Head of Training Academy

• Establish the Training Academy as a revenue-generating entity.
  
• Develop, establish, and deliver professional and marketable training and development programs.
  
• Obtain and maintain accreditation for Academy training programs, including assessor and moderator courses.
  
• Market and source opportunities for income generation to ensure the Academy’s financial sustainability.
  

• Review, benchmark, compile, and implement best practice talent, learning, and development policies, procedures, and systems.
  
• Compile and implement Human Resource Development long-, medium-, and short-term operational plans to support broader HR and business objectives.
  

• Design, develop, and implement a Talent Identification, Development, and Management Framework.
  
• Collaborate with business units to build a sustainable human capital pipeline aligned with the future needs of the company.
  
• Develop and facilitate the implementation of succession plans, considering key competencies, skills, and business needs through structured talent reviews.
  
• Design and develop HR tools and instruments for identifying talent and high-potential employees (HiPOs).
  
• Facilitate the identification of critical talent pools within the organization by engaging with relevant leadership.
  
• Provide guidance on group-wide psychometric assessments for talent acquisition and development.
  
• Drive change management and transformation initiatives related to the implementation of new talent solutions.
  
• Work in consultation with the Organizational Effectiveness Unit to determine the most appropriate change approach based on the intervention’s scale and audience.
  

• Conduct organizational training needs analysis and develop and implement skills and competency matrices/profiles.
  
• Compile and submit the Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report.
  
• Apply for and obtain SETA mandatory grants, discretionary grants, project funding, and other financial resources to reduce training costs and maximize ROI.
  
• Build and maintain relationships with training and development suppliers, SETAs, and stakeholders to optimize development opportunities.
  

Requirements

• Post graduate Degree / Honours in HR / HRD and Behavioural Sciences.
  
• Registration with Professional Board (SABPP) at Charted LEVEL preferred.
  
• Registration as Industrial Psychologist / Psychometric will be advantageous.
  
• Registration as Skills Development facilitator, Moderator and /or Assessor will be advantageous.
  
• High level of Business acumen.
  
• Advanced Computer Literacy in Ms Office Suite.
  
• Proven skills in managing a high level professional Skills Development / Training team and institution.
  
• Strategy, Policies and Procedures development and execution.
  
• Advanced report writing and presentation skills.
  
• Proven ability to operate at a strategic and operational levels
  
• Curriculum development and facilitation skills.
  
• Practical knowledge of Project Management practices, processes, principles and life cycle.
  
• Evaluation and feedback abilities.
  
• Integrity and honesty.
  
• Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement abilities.
  
• Budget management.
  
• People and diversity management.
  
• Risk and compliance management.