Job Description

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together...one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary This role is responsible for designing and executing learning and development strategies, systems, and solutions, as well as talent assessment and development programmes. It plays a critical role in developing critical and scarce skills, providing leadership development opportunities, and creating competency models to enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives.

Key Accountabilities:
Learning and Development:

• Designing and delivering comprehensive learning and development programmes to enhance employee skills and competencies.
• Identifying learning needs, curating relevant content, and implementing effective learning solutions to drive employee growth and performance

Learning and Development Systems and Solutions:

• Implementing and managing learning and development systems and platforms to support seamless and efficient learning experiences.
• Leveraging technology and digital solutions to enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of learning initiatives.

Talent Assessment and Development:

• Conducting talent assessments to identify high-potential employees and their development needs.
• Designing and delivering targeted development programmes to cultivate and nurture talent across the organisation.

Change Management:

• Leading change management initiatives related to learning and development to drive successful adoption of new programmes and practices.
• Ensuring effective communication, stakeholder engagement, and change readiness to minimise resistance and maximise engagement.

Developing Critical and Scarce Skills:

• Identifying critical and scarce skills required for organisational success.
• Designing and implementing skill development initiatives to build expertise and ensure a sustainable talent pipeline.

Leadership Development:

• Creating and implementing leadership development programmes to cultivate and strengthen leadership capabilities.
• Providing coaching, mentoring, and feedback to leaders to enhance their effectiveness and drive organisational performance.

Competency Model:

• Developing and implementing competency models that define the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required for current and future roles.
• Integrating competency models into talent management processes to drive effective recruitment, performance management, and career development.

Data Analytics:

• Utilising data analytics to measure the effectiveness and impact of learning and development interventions.
• Conducting ROI analysis to evaluate the return on investment and make data-driven decisions to optimise L&D strategies.

Qualifications:

• Post Graduate Degree: Honours Degree, Post Graduate Diploma and Professional Qualifications [NQF8]

Experience:

• 12 - 15 years' experience and a proven track record in a strategic Learning & Development Leadership role across broad functional areas.
• 10 years' experience developing and implementing strategic approaches, processes, and systems for Learning & Development as part of an Executive Human Resources Team.
• Extensive experience in contributing to and implementing long-term strategies, collaborating and promoting integration across value chains, dealing with external stakeholders, driving human centricity, and leading a senior team is essential.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Sound business acumen and judgement and awareness of developments in the marketplace (economic, socio-political, technological and regulatory) considering revenue, risk and cost implications in deploying leadership and learning processes and practices
• Strategic thinking - ability to consider issues broadly and develop strategies to achieve critical outcomes
• Ability to influence and empower the broader people community to implement a comprehensive total rewards strategy aligned with the organisation's goals and objectives.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated leadership skills and effective team management
• High self-awareness, situational awareness and integrity

Education
Bachelor's Degree (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