Learning & Skills Development Specialist

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

As an expert in Learning & Skills Development Management, you enable the company to meet its capability needs agenda by managing the delivery of and reporting on learning interventions thereby ensuring business impact in Learning & Development. You will also ensure compliance of the company to

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• Development and BEE legislation and meet the company’s

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• Development needs through setting direction and targets for the implementation of

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• Development programmes and the compilation and submission of

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• Development compliance reports, plans and business scorecards.

NB: This is a Fixed-Term Contract appointment

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Analyse the development needs analysis outputs through the Talent Management CoE team to identify demand for learning programmes and prioritise development needs through an annual calendar of learning events
• Develop a learning plan to meet needs, scorecard, training plan and budget targets (Academy programmes, Professional skills programmes)
• Manage Academies (People, IT, Finance, Legal, Marketing, R&D, Customer & Supply Chain)
• Consult with P&OE Managers to ensure business operational requirements, productivity and people capacity issues are taken into account when scheduling learning interventions
• Oversee the scheduling and uploading of identified learning interventions and manage in LMS
• Provide content to P&OE Managers to Market/communicate scheduled learning events to business and influence internal customer relationships for optimal participation in training programmes
• Secure selected vendors/providers or internal facilitators for scheduled learning events
• Manage completion of pre-assessment processes or pre-work requirements to meet programmes SLA’s
• Report programme attendance and completion in accordance with business and skills development legislative requirements
• Develop metrics for evaluating training programmes
• Ensure continuous improvement of Learning offerings
• Prepare monthly training statistics to report on scorecard progress
• Compile and submit the Workplace

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• Plan and Annual Training Report
• Align the skills development needs to achieve

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• Development legislative, BBBEE SD targets and meet business requirements
• Develop and execute the quality assurance processes to meet SETA requirements
• Manage grant application and recovery process in accordance with Workplace

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• Plan to maximise impact for the company
• Compile BBBEE Skills Development reports and legislative reporting and tracking requirements as the

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• Development Pillar Champion

• Represent company on appropriate industry and legislative bodies

• WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE

• Key attributes and competencies

• Collaboration skills – with an ability to foster effective working partnerships with various individuals and communities within the company

• Service management skills – proven ability to manage training service providers and drive efficiency

• Pragmatism – with an ability to think conceptually and strategically, while maintaining a cost-conscious and practical approach to using time and resources

• Interpersonal skills – with an ability to promote learning programmes across the organisation

• Facilitation skills – with an ability to present and facilitate programmes, e.g. induction

• Knowledge of legal environment – deep understanding of the relevant compliance requirements and legislation

• Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, education, or related field

• 5–10 years related experience with training and management in a professional environment

• Experience in managing programmes and vendors

• Experience in implementing programmes and processes to achieve

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• Development Act / BBBEE SD targets

• Knowledge of adult learning processes, instructional design techniques, and evaluation methodologies

• Knowledge of the effectiveness of learning methods

• In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.