L&D Partner, South Africa & Cluster Countries at Hitachi ABB Power Grids

About the job

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

This role is responsible for implementation of Learning & Development strategy locally in order to ensure that skills and knowledge of employees meet the organization's current and future needs according to the constantly changing business environment and within budget and corporate guidelines.

Your Responsibilities

• Actively shape the training portfolio based on analytical data on the trainings effectiveness, usage, adoption rate, assessing the impact of the training program on employee performance in a tangible way.

• Stay in close contact with the business to understand the needs for training and coaching.

• Develop training plans and training curricula for internal development programs.

• Support local roll-out of trainings.

• Ensure that the training programs realized locally guarantee engagement and a superior employee experience, effective knowledge transfer and skill development.

• Ensure that an integrated & comprehensive WSP & Annual Training Plan is timeously submitted and aligned to the BBBEE country requirements (skills development & management control).

• Ensure that the plan accurately addresses Learner Needs Analysis, monitor delivery to the plan and adjust as required

• Manage learnerships, internships and other skills program & monitor the progress of trainees to ensure progress within the required timeframes

• Work together with relevant Structures and Bodies to recruit Learners, Engineers in Training & Graduates

• Ensure that discretionary grants & rebates are optimized and processed timeously

• Driving delivery on all elements of the NQF/SETA structures & requirements, also ensuring that the related administration is timeously, accurately, and efficiently processed

• Actively participate and drive initiatives in relevant consultative forums such as Employment Equity

• Produce a monthly report on L&D delivery to plan, performance against budget, SETA matters

• Experiment with different learning techniques based on most recent scientific research (e.g. adult learning techniques) and digital tools and platforms (e.g. gamification).

• Create enablement tools and documents for business/HR programs (e.g. roll-out of a system).

• Ensure compliance of local and global training programs realized locally with local laws and regulations.

• Effectively communicate and promote training programs as well as coaching possibilities.

• Foster a global network of L&D professionals collaborating cross country and exchanging expertise as well as driving global learning and development topics cross business areas and geographies

• Training Development and Conduction

• Develop training curriculum/materials both for individuals and key groups.

• Stakeholder management and buy-in for launching/implementing leadership programs.

• In collaboration with Talent Acquisition Specialist and GBS develops onboarding programs and orientation training curriculum for newly hired employees (new joiners).

• Develops training program for new leaders – employees to assume people management responsibilities.

• Select appropriate delivery methods for the trainings, applying rapid design and delivery methods (virtual, classroom, blended, multi-media, etc.) which are the best match to target group needs.

• Collect data and analyze the impact of specific initiatives as well as long-term impact of the training programs.

• Cooperate with external training providers. Select and oversee vendors to develop training content or conduct training.

• Oversee the quality of externally provided learning solutions; ensure training and services meet established standards.

• Training Management

• Analyze training needs to develop appropriate programs to ensure essential knowledge and skills are developed within the employee population. Ensure relevant outcome of talent management process serves as important input on the training need analysis.

• Program management including upkeep of programs, making sure programs are business relevant and updated with latest learning methodologies, and leading global projects for content renewal or design/development of new programs.

• Coordinate with GBS for publishing calendar, enrollment, invitations & logistics, pre-work, venue booking and post program feedback, etc. (end to end training processes) including data analysis and reporting and maintaining training records.

• Measure learning effectiveness based on information from surveys, feedback sessions and performance reviews.

Your background

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant Qualifications

• 4-5 years’ experience as a qualified & registered SDF (Skills Development Facilitator) BBBEE elements of skills development Robust understanding of the SETA framework

• Designing and developing standard/custom-made solutions as well as market experience on programs available

• Previous experience facilitating and delivering learning programs

• Project Management ideal

• Extensive experience of people development, agile learning and a passion in learning and development

• Necessary to understand how adults learn, develop, and adopt new behavioral and mental models

• The ability to motivate people to learning engagement and translate learning and development as critical for business success

• The ability both to create a strategy and deliver a coordinated program of activities

• Excellent command of English, good problem-solving skills, and a pro-active thinker

More About Us

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com