Learning & Development Manager at Leadway Assurance Company

The Learning Manager plays a critical role in the day-to-day learning and development (L&D) activities within the HR team. This role is responsible for building employees’ capacity to deepen skills and competencies of staff across the organization. This  position actively searches, creatively designs and implements effective methods to educate, enhance performance and recognize performance.

The following include the job description for the role:

• Develop and encourage a continuous learning culture by introducing and identifying knowledge sharing opportunities, through both mandatory and optional sessions.
• Develop Training Curriculum across functions to promote technical and service skills.
• Drive specific learning initiatives geared at Management Development
• Rollout appropriate and effective learning and development tools.
• Manages & tracks learning budgets; negotiates contracts, builds and maintains relationships with third-party training providers; whilst, deploying cost effective learning solutions within the organizations L&D budget.
• Develop frameworks that reduce dependency on classroom training only but utilizing of technology for broader inclusion of the workforce
• Drive Line Manager/Leader Led learning Channels to improve team knowledge depth.
• Drive framework for monitoring training effectiveness and ROI

Ideal Job Specifications

Academic:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from a recognized University (Business Related preferred)
• A professional qualification of CIPMN, CIPD and other recognized HR/L&D professional Institutions

Desired work experience:

• Minimum of 5 years in HR, with at least 3 years in a  generalist  Role
• Ability to develop Learning Academy to drive learning interventions for all LAC and Subsidiaries
• Develop and encourage a continuous learning culture by introducing and identifying knowledge sharing opportunities, through both mandatory and optional sessions
• Ability to manage Training & Development programmes
• Capacity to drive learning initiatives profitably for the organization.
• Ability to embed competency base driven processes and integrated talent management.
• Good negotiator to influence cost saving from training programmes/ vendors
• A proven knowledge of all aspects of HR and ability to engage and build meaningful relationships