Internal Talent Associate

As the Talent Associate, you'll play an active role in and support the delivery of the Talent and Performance Blueprint across our business to ensure there is a consistent approach to developing our people and measuring performance through Your Contribution.

You will be responsible for:

Actively support the Talent Manager in our Practice of Expertise to partner the business on the talent and performance annual cycle and improvement initiatives.
Partner Technology, People Comms, People Data, market Talent Partners and work cross functionally with key stakeholders on projects and the annual performance cycle.
Work with Technology to ensure successful delivery of the Your Contribution technology roadmap and continuous improvement ideas from markets are reflected
Work and am the main point of contact with our external supplier of the 360 feedback platform
Support the delivery of the performance cycle, working closely with the Group talent teams to ensure alignment across the Group
Partner with the Reward team to update Performance Cycle planning and key dates each year in line with Reward timelines
Be the point of contact on WL4+ annual performance cycle activity
Work with talent and people partnering teams to embed Your Contribution and work with the Talent Manager to deploy group plans and create materials to support
Support running of Your Contribution natural work teams and Challenger Groups
Be Responsible for ensuring Your Contribution tools and resources are up to date and maintained, including the Your Contribution Guide and Colleague Help pages
Be responsible for tracking and monitoring of the Talent Practice of Expertise budget and support with any invoicing requirements
Be responsible for Talent team activity and team operational support e.g. meeting scheduling, action tracking
Work with talent partnering and people partnering teams, supporting ad-hoc requests and advising on performance queries
Analyse Performance data and deliver insight and reports that help the business to make the right decisions about Performance
Continually track external Performance trends and bring ideas back to Tesco
Support other Talent & Performance team administration and projects as required

You will need:

Operational skills relevant for this job:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills – able to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and present effectively.
Analytical mindset – skilled in data analysis to derive insights and support performance improvements.
Self-motivated and resilient – demonstrates energy, drive, and the ability to work independently.
Detail-oriented and methodical – thorough in research, reporting, and maintaining accuracy.
Flexible and responsive – adapts quickly to changing needs and environments.
Effective planner – strong time management and organisational skills.
Tech-savvy and creative – proficient in MS Office (Page Tiger is a plus) and capable of developing innovative solutions.

Experience relevant for this job:

Project ownership and initiative design – experienced in leading projects end-to-end and developing impactful initiatives.
Independent and detailed work – capable of working autonomously on complex tasks and producing comprehensive blueprint documents.
People function exposure – familiarity with HR or People-related roles, though not essential.

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What's in it for you:

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility