Skills Development Manager (uYilo) 3 year fixed-term contract (9F88) at Nelson Mandela University

CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

The Skills Development Manager will play a key role in the fostering of collaborative partnerships with local and international stakeholders to promote awareness, develop activities on skills development and knowledge transfer to support the skills readiness for electric mobility in South Africa.

The candidate will be responsible for aligning internal and external capacity development activities to the strategic objectives of the national electric mobility programme.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Internal human capacity development

• Use uYilo’s Business and Operational Plans to identify and assess future and current training needs of staff through job analysis, skills gaps, career paths, annual performance appraisals and in consultation with line managers.
• Prepare and implement an overall or individualized training and development plan that addresses skills gaps, needs and expectations of uYilo staff members.
• Maintain a keen understanding of training trends, developments and best practices
• Monitor and evaluate staff training effectiveness, success and annual return on investment and report on them.
• Support Senior Staff in the development and implementation of internship programmes that deploy different kinds of learning methods such as mentoring, coaching and practical training.

External human capacity development

• Develop and manage an implementation strategy for training and human capacity building services in line with uYilo’s Business and Operational Plans.
• Develop and manage uYilo’s training and human capacity building portfolio by working closely with the Director, Senior Staff and key team members to develop strategic relationships with relevant learning and development specialists and stakeholders to identify and deliver innovative training services.
• Leads the delivery and implementation of training initiatives, interventions, activities, projects and services to clients and stakeholders.
• Responsible for the coordination and management of regulatory and quality assurance requirements for the delivery of training related interventions such as training programmes and courses, short learning programmes, workshops and webinars.
• Manages the delivery of training services within funded projects and initiatives to ensure they align and comply with clients’ and stakeholders’ projects, service level agreements, contractual and funding frameworks.
• Liaise with stakeholders, clients and communities to promote uYilo’s training initiatives, services and related activities to increase training participation and completion rates to ensure growth and development the business unit.
• Provision of advice and proposals on industry training needs and skill gaps.
• Keep abreast of trends and best practices in training, e-learning, online learning, blended learning, personal and professional development.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s level qualification in a relevant discipline including but not limited to training or education, learning management and development, human capacity development, human capital management.

Minimum Experience \ Requirements:

• At least 5 years’ experience as a manager in a relevant discipline including but not limited to training or education,  learning  management  and  development,  human  capacity  development,  human  capital management.
• At least 5 years’ experience in line-managing staff and team building.
• Significant experience in design, delivery and evaluation of training of individuals and organisations.
• Experience in learning materials development and content development for the purposes of training.
• Experience in regulations and procedures for obtaining accreditation and quality assurance compliance for training activities and interventions.
• Experience in working with SETAs, QCTO, SAQA and international accreditation bodies and authorities.
• Experience in working with learning and content management systems, online learning, blended learning,  web-conferencing and webinar software and systems, e-learning tools.
• Experience of strategically developing a portfolio of work, including developing projects and proposals and securing funding for these in the field of training and human capacity building.
• Experience in managing projects, budgets and multi-stakeholder work processes, including the use of project management and financial analysis tools.
• Valid Drivers Licence
• South African Citizen

Desirable Additional Education, Work Experience and Personal Qualities:

• Strategic and entrepreneurial skills to support the growth and development of the business unit’s training portfolio.
• Knowledge and skills in human capacity development, mentoring and coaching.
• Excellent communication, organisational skills, ability to multitask and work towards deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Applied knowledge of adult learning theories and facilitation methods.
• Proven strengths in facilitating collaboration and collaborative ways of working both as part of an internal team and with external stakeholders/partners.
• Knowledge of  automotive  and energy  sectors, electric mobility, climate change mitigation and  sustainability is advantageous.