Capability Specialist - Cape Town HQ
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA Sales
Job description
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
Were looking for a Capability Specialist to join our team. The purpose of this role is to:
· Support; facilitate and implement sector led L&D initiatives
· Facilitate internal professional skills programmes
· Partnering with L&D Manager and L&D sector to keep abreast of sector/ global led programme and ensure implementation
· Supports L&D AOP process in as far as sector led initiatives are concerned
Accountabilities:
· Manages sector driven and professional skills training life-cycle, including new training coordination, implementation, training delivery, facilitation for assigned interventions and evaluation of training programs and tools
· Able to contract and influence Sector CoE to ensure that Sector generated initiatives meet local needs
· Works with L&D Manager and Specialists to provide sector input on programmes and ensure testing & customisation to local context and needs.
· Defines and measures the impact of learning and training investments on business outcomes, including creating business cases and measuring return on investment
· Manages conversations with relevant stakeholders to ensure high quality execution of process and programs
· Collaborate with other facilitators to leverage existing programs, tools and create best practices
· Utilize LMS, online and mobile learning strategies developed by CoE (e.g., drive self-nomination for core professional, skills programs via myLearning)
· Supports SDF with timeous submission of a workplace skills plan and reporting to the relevant government department
· Oversees training budget for particular area of responsibility
· Provides updates on all of the above to L&D Manager to ensure alignment with overall SSA L&D agenda
· Sourcing suitable solutions for local needs based on benchmarks and networks with other BUs
Qualifications
· 3 year HR Degree
· 3-5 years’ experience within a L&D team, FMCG experience advantageous
· Able to design and develop learning programs and training offer
· Analytic and diagnostic thinking to identify key learning needs and demands
· Communication and presentation skills to influence with impact in a positive way
· Collaborate extensively across multiple geographies and functions
· Understand Business needs and prioritize key capability needs
· Evaluation skills to design improvement strategies
Differentiating Competencies Required
· Strong Business partnering skills
· High analytical – ability to analyse data and draw key insights
· Influencing skills: to be able to create buy-in and support for engagement initaitives and to influence progress against agreed plans
· Creative skills to design fit for purpose learning solutions
· Strong delivery bias – ability to deliver high quality outputs