Learning & Development Manager at 2U

Summary of Job:

This job exists to take full responsibility of the L&D team in the Cape Town office, this includes all management/leadership training, company-wide training and onboarding. This role requires strong global alignment with our head office in the U.S. The L&D Manager will lead the Cape Town L&D team and be responsible for facilitating all management training courses, as well as management onboarding and any other ad hoc training course that we provide. The L&D Manager will take ownership of all regional L&D initiatives and work with the L&D team to strategise regional specific training, plan, implement and execute on training requirements.

Key Role and Responsibilities: 

Training and facilitation 

• Execute all Learning and Development requirements as instructed by the Vice President, Learning and Development based at HQ in Maryland, USA, and Head of Talent Management (CPT) to ensure that Learning & Development in the ZA region is aligned to and meeting group expectations.
• Plan, execute and facilitate all Cape Town-based management training and onboarding programmes to reduce time to productivity.
• Research and execute on topical training solutions for Cape Town-based teams.
• Execute the Learning and Development strategy in the ZA region and report on progress to the necessary stakeholders.
• Facilitate ad-hoc training sessions as and when required.
• Work with department managers to assess training needs and strategise on training/learning plans to be executed on an annual basis. 
• Plan and coordinate our annual Leadership Acceleration Programme (LEAP). 

Budget Spend 

• Ensure that the ZA training budget is spent accordingly per team in alignment with training needs, learning plans and Business Partner support.
• Keep track of all L&D budget spend and report on these numbers monthly.

Compliance 

• Submit 2U annual WSP/ATR report and plan with support from the L&D Coordinator.

People Management  

• Effectively manage the Cape Town-based L&D team, which includes an L&D Coordinator and a Trainer.

Process and policy 

• Take ownership of all L&D processes and policies. This entails updating processes and policies as and when needed.
• Draft and sign off on L&D grant agreements and other study agreements.

Education and Experience:

• 5+ years training/L&D experience.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Training & Development etc.
• Successful completion of a Facilitation course.

Working Conditions:

Irregular work schedule required to accommodate meetings across different time zones.

Management Responsibilities:

• Trainer
• Learning & Development Coordinator