Training Specialist

**Business Unit**:Discovery Central Services

**Function**:Learning (Development & Training)

**Date**:10 Jun 2025

**About Discovery**

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

**Job Purpose**

Responsible to transfer the correct product, processing, legislative, behavioural and systems knowledge to staff, ensuring they are adequately prepared to function in the various Discovery Commissions positions. Accountable for the creation, design, and development of training content and e-learning course’s using the various Software programs available.

**Key Outputs may include but are not limited to**:

- Facilitation of training interventions and training-related projects that arise within the Commissions team
- Manage the yearly training plan to ensure all deliverables are met in the required timeframe and adhoc updates are regularly added
- To assist with identifying leadership and staff development needs and facilitate sessions accordingly aligned to the business strategy
- Design, develop and report on on-line courses on relevant Software and Systems as per needs analysis
- Assessment development: develop both written and online assessments i.e., monthly incentive assessments and Induction assessments ensuring quality assurance is done prior to go-live
- Capture training stats monthly to ensure compliance with Skills Development requirements and compile learning stats and reports
- Develop and update learning material and information, ensuring Pinpoint and all content platforms are maintained and updated
- Manage the full function of Business Unit induction training monthly from design and development to ensuring staff are competent and meeting iQS objectives
- Deliver adhoc training requests and assist with other adhoc training admin functions
- To ensure that all Training admin pre and post training sessions are compiled and reported on and saved for record keeping

Job / Role Requirements

**Work Experience**

**Required**

12 - 24 months experience within Discovery

**Preferred (would be advantageous)**

3- 4 years’ experience in a Training consultant role at a senior level

**Education / Qualifications / Accreditations with Professional Body**

**Required**

Matric

Advanced MS Office Skills

E-learning software development Knowledge/Certification

**Preferred (would be advantageous)**

Relevant tertiary qualification

**Professional Registration**

**Personal Attributes or Competency Profile**

**The Discovery Person**
- Values Driven
- Optimistic
- Learns on the Fly
- Resilient
- Instils Trust
- People Savvy
- Drives Results
- Problem Solver

**The Discovery Leader**

**At Discovery, Leaders**:

- are inspirational leaders who live the values and believes in the core purpose
- are humble
- treat others with care, dignity and respect
- ensure that the business case prevails
- have a bias for action
- understand that people are Discovery's greatest asset
- build an environment for optimal performance
- set ambitious goals and implement the highest standards
- are students and masters of communication
- never stop learning
- have and express strong beliefs and views, yet are open-minded and support the chosen path
- EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.