Lead: Leadership and People Development (Sandton / Centurion)Date: 18 Aug 2024Location: Sandton, Gauteng, ZAWho are we?Sanlam Corporate forms part of the Sanlam Group which offers retail and corporate life insurance, health and investment products in South Africa. Our vision is to be the preferred partner to Corporate and Public Sector by providing an awesome client experience and comprehensive solutions that enable the financial resilience and prosperity of those entities and their employees.We believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives every individual the opportunity to achieve success by embracing diversity and growing our talent.What will you do?This role will be responsible for providing strategic direction and thought leadership on best-in-class people development practices that define learning culture and architecture within Sanlam Corporate, in the context of the diverse needs of multiple stakeholders.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide thought leadership and drive policy implementation around all aspects of People Development.Lead and drive the digitisation of learning aligned to the Human Capital Strategy.Embed ethical behaviours and future fit leadership competencies to promote an ethical and inclusive culture.Conduct a skills capability mapping process per prioritised BU's and identify the reskilling, upskilling, and/or enablement requirements for employees.Redesign our executive leadership programme and build industry thought leadership.Design an integration and assimilation programme for new leaders.Design and implement a technical skills academy to enable upskilling and reskilling of employees for sustainable business performance.Facilitate the development of FSC skills development targets and ensure that delivery of the L&D strategy contributes to achievement of the targets.Business engagement in reviewing the BU-specific strategy to identify needs and align strategic priorities for learning and development.Identify future skills needs for Sanlam Corporate and the Employee Benefits industry and ensure relevant solution design and digital learning delivery.Position the learning and development function in Sanlam Corporate as a world-class learning organisation.Direct and co-ordinate L&D activities across the organisation in partnership with relevant department heads.Forge relationships with Sanlam Group, the business, and key learning partners.Qualification and ExperienceRelevant Post Graduate Degree in Human Resources/Organisational Psychology. 8 – 10 years experience in the following areas:Demonstrated success in developing, building and delivering on a corporate L&D strategy.Integrating, aligning and executing strategy.Developing a stakeholder management grid for the business.Identifying opportunities to improve the learning experience to Sanlam Corporate.Designing and implementing learning and leadership development frameworks.Knowledge and SkillsProven leadership and senior management skills.Identifying automation opportunities to create efficiencies and mitigate risk.Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders.Strategy planning and execution.Business Acumen.Learning and development methodologies.Influencer/change agent.Finance and accounting acumen.Core CompetenciesCultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.Client Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others.Resilience: Rebounding from setbacks and adversity.Organisational Savvy: Manoeuvring comfortably through complex policy, process and people related organizational dynamics.Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex information to effectively solve problems.Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best.Business Insight: Applying knowledge of the business and marketplace.Our commitment to transformationThe Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace.
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