Senior Specialist Learning and Development at Absa

Job Summary

To provide advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist learning and development expertise.

Job Description

Accountability:  Partner, Design & Implement Learning & Development Solutions:

• Lead and programme manage the diagnosis and delivery of bespoke learning and development interventions in line with the Business goals, working in collaboration with the Learning Solutions teams to present an integrated Learning delivery model.

• Operate in a commercial and business management way, leverage internal governance, policies and processes as appropriate to agree: objectives, outcomes, communication and embedding practices, timescales, budget and ROI expectations.

• Guide and support Learning Delivery Partners in partnering with the Management teams of the Business areas and the People Partners to develop the Learning and Development plans for their business area in line with their business strategy.

• Leverage and research external best practice to provide leading edge innovative solutions to the clients, and share this research with the team.

• Engage with and build an external Learning and Development network to ensure continuous updating of current best practice and leading edge knowledge of learning

Accountability:  Organisational Performance Areas:

• Business aligned learning solutions; execution & delivery of Learning Plans; Business aligned curriculum

• Consistent delivery of leadership programmes, Talent management and development of  partnership with People Partners

Minimum Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a similar environment at specialist level - 3 - 4 years

Knowledge and Skills

• Stakeholder management 

• Results driven

• Complex problem solving

• Commercial and cross functional awareness

• Systems thinking capability and business acumen

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Education, Training and Development (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised