Specialist: Learning Design and Development

Rosstone; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Rosstone in Gauteng seeks a Senior Specialist / Principal level who will be a hands-on leadership development architect. You will design enterprise-level leadership development architecture and measurement frameworks that translate capability into measurable business impact.

This role bridges strategy and learning delivery, ensuring outputs are practical, scalable, and application-driven. You will design flagship programmes, embed ROE thinking, and shape how leadership capability is built across

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years' experience in leadership or learning and/or talent development.
• Proven experience designing enterprise leadership frameworks/architectures.
• Strong leadership measurement capability beyond L1/L2 (outcomes focused).
• Ability to design end-to-end learning journeys, not standalone programmes.
• Experience producing delivery-ready learning solutions and assets.
• Deep exposure to senior and executive leadership development.
• Strong capability in learning architecture and instructional design.
• Experience in large, complex, regulated environments (financial services preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise leadership journeys that blend learning, exposure, and real work.
• Embed ROE thinking from day one.
• Build flagship programmes and systems that get used.
• Bridge strategy and learning architecture to delivery-ready design.

Skills

Leadership development

Learning architecture

Instructional design

Measurement frameworks

Executive leadership exposure

Job description

Specialist: Learning Design and Development

Required Experience (Must-Haves)

• 10–15+ years’ experience in leadership/learning and/or talent development
• Proven experience designing enterprise leadership frameworks / architectures
• Strong leadership measurement capability beyond L1/L2 (application and outcome focus)
• Demonstrated ability to design end-to-end learning journeys, not standalone programmes
• Experience producing delivery-ready learning solutions and assets
• Deep exposure to senior and executive leadership development
• Strong capability in learning architecture and instructional design
• Experience in large, complex, regulated environments (financial services preferred)

Seniority:

• Senior Specialist / Principal level (hands‑on architect, not advisory-only)

Role Purpose:

• A senior, hands‑on leadership development architect to design enterprise-level leadership development architecture, measurement frameworks, and flagship programmes that translate leadership capability into measurable application and business impact resulting in true leadership bench strength and a future proof leadership pipelines
• This role bridges strategy and learning architecture to delivery‑ready design, ensuring all outputs are practical, measurable, scalable, and application-driven.

Core responsibilities:

• Design enterprise leadership journeys that blend learning, exposure, and real work
• Embed application and ROE thinking from day one
• Build flagship programmes and systems that get used
• Ideal for someone who:
• Thrives on complex, enterprise design challenges
• Is frustrated by traditional learning models
• Wants to build something new, not refine the old
• By the end of the assignment, you will have left your mark by shaping how leadership capability is built and measured across a large financial services organisation into the future.