• Job Description

  Req#: R-142325

  Talent Assessment & Selection Lead

  Salary: National – circa £75,000, London – circa £90,000

  We have brand-new role for a Talent Assessment & Selection Lead where you will be the architect of Aviva’s talent assessment strategy that will redefine how we identify and attract top talent. You will report into the Head of Talent Management and be responsible for transforming our end-to-end selection and assessment approach, from Early Careers to Executive assessment.

  The successful candidate will lead the design, delivery and embedding of assessment tools that uncover hidden potential, craft our workforce of the future, and ensure our teams are set up to serve our customer needs thoughtfully. The Talent Assessment & Selection Lead will be pivotal in helping redefine talent management across Aviva and unlocking the full potential of our people!

  There will be a need to travel to and work from the London office as and when required.

  A bit about the job:

  You will need to demonstrate a successful track record of influencing and operating across a global matrixed business, from front line leader to C-Suite and partnering across the People Function. You will build and embed an assessment and selection framework for all levels across Aviva (from Early Careers to Exec).

  You will also:

  • Build and embed an assessment and selection strategy for all levels across Aviva (from Early Careers to Exec)

  • Work with Strategic Resourcing and wider Talent team to build and implement Aviva specific assessment criteria, methods, and tools

  • Analyse collective assessment results to identify common strengths, areas for development and potential talent gaps – the author and custodian of our talent data strategy

  • Develop fabulous colleague experiences by linking proposed assessment tools to our current portfolio of people technology (Workday, ServiceNow, Perceptyx)

  • Paying attention to industry trends, legal and ethical standards, and best practice assessment tools, partnering with external experts where needed

  Skills and experience we’re looking for:

  • Extensive expertise and experience in talent assessment with knowledge of current and emerging thinking and approaches

  • Experience of implementing assessment tools, from design through to evaluation

  • Strong level of data literacy and analysis, applying data extraction and analytical methods to analyse and evaluate data

  • Prior experience across the talent management, culture, organisational development, and learning

  • Post-graduate or professional qualification in occupational psychology

  What you’ll get for this role:

  Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

  • National salary circa £75,000, London salary circa £90,000 depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications

  • Bonus opportunity -12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

  • Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

  • 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

  • Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

  • Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

  • Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

  • Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

  • Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

  • We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

  Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

  Aviva is for everyone:

  We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

  Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

  We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

  To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

  We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

  We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Guv Johal a call on 07500 087919 or send an email to guv.johal@aviva.com

  
  

• About the company

  We’re here to protect our 33 million customers from life’s unexpected twists and turns – freeing them from fear of uncertainty. We are one of only a few insurance companies in the world that can provide customers with life, general and health insurance, and asset management in one place – a composite insurer. And we have a unique competitive advantage. Whether we’re protecting them from everyday risks or helping them to save for the future, we put customers at the heart of all we do – creating a bright and sustainable future for our customers, employees and our communities.

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