Capability Specialist - Cape Town HQ at PepsiCo

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

Were looking for a Capability Specialist to join our team. The purpose of this role is to:

• Support; facilitate and implement sector led L&D initiatives
• Facilitate internal professional skills programmes
• Partnering with L&D Manager and L&D sector to keep abreast of sector/ global led programme and ensure implementation
• Supports L&D AOP process in as far as sector led initiatives are concerned

Accountabilities:

• Manages sector driven and professional skills training life-cycle, including new training coordination, implementation, training delivery, facilitation for assigned interventions and evaluation of training programs and tools
• Able to contract and influence Sector CoE to ensure that Sector generated initiatives meet local needs
• Works with L&D Manager and Specialists to provide sector input on programmes and ensure testing & customisation to local context and needs.
• Defines and measures the impact of learning and training investments on business outcomes, including creating business cases and measuring return on investment
• Manages conversations with relevant stakeholders to ensure high quality execution of process and programs
• Collaborate with other facilitators to leverage existing programs, tools and create best practices
• Utilize LMS, online and mobile learning strategies developed by CoE (e.g., drive self-nomination for core professional, skills programs via myLearning)
• Supports SDF with timeous submission of a workplace skills plan and reporting to the relevant government department
• Oversees training budget for particular area of responsibility
• Provides updates on all of the above to L&D Manager to ensure alignment with overall SSA L&D agenda
• Sourcing suitable solutions for local needs based on benchmarks and networks with other BUs

Qualifications

• 3 year HR Degree
• 3-5 years’ experience within a L&D team, FMCG experience advantageous
• Able to design and develop learning programs and training offer
• Analytic and diagnostic thinking to identify key learning needs and demands
• Communication and presentation skills to influence with impact in a positive way
• Collaborate extensively across multiple geographies and functions
• Understand Business needs and prioritize key capability needs
• Evaluation skills to design improvement strategies

Differentiating Competencies Required

• Strong Business partnering skills
• High analytical – ability to analyse data and draw key insights
• Influencing skills: to be able to create buy-in and support for engagement initaitives and to influence progress against agreed plans
• Creative skills to design fit for purpose learning solutions
• Strong delivery bias – ability to deliver high quality outputs