Senior Learning and Development Manager

Psybergate; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Psybergate is seeking an experienced leader to shape and scale enterprise leadership development across the organization in Gauteng. You will translate business strategy into capability-building programs and design scalable leadership frameworks that integrate learning with real business impact.

You will partner with senior leadership, HR, and business sponsors to drive governance, measurement, and continuous improvement of flagship leadership programmes, ensuring high quality delivery through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification in HR, Learning & Development, Education, Organizational Development, Business Management, or related field.
• Honours or postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• 8–12 years' experience in Learning and Development, Leadership Development, Talent Development, Organizational Development, or Organizational Effectiveness.
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise learning frameworks, leadership development programmes, or capability-building initiatives.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders, executives, and strategic stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into leadership capability and development solutions.
• Experience managing large-scale leadership development programmes, strategic vendors, and external learning partners.
• Experience designing and implementing learning measurement frameworks that evaluate behavioural change and business outcomes.
• Strong understanding of leadership development, organizational effectiveness, talent management, succession planning, and change management.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, facilitation, consulting, and presentation skills.
• Strong programme, portfolio, and vendor management capabilities with the ability to influence across all organisational levels.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy, culture priorities, and leadership requirements into enterprise leadership development solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain leadership development frameworks, learning pathways, and enterprise learning architecture.
• Create scalable learning solutions that blend formal learning, workplace application, leadership experiences, and practical development opportunities.
• Align leadership development initiatives with talent management, succession planning, performance, and culture strategies.
• Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of enterprise flagship leadership programmes.
• Oversee programme design delivered by internal teams and external learning providers for consistency and quality.
• Establish leadership development design principles, governance standards, and quality assurance frameworks.
• Partner with executives, senior leaders, HR teams, and stakeholders to identify leadership capability requirements.
• Translate complex business challenges into practical and impactful leadership development solutions.
• Influence stakeholder engagement, sponsorship, and adoption of leadership development initiatives.
• Provide thought leadership and SME on leadership capability building and organisational development.
• Develop measurement frameworks that assess learning application, behavioural change, leadership effectiveness, and business impact.
• Establish reporting mechanisms, governance processes, and performance metrics for leadership development programmes.
• Design sustainment and reinforcement strategies that embed learning into everyday leadership practices.
• Monitor programme implementation, evaluate outcomes, and recommend continuous improvements based on insights.
• Manage relationships with external learning providers, design partners, and programme vendors.
• Oversee programme budgets, implementation plans, delivery timelines, risks, and dependencies to ensure successful execution.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership development

Programme management

Vendor management

Facilitation

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR/LD/Organisational Development

Honours or postgraduate qualification

Job description

What you will be doing:

• Translate business strategy, culture priorities, and leadership requirements into enterprise leadership development solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain leadership development frameworks, learning pathways, and enterprise learning architecture.
• Create scalable learning solutions that combine formal learning, workplace application, leadership experiences, and practical development opportunities.
• Align leadership development initiatives with talent management, succession planning, performance, and culture strategies.
• Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of enterprise flagship leadership programmes.
• Oversee programme design delivered by internal teams and external learning providers to ensure consistency and quality.
• Establish leadership development design principles, governance standards, and quality assurance frameworks.
• Partner with executives, senior leaders, HR teams, and business stakeholders to identify leadership capability requirements.
• Translate complex business challenges into practical and impactful leadership development solutions.
• Influence stakeholder engagement, sponsorship, and adoption of leadership development initiatives.
• Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise on leadership capability building and organisational development.
• Develop measurement frameworks that assess learning application, behavioural change, leadership effectiveness, and business impact.
• Establish reporting mechanisms, governance processes, and performance metrics for leadership development programmes.
• Design sustainment and reinforcement strategies that embed learning into everyday leadership practices.
• Monitor programme implementation, evaluate outcomes, and recommend continuous improvements based on insights and stakeholder feedback.
• Manage relationships with external learning providers, design partners, and programme vendors.
• Oversee programme budgets, implementation plans, delivery timelines, risks, and dependencies to ensure successful execution.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree, Advanced Diploma, or equivalent qualification in Human Resources, Learning and Development, Education, Industrial Psychology, Organisational Development, Business Management, or a related field.
• Honours Degree or postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• 8–12 years' experience in Learning and Development, Leadership Development, Talent Development, Organisational Development, or Organisational Effectiveness.
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise learning frameworks, leadership development programmes, or capability-building initiatives.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders, executives, and strategic stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into leadership capability and development solutions.
• Experience managing large-scale leadership development programmes, strategic vendors, and external learning partners.
• Experience designing and implementing learning measurement frameworks that evaluate behavioural change and business outcomes.
• Strong understanding of leadership development, organisational effectiveness, talent management, succession planning, and change management.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, facilitation, consulting, and presentation skills.
• Strong programme, portfolio, and vendor management capabilities with the ability to influence across all organisational levels.