Learning and Development Specialist

At Belgotex, we believe that when our people grow, our business grows with them. We’re looking for a passionate Learning and Development Specialist who shares our curiosity for learning and our belief in being Better Together. If you’re energised by helping people unlock their potential and turning development needs into meaningful learning experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Company

Belgotex is Africa’s leading carpet and artificial grass manufacturer. As a soft flooring specialist we design, make, and distribute high-quality broadloom and modular carpets with custom solutions available to the commercial market. Our extensive product portfolio includes luxury and specialist vinyls and artificial grass.

Corporate Values:

Better Together: We believe that people inspire greatness. It takes a team to achieve our world class standards, and we can’t do any of this alone.

We Tread Softly: We are a recognised world leader for sustainability practices, asking less of the planet in all that we do.

Deep Focus: We are on a journey of vertical growth to deliver specialised flooring solutions to Africa and the world.

Curiosity: True innovation starts with a desire to explore and achieve the unimaginable.

Courage: We’re not afraid to ask big questions, even if it means asking more of ourselves.

Purpose

The Learning and Development Specialist is to design, coordinate, implement and evaluate learning and development initiatives that build organisational capability, support employee growth and strengthen business performance. The role is responsible for partnering with leaders, managers and employees to identify learning needs, deliver fit-for-purpose development solutions, support statutory and internal training requirements, maintain accurate learning records and ensure alignment with organisational development priorities, company values, compliance requirements and people strategy objectives

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and managers to identify learning needs, capability gaps and development priorities.

• Design, coordinate and implement learning programmes, workshops, learning pathways and development interventions.

• Support the Workplace Skills Plan, Annual Training Plan and related statutory skills development requirements.

• Coordinate mandatory, compliance, technical, leadership, behavioural, onboarding and functional learning initiatives.

• Source and manage external training providers to ensure learning solutions are relevant and fit for purpose.

• Maintain accurate training records, attendance registers, evaluation feedback and supporting documentation.

• Monitor learner participation, completion rates and learning impact.

• Support learnerships, internships, apprenticeships, bursaries and other structured development programmes.

• Guide managers and employees on learning opportunities and development planning.

• Facilitate selected learning sessions, workshops and onboarding interventions.

• Support skills development reporting, SETA submissions and training evidence requirements.

• Continuously look for ways to improve our learning processes, materials, systems and overall learner experience.

• A Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Organisational Psychology, Education, Training and Development, Business Management or a related field.

• 5 to 8 years’ experience in Learning and Development, Skills Development, Organisational Development, Talent Development, Training Coordination or a related people development role.

• Sound knowledge of learning and development practices, adult learning principles and workplace skills planning.

• Working knowledge of South African skills development legislation and frameworks, including SETA requirements, Workplace Skills Plans and Annual Training Reporting.

• Strong facilitation, communication, planning and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong administration and attention to detail.

• Good analytical capability and the ability to turn learning data into practical insights.

• Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office.

• Experience within manufacturing, textile, flooring, industrial, FMCG or another large operational environment would be advantageous. Experience with learnerships, internships, apprenticeships, structured skills programmes or digital learning platforms would also be beneficial.

Competencies: Individual Contributor

Valuing Differences - Working effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds; seeks out and uses unique abilities, insights, and ideas from diverse individuals.

Work standards - Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

Initiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish work goals; taking action to achieve results beyond what is required; being proactive.

Planning and Organising - Establishing an action plan for self and others to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.

Continuous Learning - Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application

What Matters to Us

At Belgotex, how we work matters just as much as what we achieve. We’re looking for someone who brings curiosity, collaboration, sound judgement, a commitment to continuous improvement, and a genuine passion for helping others learn and grow.

Ready to help us grow capability and create meaningful learning experiences? We’d love to hear from you.