North West University Senior Specialist - Learning and Development Jobs in South Africa
North West University Senior Specialist - Learning and Development Jobs in South Africa
Purpose of the position: The Senior Specialist L&D is responsible for managing, diagnosing, researching, designing, coordinate, evaluating and facilitating the implementation of Human Resources Development methods, programmes, policies and procedures at NWU.
Minimum Requirements...
An Honours Degree in Human Resources or related fields (NQF 8) is essential.
A Masters’ Degree in Human Resources or related fields (NQF 9) is desirable.
An overall experience of 5 years as a specialist, with 3 years in Higher Education.
Recommendations
ETDP Accredited.
SABPP Membership.
Job Specification...
Responsibilities:
Diagnostic, Research, Design and Development
Champions continuous improvement management, organization and staff development-training programs; supports the broader HR goal of enhancing the delivery of effective and efficient support services by assuming a leadership role in the transformation to a high performance organization.
Conduct a skills audit, needs analysis and skills planning in accordance with the University’s objectives.
Designs, develops, directs, and manages university-wide processes of staff L&D that addresses issues such as talent management (inclusive of succession planning) as well as employee performance.
Establish and maintain a competency model for the entire university. Co-ordinate the collation, review and analysis of existing documentation to develop core competencies and skills sets for all employee types.
Diligently manage compliance and achievement of SLA/MoA targets with all internal and external customers, measuring performance continuously.
Research, identifying and introducing best practice and measuring the service improvement in the staff L&D area.
Oversee skills development compliance and alignment with SDA, NQF, NSDS, HRDS-SA, ETDPSETA and other SETA’s requirements.
Manage the University’s compliance with all legislations, regulations and national policy directives applicable to the Human Resources Development function, i.e. Nationals Skills Development Strategy (NSDS), National Human Resources Development Strategy (NHRDS), etc. and recommend alignment strategies for approval and ensure such strategies are implemented.
Provide required L&D inputs and support in ensuring that the University is able to consolidate information required for reporting statutory obligations required from P&C directorate to contribute towards EE and BBBEE reporting.
Research new technologies and methodologies in workplace learning and present this research.
Provide advocacy, management and leadership for the donor funded development programmes.
Partner with best in class external service providers and leadership and development programmes inclusive of blended approach to learning.
Enforce continuous programme renewal to deliver socially responsive and national imperative congruent programmes to maximise rebates and grants.
Manage the process of submitting the University’s Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) on an annual basis as per the SDA requirements.
Ensure that the University is benefiting from SETA Mandatory and Discretionary grants by submitting proposals and applications.
Manage the relationship between the employer and the SETAs, including with other related institutions.
Facilitation, Capability Transfer and Implementation
Implement all generic human resource development programmes and provide guidance regarding statutory compliance.
Develop an integrated talent management process (talent identification, talent development, performance management, talent retention and alignment).
Manages, oversees, and supports internal staff development, quality management and training services for the university.
Review, and evaluate all staff L&D interventions to ensure processes and practices are implemented
efficiently and consistently; as well as Monitors staff L&D projects against plans; manages priorities and is responsive to changes in requirements.
Conduct regular analysis/review to ensure staff L&D policies, strategy and interventions are continuously responsive to institutional strategic objectives and are in line with prevailing legislative demands affecting the HEI sector.
Align staff L&D interventions implemented to Education, Training & Development Quality Standards (SAQA, NQF and Unit standards).
Facilitate leadership development intervention on all management levels.
Design and implement a learning and development system to align training programmes, policies, procedures and standards across all campuses.
Manage the SETA skills development reporting system, ensure the correctness of organisational data for WSP, and grant funding.
Advice the University on any quality standards set by the SETA and ensure the quality of learning implementation.
Quality Management and Systems
Ensure programme alignment according to SETA’s requirements.
Manage stakeholder, liaise with training vendors and ensure quality delivery.
Liaise with quality assurance bodies, i.e. ETQA, QCTO, etc. and government departments to ensure that the institution is delivering staff learning and development in line with legislative requirements.
Keep abreast with the updates of the Organising Framework for Occupation (OFO) and version is updated on University’s HR (Oracle) system.
Manage the internal training system and ensure efficiency of the learning solution module within the University.
Implementation and Management of Specialized Skills Programmes
Facilitate the formalization and registration of the Learnership programmes with SETA’s.
Coordinate, manage and monitor Learnerships in accordance with internal and SETA requirements.
Plan and prepare for Learnership, Internship and ABET rollouts.
Identify and involve role players from the institution in the planning, preparation and implementation of the Learnership, Internships programmes.
Keep abreast of developments surrounding the Learnership in particular, as we as ABET for SETA’s requirements in general.
Search for and recommend use of appropriate service providers in behalf of the Institution.
Manage the contracting and sign off on individual Learnership agreements, SETA fund agreements and Internship agreements.
Drive procurement of various training and development services and stakeholder management thereof.
Keep abreast with industry practices on Learnership and skills programmes.
Oversee the training and development needs of employees in low levels (12-17) and mainly from designated groups (DG) in collaboration with faculties and departments.
Manage the implementation of SETA funded skills programmes.
Develop effective induction programmes for new staff, apprentices and graduate trainees.
Work with the departmental/school leaders in coordinating special training programs unique to that department/school and unique to individuals within the department.
Prepare periodic scheduled and ad hoc reports for sub-committees on progress, challenges and opportunities in areas of responsibility.
Manage the Institutional Training budget for the DG training rollout.
Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
Establish systems to monitor progress against objectives and ensure that projects comply with regulatory and project financial requirements.
Consider the costs of planned programmes and keep within budgets.
Monitor and review the progress of trainees through questionnaires and discussions with managers.
Manage staff performance in the area of responsibility.
How to Apply
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