People Development

Evolve on every level

We place an equal value on technical knowledge and cultivating personal skills and behaviours. We fund professional qualifications, memberships, and attendance at conferences. We also partner with trusted intermediaries to offer varied CPD learning. In addition to technical development, we deliver a variety of in-house training, led by experts, that cover essential areas of personal development, such as confident communication, effective presentation skills, and innovation.

Your voice, our strategy

We regularly assess developmental needs and actively ask employees for their suggestions and feedback. We use this to design a people development strategy that is specifically tailored to the needs of our talent and aligned with our global culture, vision and values. This ensures we offer developmental opportunities that are tailored to each employee’s role and aspirations.

Explore variety, learn your way

We’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture and we understand that every individual has their own unique preferences and learning style. Employees benefit from a varied range of learning opportunities including qualifications, courses and lectures (offered in person and online). We also value holistic ‘on the job’ development through exposure to global markets, stretch projects, secondment opportunities and a collaborative coaching culture.

Empowering each other

We embrace a collaborative coaching culture, where people are supported on their development journey. Everyone is encouraged to have regular one-to-one conversations with their manager, providing a space to openly discuss career aspirations and developmental needs. Subject matter experts are encouraged to share knowledge and are supported with this. We also have a dedicated People Development Manager, who is always on hand to offer advice on your personal development.

A wealth of learning content

‘Thrive’ is our dedicated learning management system, housing more than 500 engaging eLearning courses, videos and podcasts, sourced from a range of external providers and internal subject-matter-experts. This system allows our employees to take a flexible, self-led approach to their own development; learning what they want, at a time that suits them.

Progress with purpose

Our competencies and values framework allows employees to map themselves against their current level and determine the skills and competencies that need to be developed for them to progress. Alternatively, we support lateral moves for employees looking to broaden or change their career path. The career planning process is underpinned by our comprehensive performance cycle of objective setting, continuous feedback and end of year reviews.

Learn to lead

At Hawksford, we empower our managers and leaders to unlock their full potential through a comprehensive suite of learning solutions. Our bespoke program, 'Leading Beyond Tomorrow,' offers a series of dynamic and interactive sessions (available both online and in person) that foster global connections among our leaders. It equips them with the knowledge, strategies, and tools needed to excel in their roles. Additionally, we offer subscriptions to the online World Class Manager Programme, enabling managers to progress through self-led learning at their preferred pace.

Together, these solutions cultivate exceptional and forward-thinking leaders who inspire their teams and drive organisational success.

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Career opportunities

We look for talented individuals who want to be part of our exciting journey.