Learning & Development Manager

Introduction

Based at the Minopex Head Office in Woodmead, with travel to operational sites as required.

Description

Lead the Learning & Development function across Minopex by translating business priorities into practical capability-building solutions. The role drives critical and scarce skills development, leadership capability, regulatory compliance, talent pipelines, digital learning and workforce readiness across South African and international operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

L&D Strategy & Governance

• Develop and execute the Minopex L&D strategy in support of business, workforce and operational priorities.
• Establish clear L&D frameworks, standards and governance across Head Office and operational sites.
• Use workforce data and business needs to prioritise learning investment and continuously improve delivery.

Skills Development & Compliance

• Lead skills development planning, reporting and compliance across MQA, QCTO, WSP/ATR, Mining Charter, SLP and related requirements.
• Maintain effective accreditation, training-record and audit-ready evidence systems, including support for B-BBEE verification.
• Identify and manage L&D compliance risks, audit findings and corrective actions.

Capability, Talent & Leadership Development

• Build sustainable pipelines for critical and scarce skills through learnerships, graduate programmes and structured development pathways.
• Partner with Organisational Development to strengthen succession readiness, career pathways and leadership capability.
• Develop practical supervisor and leadership programmes focused on safety, performance, client engagement and people leadership.

International Capability & Localisation

• Lead learning and capability development across EMEA projects, supporting mobilisation, operational readiness and skills-transfer commitments.
• Drive localisation and knowledge-transfer strategies that build sustainable local capability and reduce dependency on expatriate skills.
• Ensure international learning initiatives align with contractual, legislative and local-country requirements.

Learning Effectiveness, Digital Learning & Innovation

• Ensure learning programmes are based on identified business needs and supported by consistent design, delivery and evaluation standards.
• Measure learning effectiveness, capability improvement and return on investment, and use the results to improve future interventions.
• Drive effective use of LMS, e-learning, blended learning and scalable digital learning solutions.

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Partner with operational leaders to identify capability gaps and translate them into practical learning solutions.
• Build effective relationships with training providers, regulatory bodies and internal stakeholders.

Lead, coach and develop the L&D team, including site-based Training Officers, with clear priorities and performance expectations.
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Qualification Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Relevant Degree or National Diploma (essential)
• Recognised ETDP qualification at NQF Level 5 (essential)
• Valid Red Ticket (essential)
• ISO Internal Auditor qualification (advantageous)
• Relevant Processing Plant, Engineering or Mining qualification (advantageous)

Experience and Skills Requirements

• 5–8+ years’ Learning & Development experience at management level
• Experience within mining, engineering or heavy industry environments
• Strong knowledge of skills development requirements, including MQA, QCTO, WSP/ATR, Mining Charter and SLP
• Proven ability to develop and implement L&D strategies aligned to workforce and business priorities
• Experience in leadership development, succession, talent pipelines and structured learning programmes
• Experience with Learning Management Systems, digital learning and blended learning solutions
• Strong analytical capability, including measurement of learning impact, effectiveness and ROI.
• Valid driver’s Licence code B, EB or C1