View Vacancy - L&D Adviser (Learning Partner) - 24/18 PTA - NO SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Learning and Development

Main purpose of job:

The Diplomatic Academy Regional Teams (DART) provide innovative and creative learning solutions to meet the needs of the UK Government overseas. We partner with British Missions (Posts) to ensure learning is based on performance outcomes and aligned to UK Government priorities. We work to ensure that learning activities are designed to best-practice L&D standards, based on solid research and contribute to building a positive learning culture within the workplace.

The role of the L&D Adviser (LP) in Africa will be to design, deliver and implement blended learning programmes based on organisational priorities and regional needs related to performance outcomes.

 

Roles and responsibilities:

Partner with Posts and Business Partners (BP) on Learning solutions

  • Partner with BPs and Posts to design and deliver learning solutions that meet identified needs/performance outcomes
  • Ensure learning solutions are designed and delivered using best-practice L&D methodologies consistent with Modern Workplace Learning. Ensure solutions are built as programmes and make use of appropriate technology.
  • Evaluate L&D solutions to ensure performance outcomes are achieved.

 

Facilitation

  • Facilitate Leadership & Management Development programmes
  • Support Management Development cohorts including Line Management learning sets
  • Act as live or virtual facilitators, community managers and moderators for online communities and groups
  • Lead cohorts of learners through programmes of learning in support of Diplomatic Academy Faculties
  • Work with Subject Matter Experts (SME) to deliver targeted learning through virtual platforms
  • Develop SME L&D expertise through face to face and virtual facilitation

 

Content Management

Curate and manage content across key thematic areas

  • Excellent English language skills
  • Able to communicate and facilitate both virtual and live (face to face) groups effectively
  • Learning design skills to devise and implement learning solutions
  • Consultative and partnering skills
  • Content management and curation ability
  • Capability in community and group moderation to lead groups in virtual environments
  • Min 5 years in a L&D and/or OD environment either public or private sector
  • Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
  • Able to travel as and when required
  • A passion and enthusiasm for developing people

Language requirements:

Language: English

Level of language required: excellent written and spoken  

2 July 2018
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Permanent
Africa
South Africa
Pretoria
British High Commission
1
ZAR
R38 398.77
1 August 2018
  • The British High Commission pays in full for the Key Care Plus option on Discovery Health for staff including spouses/partners and dependants.
  • Once you have successfully completed your probation the British High Commission will contribute 9% of your monthly salary to a Provident Fund.
  • Annual leave entitlement of 25 days
  • Working hours per week of 36.5
  • Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.
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  • The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
  • Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Pretoria are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in South Africa.
  • All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit. 
  • The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;
  1. Obtain the relevant permit
  2. Pay fees for the permit
  3. Make arrangements to relocate
  4. Meet the costs to relocation 
  • The British High Commission do not sponsor visas/work permits except where it may be local practice to do so. 
  • Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
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