Manager - Security Learning and Development - GSMD

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Provide managerial leadership and strategic direction, including managing the day-to-day operations of the skills development, career management facilitation, training provisioning, curriculum development and quality assurance functions in the SARB Group.
• Manage the resources human, financial and capital of GSMD's learning and development … to achieve the strategic objectives set by GSMD.
• Fulfil the team leadership function pertaining to on-the-job training development and performance of the team.
• Create a framework of policies and procedures for skills development, training provisioning, curriculum development and quality assurance, and ensure implementation thereof and adherence thereto.
• Develop, implement and execute skills development processes and learning provisioning plans for security operations across the SARB Group.
• Monitor the implementation of developed curricula on an ongoing basis.
• Evaluate the impact of learning and development interventions to assess whether organisational and legislative objectives were met.
• Collate, analyse and escalate management information to the Divisional Head for planning and decision-making purposes.
• Keep abreast of industry practices in order to provide informed and up-to-date guidance regarding security-related learning provisioning, curriculum development and quality assurance.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• at least an Honours degree NQF level 8 in Human Resources Development or an Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development Practices ODETDP qualification, or an equivalent qualification; and
• at least 8–10 years' experience in a security-related training environment, with specific emphasis on skills development, training provisioning, curriculum development and quality assurance, of which at least 2–3 years should have been in management.

Additional requirements include

demonstrated knowledge of and experience in

• financial management;
• quality assurance;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• outcomes-based training and quality assurance;
• quality frameworks for NQF-accredited training;
• curriculum development processes; and
• skills planning and development.