Specialist: Learning & Development at Road Accident Fund

Key Performance Areas

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Manage training requirements.

• Conduct training needs analysis as per the PDP (Personal Development Process (PDP).
• Design, develop and/or source appropriate learning solution.
• Ensure correct logistical training arrangement are made.
• Design and conduct formative and summative assessments
• Evaluate the required effectiveness and efficiency of learning solutions.
• Facilitate training where applicable.

Legislative Compliance.

• Benchmark learning and development standards for possible implementation in the RAF.
• Keep updated with changes in legislation.
• Develop appropriate tactics and strategy to ensure compliance with said changes.
• Implement WSP to ensure developmental needs are addressed.
• Maintain compliance with training interventions.
• Develop SLA with service providers.
• Evaluate training interventions.
• Design of standard curriculum and courses within professional Learning Academy.
• Standardise all operational learning interventions for implementation throughout the organisation.

Manage toolbox and Training Calendar.

• Manage the training calendar for all RAF offices.
• Manage and input of new case material and information on the learning and development toolbox. 

Reporting and Administration

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.
• Ensure maintenance of training records (e.g., attendance registers, training evaluation forms etc.).

Act as a member of the Skills Development Committee (SDC).

• Ensure learning solutions are in-line with National Skills Development Strategy.
• Align the implementation of learning solutions with the Annual Training Report and Workplace Skills Plan.
• Participate in SDC meetings.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
• Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.
• Represent the Fund in relevant external activities and events.

Finance management

• Manage budget as according to the business Plan.
• Comply with budget restrictions as outlined by the finance and procurement departments and the PMFA.
• Evaluate training cost optimization and budget control.

Assessments and Moderation of all internal programmes. 

• Develop Assessments and other criteria for internal programs.
• Moderate Assessments based on moderation principles as set by SAQA.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree/Advanced Diploma in a related qualification.

Experience 

• Relevant 5 - 7 years training and facilitation experience of which 2 (two) years must have been in area of expertise.