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  • Posted: Mar 27, 2017
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With about 54,000 employees, it provides a wide range of property and casualty, and life insurance products and services in more than 210 countries and territories. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as...
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    Job Description
    Who We Are

    Bryte Insurance Company Limited is the premier, proactive commercial risk specialist in Southern Africa. Applying our unparalleled sector insights, proven expertise and foresight, we partner with customers and brokers to protect their businesses and improve their risk profile across the continent. Bryte Insurance Company Limited approaches customer risk with purpose, proactively working with brokers and customers to enable better risk decisions.

    Our opportunity

    The Learning and Development Manager will;

    • Lead the design, development, implementation and maintenance of a skills inventory to assist in Human Resource planning and identification of development needs.
    • Serve as Skills Development Facilitator
    • Research and recommend a complement of internal and external learning programmes that align with organisational business objectives and employee needs.

    Execute the development process, including:

    • Needs assessment
    • Design and delivery
    • Assessment
    • Track and benchmark development (participation, costs, return on investment)
    • Act as champion of the learning environment – pro-active and re-active
    • Lead new employee orientation

    Your role

    Key Tasks & Accountabilities

    • Take full responsibility for the delivery of the Learning and Development strategy and prepare assessments and gap analyses in collaboration with Human Resources Business Partners
    • Take full responsibility for compliance with statutory requirements with regards to learning and development of the organisation
    • Effective workplace skills planning and implementation
    • Management of learnership programme
    • Management of bursary programme
    • Management of Learning and Development administration
    • Provide legislative advice and information in collaboration with legal compliance
    • Gather and analyse development needs (including qualification levels) for employees and organisation in consultation with stakeholders
    • Research, propose and deliver suitable development solutions
    • Accreditation of learning programmes
    • Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring necessary aspects of employee development.
    • Monitor, measure and report on staff development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timeframes
    • Champion the learning environment
    • Maintain awareness and knowledge of contemporary development theory and methods, and provide guidance to executive and management
    • Design and develop assessment tools, training materials and training programs (company specific and unit standards)
    • Develop and coach skills transfer capability within the leadership group

    Manage delivery of development interventions through:

    • Subject matter experts
    • External service providers
    • Identify, select and manage external training and accreditation bodies, agencies and providers necessary to deliver required training to appropriate standards
    • Manage resources and budget
    • Fulfil line management responsibilities for a small team
    • Change agent
    • Drive learning and development in line with the employment equity plan.
    • Success Measures
    • Competent staff
    • Availability of appropriate and effective learning interventions
    • Agreed return on investment

    Required Reporting

    • Monthly training reports for all initiatives
    • INSETA annual work place skills plan and training report

    Internal Relationship

    • Executive and management
    • Centres of Expertise
    • HR team

    External Relationship

    • INSETA
    • Service providers

    Your Skills And Experience

    • Professional Qualifications
    • Bachelors degree or studying towards
    • Facilitator and Assessor INSETA qualification preferred
    • Certified Skills Development Facilitator

    Experience

    • Experienced facilitator
    • Minimum of 5 years experience in a learning and development role
    • Minimum of 2 years experience at a management level
    • Minimum 3 years experience in the design and development of assessment tools.

    Additional Information

    • This role is based at our Head Office (15 Marshall Street, Ferreirasdorp - Johannesburg).
    • A valid Driving Licence and Passport is required
    • Within The Context Of Bryte Insurance Company South Africa Limited's Employment Equity Policy, All Eligible Candidates Will Be Considered, However, Preference Will Be Given In The Following Order
    • The suitability of the candidate based on job-specific selection criteria of equally suitable candidates, the candidates from the designated group within the ambit of Bryte Insurance Company South Africa Limited's Employment Equity Policy.
    • Your application will only be considered should you meet the minimum requirements of the vacancy.
    • If you have not received a response within 14 days from the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
    • The company reserves the right not to fill this position.
    • If you are looking for an opportunity to grow and develop and truly be part of a global family, please click on the “Apply online” button and complete your personal profile.
    • Internal candidates, please ensure you have informed you Line Manager of your application.
    • Kindly review your application from time to time to monitor the status of your application.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Zurich Insurance Company Ltd on zurich.taleo.net to apply

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