Learning and Development Specialist

Purpose of the Role: To coordinate and manage the administration, compliance, delivery, and reporting of all learning and development activities across the South African Sites, Zamba, Lesotho, Botswana and Tanzania with a focus on training logistics, data accuracy, legislative compliance, and learner support. This role includes managing programmes, career pathing initiatives, and support for graduate and internship programmes. Key Responsibilities Learning Administration Coordinate full-cycle training logistics including scheduling, enrolments, venue booking, travel arrangements, catering, and facilitator communication. Maintain up-to-date training records, attendance registers, assessments, and certification on the LMS or manual trackers. Consolidate and update site training trackers monthly to ensure precise training data. Support onboarding and induction programmes by ensuring materials by updated materials, scheduling sessions are track new hires until completion. Distribute and archive updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) relevant to training content and workplace compliance. Develop and maintain a centralised training calendar across departments, operations, and project sites. Draft and distribute communication to relevant stakeholders to frequently communicate deadlines for training initiatives, TADS participation, and weekly training tracker submission. Maintain performance management templates. Support and maintain succession plan progression trackers and IDPs Learning Compliance and Governance Ensure all learning activities align with legislative requirements under the Skills Development Act, Employment Equity Act, and QCTO frameworks and other country requirements. Lead and coordinate the preparation of Workplace Skills Plans (WSP) and Annual Training Reports (ATR) for SETA submission, BBBEE audits, Equity Reporting. Administer documentation and ensure timely submission for discretionary and mandatory SETA grant funding applications, Equity re Maintain documentation for internal and external audits, including SETA verifications, BBBEE verification, EE reporting requirements and client compliance checks. Monitor and track the accreditation status of training providers. Facilitate reporting for VETA Tanzania and any other statutory requirements in the relevant countries Reporting and Analytics Prepare and submit accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on all learning and development activities both internal and for client. Track participation, completion, and assessment data for legal, operational, and QCTO programmes. Provide detailed reporting for bursary holders, graduates, and interns. Develop dashboards for visual reporting of KPIs, learning compliance, and programme impact to support business reviews. System and Tracker Management Maintain manual and digital training trackers for all training conducted across the organisation, including remote sites. Ensure that all learning data is accurately captured in LMS, HRIS,