Job Description

Flysafair careers – Senior Manager

Senior Manager

Company: FlySafair Careers

About the Role

The Senior Manager is responsible for leading the organisation’s Learning and Development strategy, ensuring regulatory compliance, workforce capability planning, and alignment of training initiatives with long-term business objectives and transformation goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a multi-year training and L&D strategy aligned with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee governance frameworks, policies, and quality assurance processes to ensure compliance and strategic alignment.
• Lead organisation-wide capability reviews and skills gap analyses to support workforce planning and succession strategies.
• Align all learning initiatives with organisational transformation and future capability needs.
• Partner with business leaders to address current and emerging skills gaps.
• Guide the design and governance of leadership, technical, and soft skills programmes.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning through blended learning, digital platforms, coaching, and mentoring frameworks.
• Oversee the Learning Management System, ensuring content relevance, compliance, accessibility, and engagement.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory, industry, and regulatory training requirements.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and accreditation authorities to maintain programme validity and compliance.
• Monitor, report, and address training compliance risks and gaps proactively.
• Standardise and document training processes to meet audit and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver accurate monthly and quarterly training reports to executive leadership, including performance metrics, ROI, costs, and impact analysis.
• Ensure 100% accuracy of training data and provide trend analysis to support strategic workforce planning.
• Maintain full compliance with statutory reporting obligations.
• Develop executive-level training dashboards highlighting compliance rates, skills gaps, and L&D effectiveness.
• Translate training analytics into actionable insights for strategic HR and organisational development planning.
• Establish and maintain robust training governance systems aligned with business and regulatory expectations.
• Implement monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure learning effectiveness and return on investment.
• Ensure training providers and facilitators meet professional and ethical standards.
• Own and manage the training budget, ensuring cost efficiency and strategic alignment.
• Negotiate and manage vendor relationships at a strategic level.
• Champion learning innovation, including digital transformation, AI-driven learning, predictive analytics, and skills marketplaces.
• Position the organisation as a learning-driven enterprise focused on continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Anticipate future skills trends and prepare the organisation accordingly.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing training and L&D team.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and regulatory authorities to deliver integrated training solutions.
• Advise senior leadership on compliance risks and talent development strategies related to training gaps.

Job Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential).
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, or related field (Essential).
• Honours degree in a relevant field or Business Leadership (Essential).
• ETDP SETA accreditation (Advantageous).
• Master’s degree in a relevant field or Business Leadership (Advantageous).
• 10–12 years’ relevant experience in a mid-sized organisation, including at least 5 years in aviation training (Essential).
• Minimum of 5 years’ managerial experience (Essential).
• Proven experience managing soft skills training across departments (Essential).
• Proven experience managing aviation regulatory training (Essential).
• Strong knowledge of relevant CATs and CARs regulations (Essential).
• Sound understanding of SACAA regulations, company policies, and Standard Operating Procedures (Essential).
• Knowledge of educational and training methodologies (Essential).
• Experience with aviation training systems (Essential).

Personal Attributes

• Professional with high ethical standards and integrity.
• Impartial, objective, and fair.
• Approachable and compassionate leader.
• Strong time management skills.
• Assertive and confident decision-maker.
• Flexible and adaptable to change.
• Influential and strategic thinker.

Application Guidelines

• Email applications will not be accepted.
• Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups.
• If no feedback is received within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

FlySafair reserves the right to:

• Decide not to proceed with this vacancy.
• Appoint candidates in line with operational requirements.

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