Talent Development Specialist

About Calo 

Launched in Bahrain in November of 2019, Calo is on a mission to make healthy easy. We’re a team of dedicated people driving this mission by providing better, faster, and cheaper ways to access food through technology. 

Role overview

We are looking for a Talent Development Specialist to structure talent development strategies that will help us develop all our employees’ individual growth plans while aligning with business needs.

The ideal candidate is someone who is driven by the continuous performance management school of thought and cares deeply about bridging great performance, employee experience, and personal growth together.

Main Responsibilities

• Creating training needs assessment cycles (TNAs) for both tech office and kitchen 
• Developing training calendars for our organizations that involve technical learning and general learning, with internal speakers and external speakers 
• Developing managers-specific training materials and touchpoints 
• Developing Calo’s version of the “High Potential Leaders” program and launching it with proper systems for maintenance 
• Supporting employees in self-reflection processes and building PDPs (Personal Development Plans)
• Developing training content and training branding templates to assist managers in developing their own materials 
• Full owner of training workshops organizing and supporting the training team in delivering the content
• Supporting other team members as needed with employee experience projects 
• Working on ad-hoc performance and growth projects as needed based on the company-wide OKRs 

Ideal Candidate

Qualifications 

• 2-4 years of experience in a Talent Development, Learning & Development, Organizational Development oriented role

Knowledge and competency

• Has general HR experience and understanding
• Ability to plan, multi-task, manage time effectively, and run multiple projects at the same time
• Ability to create systems and processes to track performance and build cycles of improvements

Personality

• Excellent communication skills, able to communicate effectively with all stakeholders regardless of hierarchy
• Ability to plan, multi-task, manage time effectively, and run multiple projects at the same time