Learning and Development Manager
Novo Nordisk
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Johannesburg • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Deliver organisational capability and skills development excellence
- Design and implement timely, relevant, and high-quality training programmes for frontline and office-based employees
- Ensure a coordinated and impactful onboarding experience
- Identify capability gaps and translate them into targeted development interventions
- Drive frontline capability and leadership development
- Build leadership capabilities to enable effective coaching and performance management
- Support people leaders in developing high-performing teams
- Act as a change advocate
- Manage learning programmes, resources, and governance
- Manage internal and external learning resources and vendors
- Oversee logistics, evaluation, and ROI of learning initiatives
- Ensure compliance with Skills Development Act and internal SOPs
- Enable cross-functional collaboration and strategic alignment
- Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders
- Contribute to cross-functional projects
- Maintain and evolve the competency framework
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Healthcare, or related field
- Master’s degree desirable
- Minimum 3 – 5 years experience in Learning & Development or Talent Development
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
- Solid understanding of learning theory and leadership development
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Valid driver’s license
Benefits
- Opportunities to learn and develop
- Unique company culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
learning theoryleadership developmenttraining programme designonboarding experience managementperformance managementcapability gap analysisevaluation of learning initiativescompetency framework maintenance
Soft skills
facilitationcoachingstakeholder managementorganisational skillscommunication skillschange advocacycross-functional collaboration