Strategic Leadership Development Manager

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Standard Bank Group Full time

Job Overview

We are seeking a skilled senior manager to enhance the effectiveness of our leaders in delivering on our strategy and driving our vision for Africa's growth. This role will involve delivering on our leadership effectiveness framework by supporting leaders through diverse development opportunities, including personalized learning journeys, scaled fundamental programs, masterclasses, succession programs, executive education, and coaching.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and lead sustainable and well-managed programs and processes for leadership development.
  • Engage with People and Culture (P&C) community on the needs of our leaders, the value of leadership development, and optimal design.
  • Experiment with and stabilize the use of learning and insights technology to optimize the value of learning experiences.
  • Engage with a range of learning modalities to create impactful learning experiences.
  • Use strong stakeholder management and communication skills to maintain momentum in the leadership development domain.
  • Scan the global environment and integrate macro trends in leadership development, geopolitics, self-mastery, social impact, business management, organizational culture, and behavioral sciences into our work.
  • Use data to generate insights about leadership gaps and strengths within the organization.
  • Develop, implement, and continuously improve a value tracking model to measure results.
  • Coach leaders about development choices.
  • Collaborate across P&C centers of excellence and all learning teams across the business.
  • Lead a small team to deliver world-class learning experiences.
  • Manage relationships with local/international business schools for executive education decisions.
  • Devise a world-class approach to coaching and enhance processes to manage coaching.
  • Select and manage optimal leadership learning content libraries and maintain leadership learning sites and platforms.

Requirements and Qualifications

  • A degree in Social Science or equivalent.
  • A minimum of 8-10 years of demonstrated workplace experience in Learning, with at least 3-4 years managing and leading a team.
  • Strong experience in Learning and Development, Leadership Development, Program Design and Management, Learning Design, Strategy and Execution, Communications, Leading Teams, and External Partnership.

About Standard Bank Group

At Standard Bank Group, a team of over 50,000 dedicated individuals share one common purpose: Africa is our home, we drive her growth. We believe our people are our greatest asset, and we strive to create a thriving environment where you can bring your whole self to work, pursue your dreams, and see your ideas shape a brighter future for Africa. If you're passionate about Africa's potential and driven to win, join us in making a real difference as part of a dynamic team.



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