recruitment, assessment, development and learning provider.

We aim to build strong relationships by doing the right thing for our clients and their candidates.

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• We use evidence-based methodologies that decidedly increase the likelihood of a successful hire, reducing risk, reputational damage and cost of a poor appointment.

• We endeavour to ensure our solutions are relevant and reflect the needs of organisations national and organisational culture and can design bespoke solutions, if needed.

• Oxford HR takes an ‘agnostic approach’ to selecting psychometric providers and their tests. This means that we don’t have a favourite provider of psychometrics and that we will provide solutions clients prefer and that are the best for their context and requirement. We do however use measures that have been rigorously scrutinised to confirm their research and evidence base, validity and reliability etc.

• We aim to build strong relationships by doing the right thing for our clients and their candidates. We ‘give back’ providing strengths based, constructive, useful organisational and candidate feedback.

• We work with clients using data to continuously improve our approach, to ensure we select and develop the very best candidates and that we get it right each and every time.

Our Global Assessment, Development and Learning Ethos

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Oxford HR augments its Search and Recruitment with Assessment, Development and Learning solutions, in brief, but not limited to…1. Assessment for selection2. Assessment for promotion and/ or development, including succession and

board planning 3. Executive coaching4. Board and team development 5. Contextual leadership development

The Assessment, Development and Learning (A&L) Associate will deliver and evaluate A&L work in their global region and may be asked to contribute to pre-sales, in these areas.

Role Purpose and Context

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Title: Assessment, Development and Learning Associate

Reports to: Head of Assessment, Development and Learning

Responsible for: The design, delivery, evaluation and possibly pre-sales of regional assessment, development and learning solutions.

The Role

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The Regional Assessment, Development and Learning Associate will be:• Occupational, Organisational or Industrial psychologist • with c 15 years’ experience and concomitant qualifications and accreditations.

The individual will be able to work independently to provide business psychology assessment, development and learning solutions, in region, to our clients.

Client account, programme & project and stakeholder management and C-suite experience is necessary.

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• Local/ in-country registered Occupational, Organisational or Industrial psychologist with c 15 years’ experience and concomitant qualifications and accreditations.

• Chartered Psychologist (or similar) preferred. • Psychometric agnostic, with several accreditations. • For Purpose sector experience desirable but not mandatory. • Demonstrable successful client account management, programme & project management,

stakeholder management and C-suite experience. • Evident continuous professional development preferred. • Evidence of innovative approach welcomed. • Pre-sale and business development capability desirable. • Strong English and local language capability.

• Strong personal leadership, self-starter that self regulates• High levels of self and other awareness• Comfortable with ‘consultancy style’ management • Proactive and organised• Conscientious and works at pace.

Location preference: Ideally where Oxford HR has a presence … for example…• Africa – South Africa or Kenya • Asia Pac – Australia or India • MENA – no preference • UK – no preference• USA – New York or Washington DC

Person Specification

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Please apply for this role through the Oxford HR website https://oxfordhr.co.uk/candidates/all-roles/

Please attach your CV and include a Statement or Cover Letter detailing your skills and experience suitability and role interest, addressed to Wendy Ratcliffe, Head of Assessment and Learning at Oxford HR.

Timeline

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Equality Statement

Equality and diversity are at the core of Oxford HR’s values. Employees are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, valuing and respecting one another.

Selection Process

Please Note: Candidates without country relevant work permissions won’t be considered.

Candidates should expect to undertake relevant work sample and psychometric assessments.

And should expect to meet a sample of team members and the SMT.

Seniority may abbreviate the process.

Queries

If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please contact Wendy Ratcliffe of Oxford HR Consultants by email to wratcliffe@oxfordhr.co.uk

How to Apply

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