Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The Learning & Development (L&D) Manager is responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating the organization's learning and talent development strategy to build a high-performing workforce.
- The role oversees all aspects of employee learning, leadership development, technical capability building, onboarding, performance improvement, succession planning, and organizational capability development.
- The successful candidate will lead the L&D function, manage a team of learning professionals, collaborate with business leaders to identify capability gaps, and ensure learning interventions directly improve employee performance and business results.
Key Responsibilities
Learning Strategy & Organizational Development:
- Develop and execute the organization's Learning & Development strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Conduct organization-wide training needs assessments.
- Develop annual learning calendars and capability-building initiatives.
- Identify competency gaps across departments.
- Create career development and learning pathways for employees.
- Establish a culture of continuous learning.
Training Design & Delivery:
- Design and implement technical, behavioural, leadership, and compliance training programmes.
- Develop instructor-led, virtual, and e-learning programmes.
- Source and manage external training providers where necessary.
- Develop internal training materials and learning resources.
- Ensure all training programmes meet quality standards.
Leadership Development:
- Design leadership development programmes for supervisors, managers, and executives.
- Coach managers on employee development.
- Develop succession planning initiatives.
- Identify and nurture high-potential employees.
- Support management development programmes.
Performance Improvement:
- Partner with HR Business Partners and department heads to identify performance gaps.
- Recommend learning interventions to improve productivity.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training using measurable business outcomes.
- Support Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) through targeted coaching and development.
Talent Development:
- Develop competency frameworks.
- Implement Individual Development Plans (IDPs).
- Coordinate graduate trainee and internship programmes.
- Develop mentorship and coaching programmes.
- Support employee career progression initiatives.
Learning Technology:
- Manage the organization's Learning Management System (LMS).
- Maintain training records and compliance reports.
- Utilize digital learning tools and learning analytics.
- Promote blended learning approaches.
Team Leadership:
- Lead, mentor, and develop the L&D team.
- Set departmental KPIs and performance expectations.
- Allocate resources and manage workloads.
- Conduct regular coaching and performance reviews.
- Foster collaboration and innovation within the team.
Stakeholder Management:
- Partner with department heads to understand learning needs.
- Present learning reports to senior management.
- Manage relationships with external training consultants and institutions.
- Coordinate learning budgets and vendor negotiations.
Compliance:
- Ensure mandatory regulatory and compliance training is completed.
- Maintain accurate learning records.
- Ensure compliance with labour regulations and industry standards.
- Develop policies related to learning and development.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: info@zinajob.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.