Group Head Of Training And Development at Ivanhoe Mines

Job Description

Ivanhoe Mines is looking for a Group Head of Training and Development  

Play your part in our team succeeding...

By having to oversee and guide the operational activities of Ivanhoe's regional technical and development training centers, including staffing, systems, facilities and programs, ensuring alignment with business goals and mining core competencies. Depending on the maturity of the respective training centre, you will take a project-based approach to establishing, standardising, and improving site-based technical training capacity, ensuring consistency in delivery and application of best-practice technical training programmes and standards across the business. You will be advising on the establishment of the various Ivanhoe Mines operations Centers of Excellence and on best-in-class training strategies/methodologies for different types of technical development related to the specific operation. 

You will have the following:
A Bachelor of Education, or 
A Tertiary qualification as Mining Engineer, or 
A Bachelor of Applied Science focusing on HSEQ
Experience and advanced knowledge of Project Management 
Be Fluent in English.
Fluency in French will be advantageous.
10 years in a Senior Training and Development capacity, with proven and successful experience leading a training and development department in a multilingual, culturally diverse Mining environment. 

Preferably you will have:

• A Tertiary qualification as Mining Engineer,

You will have advanced skills and knowledge in:

• Principles of adult vocational training and competency-based training. 
• Experience in analysing company needs, lesson planning, development and implementation. 
• Teaching theory for creating effective instructional materials. 
• Understanding of different Mining Environments
• Knowledge and Experience of the Qualifications Framework
• Goals and Customer service standards 
• Ability to effectively organize and manage multiple training initiatives simultaneously.
• Project Management  

Technical Skills should include:

• Database and computer skills- MS Office
• Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Project Management 
• Budgeting 

Personal Competencies should include:

• Problem solving 
• Analytical and systematic 
• Integrity and objectivity 
• Risk awareness and management 
• Emotional Intelligence 
• Resilience and ability to work under pressure. 
• Leadership and management skills 
• Customer Service orientation 
• Communication and presentation 
• Flexibility and adaptability- think on feet.  
• Assertiveness 
• Patience 
• Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate. 
• Cultural sensitivity 

Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to: 
Process: Streamline the group-wide technical training function 

• Develop, implement, monitor, maintain, and improve ongoing training programs & material across the business. 
• Develop and maintain Policies, Process, and Standard Operating Procedures for the Technical Training Centre 
• Establish Standards and Quality Assurance Methodology
• Advise on Best Practices as a Subject Matter Expert