Talent & Dev Specialist at The South African Breweries (SAB)

The key purpose of this role is to execute the talent and development strategy and deliver on key initiatives within the Talent & Development team. This includes:

Creating wholistic content and identifying skills gaps through learning and development

• Cascading accurate and timeous data analytics for strategic decision making
• Providing relevant engagement data and ensuring that this plan is tracked and monitored throughout the year
• Ensuring Dynamix are upskilled appropriately and that the Dynamix Evaluation model is successfully implemented

Key Outputs and Responsibilities:

Agile Ways of Working:

• As a squad member, this role is responsible for collaboration and embracing the change of agile ways of work, ensuring team accountability and shared responsibility.
• It requires ownership of work on the sprint backlog, pushing the boundaries for excellent delivery and focus on root cause problem solving, using diverse and collective skills to members of the squad.

Delivery Outputs:

• Execute the Talent and Development Strategy for function
• Deliver change management and the consolidation of structure optimization projects in relevant function, Leadership & Enterprise
• Assist with the execution of the OPR process within the relevant function
• Assist with the cascading and customization of the People Cycle program of work for relevant function (includes, but not limited to Talent Management, Talent Attraction, Learning and Development, Engagement and Diversity & Inclusion)
• Deliver efficiencies and cost-management aligned to blueprint
• Execute the D&I strategy within Relevant function, ensuring that the D&I dashboard and functional plans reflect the strategy accordingly
• Complete a rigorous review and quality assurance process to ensure integrity of Employee Master data (Adopt, Workday, Path to partners, grandfathering)
• Perform effective engagement and tracking across function

Profile:

• Relevant degree in Human Resources, Business or related discipline or an equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years experience, with prior exposure to Learning and Development, preferably in an FMCG environment
• Business knowledge and acumen
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail

Proven capability in:

• Working with key customers and stakeholders
• Supporting quality delivery within diverse teams
• Implementing and achieving business results through other people
• Thinking conceptually and strategically, while maintaining a cost-conscious and practical approach to using time and resources.
• Driving change and demonstrating resilience

Knowledge of:

• Development planning, including career and organizational  development
• Adult learning processes, instructional design techniques, and  evaluation methodologies
• Project Management, preferably using an Agile approach.  

Delivery Outputs:  

• Support development needs and effectively deliver on the Learning & Development strategies
• Accountable to ensure appropriate training and development requirements are identified by conducting the needs analysis relating to organization results, job requirements, operational problems, company plans and forecasts, as well as current training programs for function
• Create wholistic content in line with identified skills gaps through learning and development
• Deliver on learning and development goals and objectives in support of the business strategy
• Implement and monitor the functional annual training business plans and budgets for talent and development activities across function
• Deliver the Global curriculum for function
• Develop generic results-driven training material to be delivered when needed for function specific needs in support of the relevant strategy, projects and performance requirements
• Support in sourcing relevant training from external training providers where required
• Deliver learning and staff development programs using knowledge of 70: 20: 10 and support different learning methods for optimal effectiveness, such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, role  play, self-study, meetings, conferences, and workshops
• Support the effective management of training resources, including in house trainers and training materials
• Execute on current development programs to ensure adherence versus plan 
• Support GCC reporting and relationship management
• Drive implementation and adoption of the Leadership and Enterprise capabilities across the business