Talent and Skills Facilitator (Ref: HR28) at Durban University of Technology

Minimum Requirements:

• NQF Level 7 in Human Resources Management OR Industrial Psychology OR Organisational Psychology OR related field AND Accredited as a Skills Development Facilitator
• 7 years’ experience in talent management planning and implementation
• 3 years’ experience as a Skills Development Facilitator
• Experience as a Skills Development Facilitator
• Experience in developing Workplace Skills Plan, and its implementation.
• Experience in dealing with Sector Education and Training Authorities
• Competency in the development of meaningful reports for decision by management
• Knowledge of skills development legislation
• Knowledge of talent management frameworks, models and tools
• Knowledge of Human Resources Systems and Learning Systems
• Proficient in MS word
• Advanced facilitation skills

Summary of Duties:

• Provide input into the Talent Management and Skills Development Strategy
• Advise the Head Organisational Development and Talent Management of the latest talent and skills development trends. Provide guidance to internal stakeholders regarding talent and skills development.
• Provide input into relevant talent and skills development methodologies, policies and procedures.
• Develop relevant templates and guidelines. Facilitate understanding and commitment to these methodologies, policies, and procedures.
• Recommend new approaches, techniques, and programmes to promote continuous enhancements and improvements.
• Review workforce plans to ensure the implementation of sustainable talent and skills development interventions.
• Provide input into the sourcing and development initiatives to meet the talent requirements.
• Provide input into the EVP to enhance the attraction and retention of talent within DUT.
• Support HR Business Partner with talent reviews and succession plans / cover for critical roles.
• Identify talent and succession risks and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to identify and implement plans to mitigate these risks e.g., the development of upcoming diverse talent.
• Consolidate talent and succession plans.
• Report findings and trends to the Head Organisational Development and Talent Management
• Monitor that retention plans are in place to retain key talent, report on the retention of key talent and identify retention risks and trends.
• Update and review the DUT competency framework in collaboration with relevant internal and if required, external stakeholders.
• Assist with the development of a competency assessment framework / matrix. Facilitate integration with all relevant HR processes such as job profiling, recruitment, skills audits, talent reviews, talent and succession management, development etc.
• Oversee the consistent application of the assessment framework.
• Identify competency assessment service providers and monitor adherence to service level agreements.
• Report on assessment results / outcomes whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Manage the overall compliance to Skills Development legislation and DUT skills development policies.
• Consolidate DUT’s Annual Skills plans to ensure alignment to legislative and business requirements and to optimise DUT’s BBB- EE rating.
• Finalise skills plans based on budgetary provisions and facilitate the approval and signoff the Skills Plans
• Liaise with the SETA to ensure optimal recovery of SETA grants and report on the recovery of SETA funding/ grants.
• Oversee that Personal Development Plans are catered for in Skills plans to ensure the development of critical skills gaps.
• Identify and recommend appropriate learning and skills development programmes / providers.
• Monitor the overall implementation of skills plans and oversee the preparation of quarterly and annual progress reviews.
• Identify reasons for variances in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders. Facilitate solutions to overcome variances.
• Review feedback received on training / development programmes and facilitators and put plans in place to enhance the training and development offering in DUT.
• Monitor overall training spend and report on variances.
• Facilitate develop programmes if required and oversee that facilitators meet the minimum requirements.
• Ensure that talent and development related records are up to date, accurate and adhere to DUT’s document management policies and procedures.
• Provide expertise / guidance and upskill internal stakeholders on talent management and development methodologies, practices and procedures.
• Facilitate talent and skills development forums at an organisational level and support HR Business Partner
• Specialists with the facilitation of regional / departmental forums.
• Attend to stakeholder queries and request and refer any unresolved matters to the head of the department.
• Attend to stakeholder queries and request and refer any unresolved matters to the head of the department.

Closing date: 05 May 2023