Senior Learning and Development Manager | Nedbank Asset Management | Cape Town

Nedgroup Investments, part of Nedbank Group and based at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, is hiring a Senior Learning and Development Manager to lead the learning and development strategy for their asset management business. You will work with business leaders and HR to build capability, plan for future skills and deliver learning that truly supports the business strategy.

What the role involves:

• Designing and implementing the Learning and Development strategy for the business unit and cluster.
• Managing the full employee bursary process, from applications and approvals to funding, administration and reporting.
• Partnering with leaders to identify future capability needs and turn them into reskilling and upskilling interventions.
• Leading strategic workforce planning to assess current and future skills gaps and recommend build, buy, borrow and redeploy actions.
• Building career pathways and capability frameworks that support internal mobility and talent retention.
• Driving AI enabled learning innovation, including AI agents, automated learning solutions and self service tools.
• Managing vendor relationships, sourcing vendors and approving vendor invoices within budget and timelines.
• Coaching and managing a team of managers, running performance agreements and building a strong talent pipeline.

Application note: Candidates should apply through Nedbank's official careers site. For queries, contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566.

• Advanced Diploma or National 1st Degree at NQF Level (essential).
• Honours Degree in HR Development, HR, Education, Industrial Psychology or Business Management (preferred).
• Minimum 5 years industry experience in Learning and Development.
• Minimum 5 years experience in People Management.
• Strong knowledge of learning and development methodologies and methods for measuring training effectiveness.
• Experience with budgeting, capacity planning and project management principles.
• Knowledge of change management, talent management, diversity management and stakeholder management.
• Strategic planning and organisational behaviour theory knowledge.
• Excellent communication, client service and relationship building skills.
• Ability to align performance for success, make decisions and influence people.

• Align and operationalise the learning and development strategy for the cluster by interpreting business, Group HR and Group L&D strategy.
• Translate business requirements into learning requirements and develop implementation plans.
• Manage the end to end bursary process including applications, approvals, funding, administration, stakeholder communication and reporting.
• Identify emerging and future capability requirements in asset management and turn them into learning, reskilling and upskilling interventions.
• Coordinate strategic workforce planning with business and HR leaders to assess current and future workforce needs and critical skills gaps.
• Design and implement capability building strategies and programmes across the asset management business.
• Develop career pathways and capability frameworks that define skills and competencies for progression across roles and levels.
• Lead the use of advanced AI in L&D, including designing AI agents, automated learning solutions and AI enabled self service tools.
• Improve culture survey results year on year and ensure a client service culture through world class service delivery.
• Manage vendor relationships, source vendors, negotiate contracts and approve vendor invoices within budget and timelines.
• Manage team performance through performance agreements, career conversations and talent retention programmes.
• Build depth of skills in the team by sharing knowledge and encouraging constructive debate about work practices.