Job Description

Closing Date 2024/07/10
Reference Number LAN240619-3
Job Title Specialist: Design Learning Solutions
Division People and Culture
Unit HC Talent Mgmt Learning & Dev
Job Type Classification Permanent
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Town / City Centurion
Job Advert SummaryThe Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Lnd Bank) is South Africas only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the banks sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.The role of the Specialist: Solutions Design Specialist is to strategically advise the business on the Land Banks Learning Strategy, ensuring that organisational talent is optimised through development. Furthermore, the Specialist will be responsible for designing and developing high quality and effective learning solutions, using a variety of media.
Key Performance Areas1. Facilitate Skills Development

• Conduct training needs analysis by engaging the business
• Consolidate and analyse Personal Development Plans and information obtained from the business
• Rank identified training needs per order of priority (as informed by business plan)
• Verify the consolidated training needs with business unit

2. Provide Assistance in the Development of L & D Strategy

• Assist in developing a Talent Management framework in alignment with strategic objectives of the Land Bank that will identify high potential individuals through applying an appropriate Talent Management methodology;
• Introduce a Talent Mobility framework in the Land Bank
• Align training & development interventions with developmental needs e.g. leadership development
• Align training & development interventions with the strategic goals of the P & C Strategy

3. Compile Reports

• Submit monthly training report and statistics for reporting purposes to relevant stakeholders (Head: Learning & Development Academy, Chief People & Culture Officer, Exco and Board)
• Compile reports as and when requested by the business
• Collect the required data from all relevant sources
• Verify the data to ensure that only applicable data is utilised

4. Maintain Relationships

• Introduce concept of knowledge sharing, especially in areas of technical competencies and capabilities
• Identify the relevant role players in accordance with business requirements and dependencies:

• Universities and other learning institutions
• Service providers
• Interns and learners
• Internal staff members
• Meetings with the role players to discuss the roles and responsibilities and possible areas of cooperation, improvement and conflict

5. Facilitate Training & Development Programme

• Develop learning programme to address the business needs and in alignment with the Talent Management and Learning and Development Strategy
• Facilitate learning programmes
• Develop a Leadership Development bench strength
• Assess and evaluate learning programme:

• Conduct learner assessments
• Conduct impact assessment on T&D programmes

6. Implement and Administer a Learner Management System

• Manage Learner Management System (LMS) introduction as a project from research phase to full implementation
• Develop and design workflows and processes for implementation of Learner Management System (LMS) in line with Learning & Development Strategy
• Actively market LMS for full uptake across all divisions of the bank
• Ensure integration of LMS with other enterprise-level systems used in the Learning & Development function, as well as the greater People & Culture discipline of the bank

7. Design training curricula and training programmes

• Evaluate needs and develop new training materials and / or revise current materials to ensure company, learning audience and group training needs are met.
• Evaluate training methodology and provide recommendations for appropriate solutions when necessary.
• Interact with subject matter experts to develop specifications for content of courses.
• State instructional end-goals and create content that matches them
• Visualize instructional graphics, the user interface and the finished product

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience * A graduate qualification in Human Resources with specialization in Learning and Development or Training

• Experience with Bankseta and a good understanding of the Bankseta processes.
• 8 years experience in People & Cuulture Learning and Development Environment - Relevant experience in the Learning and Development consulting

Critical Competencies * Policies and Procedures

• Business Environment
• Skills Development
• Curriculum Design
• Legislation
• Relevant understanding of the legislative framework for People & Culture and Skills Development
• Knowledge of SAP and HRIS, specifically in Learning and Development
• Experience in design and development of training curricula and training programmes
• Experience in design and development of a Learning Management System
• Experience with online course management tools, graphic and multimedia authoring software and website design software
• Consulting strategic advice experience
• Project Management experience
• Banking and/or financial sectors.
• Planning, including career and organisational development
• Knowledge of relevant legislation affecting Land Bank
• Experience in workplace assessment: Registration as an assessor with HPCSA preferable.
• Knowledge of the relevant legislative framework; i.e. EEA, SDA SDLA and other relevant legislation etc.

Additional Requirements * The incumbent should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Basic HTML and Flash programming knowledge
• Solid knowledge of course development software and at least one Learning Management System
• Visual design skills (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator) and ability to storyboard

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