Manage succession planning

This standard is about managing succession planning for an organisation. Succession planning is required for managing people opportunities and risks within the organisation. It includes developing and agreeing a succession planning and methodologies that are integrated with HR processes and implementing and evaluating the processes and methodologies.

This standard is for HR professionals who are involved in the management of succession planning.

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1. develop and agree succession planning processes and methodologies that meet the needs of the organisation
2. align succession planning and methodologies with relevant HR processes
3. implement the succession planning processes and methodologies across all organisational functions
4. identify all critical posts for opportunities
5. manage the talent pipeline
6. engage with senior leaders and managers in succession planning processes and activities
7. maintain accuracy and security of succession plan records
8. implement succession plan when filling key positions
9. evaluate succession planning processes and methodologies
10. recommend relevant improvements after review

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1. your organisational strategies, values, goals and objectives
2. the sectors in which your organisation operates and the market factors impacting on its performance
3. the sources of specialist information and expertise and how to access it
4. how human resource levers drive organisational performance
5. the reasons for and benefits of succession planning within the organisation
6. how to develop succession planning processes and methodologies in line with organisational needs
7. the external placements and their value
8. the range of HR processes that should be considered in succession planning
9. how to integrate succession planning into HR processes
10. how to identify critical posts within the organisation
11. the talent pool in accordance with succession plan
12. how to engage senior leaders and managers in succession planning
13. the importance of records’ accuracy and security
14. how to implement succession planning when key positions are filled
15. how to evaluate succession planning processes and methodologies
16. why planning processes and methodologies require to be reviewed on a regular basis
17. the principles of agility, continuous improvement and business partnering needs
18. the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) practices
19. the relevant data protection regulation

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2030

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Current

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Original

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Instructus

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CFAHR4

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Personnel, Training and Industrial Relations Managers , Personnel and industrial relations officers

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4136

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Human resources; HR; HR strategy; succession planning

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