Senior Manager: People Development

7 months ago

Sandton, South Africa Sanlam Full time

**Who are we?**

Sanlam was established as a life insurance company in South Africa but has since transformed into a diversified financial services group that operates across the African continent, India, Malaysia and selected developed markets, with listings on the Johannesburg, A2X and Namibian stock exchanges. In 2018 the Group celebrated its centenary as well as 20 years since demutualisation and listing in South Africa and Namibia. Sanlam is one of the largest internationally active insurance groups in the world with a presence in 43 countries and has the biggest non-banking financial services footprint on the African continent.

The Group's five business clusters (Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz and Santam) house the Group's business operations. The Group Office provides strategic direction and support to the four clusters, assisting them in realising their strategies and meeting their business objectives. The Group Office is responsible for governance and for the Group's centralised functions, which include: Finance, Actuarial and Risk Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Market Development and Brand Sustainability.

**What will you do?**
- This role resides in the Group Office and reports to the Head: People Development. This role is accountable for the strategic and operational leadership of the end to end Learning and Development function in the Sanlam Group. To lead the implementation of the learning & development strategy in the context of the overall business strategy, with the aim of creating competitive advantage that drives organisational performance.**What will make you successful in this role?**
- These are key outcomes expected of this role, given that a key focus of the role is learning technology, the incumbent will be required to have significant expertise and experience in this regard.- Contribute to the development and play a leading role in the implementation of the Learning and Development strategy, aligned to the Sanlam Group and Business Unit specific business imperatives.
- To lead, manage and oversee the implementation of learning and development practices interventions, including the design, development and delivery of learning solutions (technical and non-technical), to meet the needs across the Sanlam Group and various Business Units
- To facilitate an enhanced learning experience and enable a continuous learning culture and mindset amongst all employees across the Sanlam Group, through the provision of learning artefacts geared to building current and future capabilities that are suitable to business needs and strategic objectives.
- Contribute to the formulation of a framework and strategy for Leadership Development.
- Programme Management of development programs (Learnerships, Internships, Graduates)
- Compile all compliance related reporting for the Sanlam Group, Annual training Plan, Workplace skills plan and BBBEE Skills Development scorecard.
- Accountable for all reporting, analytics and measurement related to key Learning and Development initiatives, including return on investment/learning
- Compile and manage budgets related to Learning and Development, including analysis, projections and reporting
- To manage effective sourcing, contracting and management of vendors that partner with Learning and Development for the delivery of solutions.
- Build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and partners. Partner with Clusters to ensure that solutions sourced or formulated holistically represent Group needs
- Provide thought leadership and guidance in the Learning and Development field. Stay abreast of strategic thinking, best practice, next practice and trends impacting the Learning and Development function (local, industry and global).

**Qualification and Experience**
- A tertiary qualification with at least 10 years related experience
- A post-graduate qualification will be to your advantage
- Strategic level knowledge and experience in the following core areas:

- Extensive experience in the field of Learning and Development including Learning Technology in a multi-layer and multi country environment with a global focus.
- Prior experience in leading Learning teams and Learning Technology projects.

**Knowledge and Skills**
- Strategic Planning- Operational Management- Training Business Development- Expense management and budget- Management of employees**Personal Attributes**
- Strategic mindset - Contributing strategically- Builds networks - Contributing strategically- Manages complexity - Contributing strategically- Business insight - Contributing strategically**Build a successful career with us**
- We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - San

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