Senior Officer: Skills Development

About the role

This permanent position in Centurion reports to the Manager: Learning and Development. The incumbent coordinates skills development initiatives aligned with the Skills Development legislative environment so that the company remains compliant with the legislation. The advertised salary is R579 259 per annum.

Key responsibilities

• Research and coordinate the rollout of learnerships and internship programmes, and liaise with internal and external stakeholders on programme requirements.
• Develop and roll out the needs analysis (PDP) or skills audit, and coordinate learnership and internship agreement, progress and closure reports.
• Ensure training records meet audit and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and annual training plan: capture company data accurately, gather data for the WSP, collect documentation for approved interventions and review data-capturing processes for WSP compliance.
• Liaise with service providers, keep up to date with statutory reporting and handle administrative queries internally and externally.
• Prepare progress and closure reports, validate data for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, and maintain up-to-date records.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or advanced diploma in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management or Business Administration; ODETDP qualification is an added advantage.
• 4 years' experience in a learning and development environment, including 1 year at supervisory level.

Required skills

• Knowledge of the Skills Development Act and of policies and procedures.
• Planning, organising and coordinating, judgment and decision making, client service orientation and communication skills.
• Computer literacy.