Facilitator (KZN)

Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH); Durban; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

TIH in Durban, South Africa, is seeking a Learning and Development facilitator to deliver engaging learning experiences across face-to-face, virtual sessions and short courses. You will design content, use a range of facilitation techniques and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure impactful learning outcomes in line with organisational objectives.

You will manage preparation, delivery and post-learning support, contribute to leadership development initiatives, and actively engage with the LMS

Qualifications

• A degree or diploma in a relevant field; ETDP essential.
• 2 to 4 years’ experience as a facilitator or educator in Learning and Development.
• Experience with facilitation of leadership development programmes is advantageous.
• Accredited Moderator and Accredited Assessor are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver face-to-face, virtual sessions or short courses and tailor content for learner engagement.
• Design learning sessions to meet curriculum requirements and ensure high learner outcomes.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure learning is delivered appropriately and impactful.
• Utilise the LMS to support learning processes and track progress.
• Prepare training plans and relevant training materials; maintain training registers and room setup.

Skills

Facilitation

Educator

LMS

Training material development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree or Diploma in relevant field

ETDP Essential

Accredited Moderator

Accredited Assessor

Tools

LMS

Job description

Join TIH, home to some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers, and grow your career while being part of an organisation with purpose.

Job Purpose

Create a conducive learning environment to encourage learning through interactive activities, thought provoking conversation and “real world” activities that encourage knowledge transfer, dot connect between the theory and the TIH work place and open conversation and feedback. Responsible for the effective preparation, facilitation and post learning impact support related to internal learning programmes and its key learning objectives.

Responsibilities

Learning and Development Program Delivery Deliver face to face sessions, virtual sessions or short courses and create context and conversation that allows learners to engage based on the topic. Be aware of others' reactions and understanding as to why they react as they do. Assess and adapt the learning method to suit the learners needs and ability to understand the content while still ensuring the integrity of the learning and programmes key outcomes. Provide feedback based on participant’s activity, ability to learn and understand the theory and ability to apply the learning in a workplace environment. Project and Program Stakeholder Engagement Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and seniors. Work with stakeholders to ensure learning is delivered in the most appropriate manner. Understand and actively engage with the LMS to assist the learning process. Build relevant and appropriate relationships with the learners as well as managers. Learning and Development Program Design Design learning sessions to meet the requirements of a specified curriculum or to fill gaps in existing programs; develop and maintain relevant content and high-quality training resources to ensure high levels of learner engagement and achievement of learning outcomes. Understand and is able to implement a variety of facilitation techniques and methods to ensure learning is delivered in the most appropriate manner to suit the learners needs as well as ensuring the learning environment is maintained. Able to assess the methodology / technique / facilitation used and the relevance and impact it is having within the learning environment, is able to adjust the method used to ensure the learning is being delivered in the most effective and efficient manner for the learners to understand. Leadership Development Capability Responsible for the end-to-end leadership development programme delivery- this includes needs analysis, designing, developing, implementing and evaluating both content and user experience. Facilitate leadership development initiatives, inclusive of behavioural and theoretical aspects of leadership. Learning Needs Analysis Support the identification of learning needs by analysing performance and competence data to identify gaps in relation to required levels; recommend priorities for Learning and Development interventions. Business Requirements Identification Use available business relevant information to drive the learning within the classroom. Understand the current challenges facing business as well as the key objectives and strategies that TIH and the specific BU wants to achieve. Personal Capability Building Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfil personal potential. Maintain an understanding of content development, relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media. Improvement / Innovation Use logic, reasoning and agility to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Document Preparation Prepare training plans, aligned with the training curriculum and prepare relevant training material. Also responsible for gathering and summarising data for reports. Capture registers on the relevant learning management system. Training Room Operations Manage the training environment to ensure that equipment is up to the right standard as well as ensure the training room is kept clean and ensures learners adhere to the training room code of conduct. Ensuring learners have the correct systems and stationary for training purposes.

Education

A degree/diploma in relevant field (Advantageous); Education and Training Development Practices (ETDP) (Essential); Maintain professional knowledge by reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies (Essential); Accredited Moderator (Advantageous) Accredited assessor (Advantageous)

Experience

2 to 4 years’ experience as a facilitator or educator within the Learning and Development field (Essential). Experience with facilitation of leadership development programmes (Advantageous)