National Training and Development Manager

SUMMARY:
Allmed is looking for a National Training and Development Manager to oversee our training academy.

POSITION INFO:

Location: Cape Town / Johannnesburg

Job Type: Contract

Area: National

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing the Training Department as a whole and the delivery of its training programme.
• Maintaining the accreditation of the courses and facilitate accreditation of non-accredited courses.
• Recruiting/line managing course leaders/ ATA Administrators and tutors.
• Working with the Managing Director to establish the Training Department budget for each financial year and working to meet or improve upon a balanced budget throughout the year.
• Dealing with any complaints relating to the work of the Training Department.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Controlling functional area budgets with the functional heads, ensuring plans are achieved on time and at desired level of quality.
• Ensuring staff are on track and skilled to perform the jobs they are required to do
• Teaching and learning responsibilities including teaching, assessment, lecturing and materials development monitoring.
• Ongoing administration related to teaching and learning activities
• Ongoing training and development of staff
• Organising and chairing Training Department meetings.
• Attending and contributing to Sales Meetings.
• Writing reports relating to the work of the Training Department.
• Overall strategic management of the students/training.
• Leading the planning and delivery of graduation events.
• Ensuring the Training Department content on the website is kept up-to-date and attending to other marketing needs.
• Developing the training programme with reference to the agreed Business Plan.
• Other relevant duties commensurate with the position.

Requirements:

National Senior Certificate and Tertiary Qualification

• Relevant, up to date workplace experience in the Education, Training and Development sector.
• Knowledge of numerous Customer service practices.
• Leadership and management skills.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• 3 to 5 years senior management experience with multiple task responsibilities – including budgeting, people management, customer service, planning, organising, and controlling
• Project management experience.
• Working knowledge of skills development, learnerships, reporting requirements, and education legislation and policy.
• Programme development and teaching and learning in area of expertise.
• Quality assurance.
• Policy development and implementation

Character Traits:

• Calm disposition – must be able to motivate and coach to success

• Ability to cope under pressure and prioritise effectively

• Well organised
• Big picture thinker – but able to take action
• Creative and able to take initiative to solve problems and manage situations