L and D & Risk Administrator

PwC Careers Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a Learning and Development Associate in Cape Town. The role involves designing and delivering innovative training programs, managing event logistics, and providing administrative support. Candidates should have strong organizational skills, experience in event planning, and excellent communication abilities. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to continuous learning and professional growth within the organization. Join a team dedicated to enhancing employee skills and fostering a culture of learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for Western Cape Assurance training by organising and managing all administrative related training activities.
• Coordinate participant targeting, bookings, and communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Provide administrative support to the Western Cape risk and quality Partner and team.

Skills

Strong organisational and administrative skills

Experience with event planning and coordination

Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently

Embrace digital initiatives and transformation within the training space

Job description

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in talent and development focus on finding, deploying, training and enabling talent through talent identification and enhancing employee skills and knowledge, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. These individuals collaborate with subject matter specialists and project teams to strategize effective ways to locate, assess, educate and train employees, in line with market developments and firm strategy.

As a learning and development generalist at PwC, you will focus on designing and delivering innovative training programmes to enhance employee skills and knowledge. You will play a crucial role in fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the organisation.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of required skills, knowledge, and experiences

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Job Profile Summary

A career in Learning and Development, within Internal firm services, will provide you with the opportunity to contribute to the success of our people by assisting with coordinating quality learning initiatives that constantly improve the PwC experience. You’ll help us identify and source the best instructors, target the appropriate participants, and coordinate the various resources to ensure seamless, quality learning solutions across traditional and virtual classroom environments, and consult with other areas of the Firm to ensure our training initiatives support the PwC strategy. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders and requires a proactive approach to managing training and event logistics.

Job Description

Training support

• Provide support for Western Cape Assurance training by organising and managing all administrative related training activities.
• E-Learning targeting, monitoring completion and non-compliance / remedial actions.
• External events & conferences: IFRS client training events, provide administrative support.
• Coordinate with the Facilities team relating to training room management.
• Diary bookings for internal and external events.
• Meeting room and training room bookings.
• Room setup requirements.

Event / Session Management

• Coordinate participant targeting, bookings, and communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Responsible for catering and logistical needs for training events.
• Prepare all necessary training materials.
• Arrange bookings and payments for flights, accommodation and car hire.
• Coordinate with the Facilities team for optimal room setup and logistics for training events.
• Maintain accurate attendance records, including non-attendance and necessary remediation actions.
• Extract evaluation reports following events.

Stakeholder Assistance

• Assist with ad hoc queries from the practice regarding learning records, attendance, and targets.
• Address queries concerning Growth Centre activities specific to the Western Cape region.

Western Cape Risk & Quality

• Provide administrative support to the Western Cape risk and quality Partner and team.

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Experience with event planning and coordination.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.
• Embrace digital initiatives and transformation within the training space.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

January 16, 2026