Learning and Development Officer – Kempton Park at BUFALLO International Logistics December, 2023

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Requirements:

  • Tertiary qualification within the faculty of humanities, social sciences or commerce
  • Driver’s license
  • Registered Qualifications Authority Training Assessor / Moderator (Advantageous)
  • At least 3 years’ experience as a L&D Officer within engineering company or engineering related environment.
  • Proven track record of boosting company growth through training Knowledgeable – SETA
  • Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook & Teams) proficient
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
  • Experience of working in an international matrix organization
  • Strong competence in use and communication about LMS systems
  • Solid IT and excel expertise.
  • Organized and methodical – structured approach
  • Flexible and adaptable with a “can-do” attitude
  • Practise a flexible and dynamic way of working using lean and agile concepts. Recognizes and communicates the value of diverse perspectives.

Responsibilities:

1. Conduct Needs Analysis

  • Analyse and manage the end to end learning and development cycle for authorised interventions.
  • Source relevant solutions or recommendations (costs, quality, partnerships, learning solutions etc.). Utilising the 70, 30, 10 approach for any learning needs identified with individuals.
  • Assist the business with skills gaps analysis, (Individuals, departments, teams) and development of customised training programmes.
  • Create technical competency profiles for managerial and professional function jobs.
  • Ensure that learning and development activities are benchmarked against best practices in industry and across the Region.
  • Ensure that compliance to SETA’s, Skills Development Legislation, BBBEE criteria as well as Industry associations and regulations.
  • Analyse and monitor requirements from individual PDP’s – Personal Development Plans.
  • Provide consultation and advice to business in respect of learning and development needs, in line with the Performance Management process, competency framework, and company’s strategy as well as legislative or regulatory changes in Industry.

2.Training Content Design, Pilot and Facilitation

  • Drafting, management and sourcing of training content and courses via internal or external providers.
  • Conducting quality checks on training content (Internal and external).
  • Ensuring regular updating and improvement of training content especially training content with constant changes e.g., Internal, Regulatory, legislative training
  • Ensuring external training content is aligned to unit standard\s and Buffalo QMS (quality management systems) as well as accredited with the relevant SETA or training authority.
  • Ensure that all training content is shared on the Global drive for availability to the region.

 3. Learning Delivery

  • Scheduling and planning of learning interventions (internal and external)
  • Facilitation of internal programmes as required.
  • Facilitating, co-ordinating and monitoring of learning requirements from an individual’s Personal Development Plan.
  • Implement a mentorship programme (where necessary.)
  • Managing or over-seeing the assessment and moderation processes on conducted learning, especially accredited, Unit standard programmes.

4. Evaluation, Business Reporting and Administration

  • Monitor implementation and use of feedback to update and improve training content and frameworks.
  • Quality check data on the learner management system to ensure accurate data is being reported in the WSP/ ATR (Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report) to the SETA.
  • Creating monthly summary reports to compare the performance against the WSP projections.
  • Conducting data quality checks on the BBBEE Skills reports and submitting these reports to the relevant stakeholders for viewing and comment before final submission for BBBEE verification.
  • Participation in quarterly Talent reviews with the aim to support and action development requirements.
  • Consolidate and reconcile external and internal provider invoices with regards to completed training and in accordance with the BBBEE and WSP/ATR reporting.
  • Ensure the monthly analysis of training budgets (Budgeted Costs vs. Actual Costs).
  • Perform administrative functions on Learning and Development Systems.

5.  Improve all element points for BBBEE Compliance

  • Ensure that local management team, business, and key stakeholders understand the BBBEE scorecard requirements, criteria and consequences if not compliant.
  • Create initiative for all elements of the scorecard
  • Planning training programmes and training initiatives (WSP) that compliment and contribute to the BBBEE scorecard.
  • Encouraging learnership and accredited training projects.
  • Maximising BBBEE points for skills by reporting all types of learning programmes (Workshops, seminars etc.)
  • Consolidating, preparing and submission of BBBEE verification data.

6. Ensure Statutory Compliance

  • Ensuring the on-going management and excellent relationships as well as involvement and participation with the various statutory bodies, which includes SETA’s, QCTO, SAQA etc.
  • Maintaining these external relationships to maximise government and sector funding on learning projects such as Learnership, bursaries etc.
  • Report on EE and ensure business compliance according to the EE Act.
  • Coordinate and action all the DoL inspection requirement and provide all the required documents
  • Ensure that the WSP/ATR (Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report) is submitted timeously and as per SETA criteria on or before the due date.
  • Providing management with strategic advice, information, updates on all legislative or regulatory changes and matters affecting the Industry.

7. Graduate Recruitment Programmes

  • Manage the graduate intake, learnership and internship interventions on annual basis.
  • Administer bursary administration for various Bursars and to assist students, parents, and stakeholders with all enquiries.

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