Learning & Development / Career Management Specialist at The Place

Job Summary

• Responsible for developing and deploying learning interventions to meet employee’s development needs towards building the right depth and quality of organizational capabilities.
• Effective deployment of the organization’s career management plan

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of organisational strategy and plans to meet capacity development needs, manage delivery, measurement and follow-up.
• Develop methods, procedures and systems to support learning initiatives, and periodically evaluate their effectiveness in enhancing the skills of staff and their impact on productivity and performance.
• Develop, implement and maintain a corporate training system that ensures all job roles and corporate training needs are met on time to deliver the business targets.
• Champion the sourcing and implementation of learning and development programs to address identified staff skill and competency needs.
• Design effective induction/on-boarding programme to ensure early performance and retention of new hires.
• Periodically assess the efficiency and effectiveness of design/delivery of learning and development methodologies/techniques.
• Identify critical issues that inhibit organisational performance and develop integrated solutions to improve business performance.
• Assist to implement and monitor the talent review process in line with business strategy.
• Liaise and partner with appropriate training consultants/institutions to continually deliver top quality training interventions and maximise value from training investment.
• Monitor and review the progress of participants through the training impact evaluation system.
• Ensure all training activities and materials meet with relevant organisational and statutory policies.
• Ensure ITF approval for all training programme and follow up on reimbursement as and when due.
• Liaise with and maintain relationship with Industrial Training Fund and any other regulatory agency to ensure compliance with established legal and regulatory requirements.
• Keep abreast with trends/ updates in people management and make appropriate recommendations.
• Prepare activity reports for the attention of the Unit Head.

Competency and Skills Requirements

• The candidate must have experience in designing, developing and delivering training material; developing a training strategy and understanding of different training methods and channels
• Ability to /Experience in linking training to performance and quality
• Ability to carry out Training Needs Analysis
• Able to communicate ideas and instructions to staff at all levels in a clear and concise manner.

Person Specification

• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to tactfully deal with difficult people to gain buy-in and manage their expectations.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to respond to change.
• Good level of independence, objectivity and assertiveness.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to relate effectively across all levels.
• Able to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Good conflict management and resolution skills.
• An inquiring mind set consistently seeking innovative ways to deliver without compromising quality.

Qualifications

• A first Degree or its equivalent in any Humanities or Social Sciences discipline.
• Professional certification such as CIPM or any other recognized certification.
• Minimum of five (5) years' work experience in similar position.

Additional Information
Compensation:

• Health plan
• Pension
• 13th Month bonus
• Free Lunch