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.