Learning and Development Officer at Kimberly Ryan

Responsibilities
The Learning and Development Officer is to assist the Company in fulfilling our mission by providing support in the design of a high-quality and comprehensive framework for the delivery of competency-based training, that align staff skills with the Company’s strategy and in the following:

• Design the training programme of events for the next 12 months and updating same after every appraisal cycle/strategy adjustment session.
• Propose alternative training delivery systems to meet the needs of staff, e.g. online and e-learning training courses
• Research new technologies and methodologies in workplace learning
• Develop training best practice guides.
• Coordinate plans for staff training and development, to ensure continuous learning among staff.
• Support the planning and implementation of competency-based training.
• Consult and partner with line managers/business process owners to incorporate operational/functional requirements into learning needs.
• Support the business units to ensure training effectiveness, efficiency and alignment throughout the key stages of an employee’s lifecycle, from sourcing to succession planning.
• Consult stakeholders on new training initiatives, competency objectives and material selection that align with business strategies.
• Ensure that learning objectives are met through a training evaluation process.
• Develop and manage evaluation methods and reporting metrics to support the measurement of programme effectiveness.
• Build and sustain relationships with training providers and accreditation bodies to deliver effective training activities to the business.
• Communicate with institutions/associations on a regular basis to keep abreast of trends and requirements.
• Processing the ITF re-imbursements and Certification

Qualifications

• BSC/HND in Management or Social Science or any related discipline from a reputable University/Polytechnic.
• Minimum 2nd Class Lower
• Relevant professional qualification(s)
• Minimum of Three (3) years cumulative cognate experience in a HR/Learning & Development role
• Considerable knowledge of waste management or shipping and port operations
• Highly numerate, with good turnaround time on tasks, ability to deliver with minimal supervision.

Skills:

• Good command of Excel
• Familiarisation and interpretation of labour rules and government regulations, policies, processes and procedures.
• Interprets and applies laws, regulations and procedures relating to employee rights and benefits.
• Computer appreciation
• Mathematical aptitude and analytical skills
• Organisational structure, policies and procedures
• Organisational Operations/services
• HR Information systems
• Competency Development
• Training Administration
• HR Analytics
• Business Reporting
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and writing skills.
• Attention to details.
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Negotiation skills
• Problem solving
• Time management and organisation skills
• Reasoning and Analytical Skills
• Any other official duties that may be assigned from time-to-time.
• Resourcefulness & Resilience.