Talent and Enablement Manager | Gauteng at Managed People Solutions

Job Description

• Managed People Solutions is seeking a Talent & Enablement Manager to join our team in Gauteng. In this role, you will lead and embed group-wide learning, leadership development, and organizational capability, ensuring that employees at all levels are equipped with the skills, behaviors, and development pathways needed to support sustainable business performance.
• The role is responsible for company-wide enablement, covering frontline, operational, professional, and leadership populations within a multi-entity group environment.

Key Responsibilities

Learning & Enablement Delivery

• Plan and deliver learning and development initiatives across operational, professional, and leadership levels.
• Design and implement leadership and management development programmes focused on people leadership, performance, and capability.
• Ensure learning interventions are practical, scalable, and aligned to business needs.

Capability & Skills Development

• Conduct learning needs analyses across business units.
• Maintain and update capability matrices and development pathways.
• Support individual development plans (IDPs) and career progression initiatives.

Assessments & Development Tools

• Manage assessment tools and frameworks for development and role readiness.
• Support talent reviews, succession discussions, and development planning through assessment insights.
• Ensure ethical and compliant use of assessment methodologies.

Learning Operations & LMS

• Manage the LMS, including learning pathways, content allocation, completion tracking, and reporting.
• Coordinate internal and external training providers.
• Manage the allocated learning budget, ensuring cost control and value for money.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with line managers and senior leaders to identify development needs.
• Support managers in developing their teams through learning interventions.
• Present learning updates, progress, and insights to leadership forums as required.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Produce regular learning and development reports and dashboards.
• Track learning uptake, completion, and development impact.
• Use data to continuously improve learning programmes and delivery.
• Responsible for the compilation of detailed quarterly, annual, and/or ad-hoc HR dashboards and reports, as directed by the Managing Director and/or needs identified.

People & Team Leadership

• Lead and support direct reports within the Learning & Enablement function.
• Ensure effective skills transfer and development within the team.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Qualifications & Experience (Market-Aligned)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Learning & Development, Human Resource Development, Education, Psychology, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years’ experience in Learning & Development, Training, or Enablement roles.
• 3+ years’ experience in a senior or lead L&D role with delivery accountability.
• Proven experience delivering companywide learning programmes.
• Experience working in multi-entity or group environments.
• Strong experience with LMS platforms and learning operations.

Advantageous, not required

• Master’s Degree in L&D, HRD, OD, Leadership Development, or similar.
• Certification in Facilitation, Coaching, Learning Design, or Change Management.
• HPCSA registration.

Key Competencies

• Learning programme delivery and execution
• Leadership and management development
• Strong stakeholder engagement
• Practical problem solving
• Data-informed decision making
• Operational discipline and accountability