Talent Generalist

Are you looking to build and grow your career in Talent Development? Are you an organised and detail orientated individual with the ability to manage competing priorities?

At Doncasters we have an exciting opportunity for a Talent Generalist to join our GHO HR team based remotely to the UK.

Working hours – Monday to Thursday 8:30 – 5, Friday 8:30 – 14:10

Why join us?

Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere, or switch on a light, there’s a chance Doncasters played a part in making that happen?

We are a specialist manufacturer of complex precision cast components for aerospace engines and industrial gas turbines, supporting leading OEM programmes.

We excel in turning metals into motion, working in alloys and manufacturing complex product designs to offer an unparalleled range of solutions for high performance and specialist applications.

We employ more than 3,000 people across 14 core manufacturing facilities globally, providing the scale and expertise required to serve leading aerospace engine and IGT OEMs.

At Doncasters, we believe in doing things the right way. That means acting with integrity, delivering with commitment, and working as one team to achieve more, together. Whether you're developing precision-engineered components, running world-class manufacturing operations, or supporting our people and processes, your role is part of something much bigger.

Join us and contribute to a legacy built on performance, precision, and the values that drive us forward - excellence, commitment, integrity, and teamwork.

 What we can offer you:

• An interesting and varied field to work in.

• An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities.

• Company cash health care plan with an extensive range of benefits.

The Role

This is a varied and exciting opportunity to play a key role in our Talent team, supporting the delivery of our talent agenda across the business. You’ll combine coordination, analysis and relationship management, taking ownership of key areas including UK apprenticeships, talent analytics and talent communications.

Working closely with the Talent Director and Talent Partners, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to talent reviews, development programmes and external talent mapping, gaining broad experience across the Talent agenda.

Talent Reviews:

You’ll coordinate our twice-yearly talent review cycle, bringing together 5-box, succession and talent-risk information into a clear and accurate central view. You’ll ensure submissions are complete and accurate, maintain confidentiality, support reporting and use your analytical skills to identify trends, gaps and insights for discussion with the Talent team.You’ll also own the communications strategy for the talent review, working with our Communications team to build awareness, engagement and understanding of the process and its importance.

Apprenticeships:

You’ll own the day-to-day oversight of our UK apprenticeship programme and Skills and Growth Levy, including tracking expenditure and utilisation, managing provider relationships, monitoring learner progress and programme quality, and promoting apprenticeships as a development and recruitment route.You’ll also keep up to date with evolving government requirements to ensure our approach remains effective and compliant.

Learning & Development:

You’ll coordinate the delivery of learning and development activities, ensuring everything runs smoothly from planning through to follow-up. This will include scheduling, invitations, venues, materials, participant communications, attendance, evaluation and actions.

Your Development in this role!

This role is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build and grow their career in Talent Development.

You won’t need to be an expert in content creation or facilitation from day one. What matters is that you’re curious, proactive and keen to develop new skills. As our talent agenda evolves, there may be opportunities to create content and deliver development sessions, with support provided to help you build your capability.

The role will provide valuable, broad experience that could support future progression into a Talent Partner or specialist Talent role, depending on performance, capability and future business opportunities.

Interested?

This role is the perfect opportunity for someone who has a desire to work in talent or build on their current skillset, it is highly advantageous if you have already got experience in talent management work, learning and development or the management of apprenticeships would be a distinct advantage.

If you have any of the below skills, we would love to talk to you about your next career move:

• Organisation and prioritisation skills.

• Confident managing several activities and deadlines that could change and happy with deadlines moving or changing.

• High attention to detail and data accuracy with the ability to work with spreadsheets with ease, interpreting data.

To Apply

Apply online.

We’ll be in touch with you quickly after receiving your application.

Equal opportunities

Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability- physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or accommodations to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process. Please contact careers@doncasters.com.