Group Learning & Development Manager - Sudan
Reference: ED687
Salary: Highly negotiable expat package
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Job purpose:
To develop and build organizational capability in order to drive a high performance culture and create a learning organization that will enable people to grow and deliver business objectives.
Key accountabilities:
L&D Strategy and Execution
§ Establish Group-wide L&D strategies, ensuring BU employees, managers and L&D team can take full advantage of group-wide learning interventions in order to meet their organizational development needs.
§ Provide a framework for the L&D policy, events and resources to ensure efficient execution of the Group L&D strategy.
Workforce Development Plan
§ In conjunction with the BU HR team, create a workforce development plan and group-wide L&D schedule that will support the creation of a skilled workforce to meet business objectives.
§ Align L&D workforce development effort across the group, ensuring a consistency in terminology and approaches in order to optimise synergy and investment.
Leadership and Management
§ Provide strong Group L&D leadership, developing and leading a best-in-class L&D committee and internal instructor community in Sudan thereby ensuring continuity of the people development process.
§ Ensure that organizational learning and development is closely aligned with and an integral part of the Group organization and HR strategy.
Management of L&D Programs and Learner Experience
§ Source, develop and provide recognized and best-in-class content and learning interventions for both core & functional development areas to accelerate required competency building.
§ Source and develop a competent team of delivery professionals to ensure optimum employee engagement and transfer of knowledge during course delivery.
§ Deliver a superior learner experience for each L&D solution by ensuring high quality delivery and execution of the L&D programs and interventions.
§ Measure performance improvement results by implementing a standard measurement system (Kirk Patrick model) across the group to ensure that the learning experience is translated into knowledge and an improved return on investment.
Group-wide L&D project, program initiatives
§ Mobilize, lead and manage group-wide L&D project & program initiatives to achieve its objectives and vision.
Partnerships and Alliances
§ Identify and build partnerships with preferred vendors, suppliers and institutions to create a high quality value delivery system.
Financial & People Management
§ Create and manage the annual Group L&D budget.
§ Agree and ensure delivery of annual performance objectives with all direct and indirect reports.
§ Agree and ensure achievement of individual development plans with all direct and indirect reports.
§ Act as a role model and develop a clear talent management and succession plan to support the growth of the L&D team and their continued contribution to the growth of the organization.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- CPLP (Certified Professional in Learning & Performance) or CIPD(Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
- MBA or further study focused on HRD (Human Resources Development) and/or ISD (Instructional System Design) and/or OD (Organizational Development) or OB (Organizational Behavior)
- Professional Coaching certificate (by ICF, CCU, CTI…)
- Certified assessor for various assessment mechanism (MBTI, HA, DISC, HBDI, NLP, EI..)
Skills and Knowledge:
- Strategic Business focus to identify and address the critical developmental needs of the business
- Project and portfolio management skill to mobilize and manage internal & external resources and various projects
- Planning and organization skill
- Learning design skill to translate learning needs into specific programs and delivery methodologies
- Facilitation skill to facilitate training and/or to lead group discussions
- Consultation skill to provide appropriate analysis, advice and support
- Relationship management to manage relationship with vendors, partnership, business managers
- Assessment, evaluation and measurement skill to diagnose and address problems and progress
- Taking initiatives and challenges
- Effective communication
Experience:
- +10 years of in-depth experience in HR (+ 8 years of L&D is a must)
- Lead (or co-lead) company-wide projects, programs and initiatives
- Facilitation experience
- Working with multi-national companies (Fortune 100 companies)
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