Job Description

Flysafair careers – Senior Manager: Training

Senior Manager: Training

About the Program

Job Description

• Develop and implement a multi-year training strategy aligned with business-driven L&D priorities and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Oversee governance of L&D frameworks and policies, ensuring quality assurance, compliance, and alignment with long-term organisational goals.
• Lead organisation-wide capability reviews to identify and mitigate workforce risks, ensuring readiness for business transformation.
• Provide leadership and oversight of L&D strategy, ensuring alignment with business transformation and future talent needs.
• Oversee organisation-wide capability planning by consolidating skills gap analyses into long-term workforce and succession strategies.
• Ensure learning initiatives support organisational transformation and future capability requirements.
• Partner with business leaders to address current and emerging capability gaps.
• Guide design and governance of leadership, technical, and soft skills programmes, ensuring consistent quality and impact.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning through blended learning, digital platforms, and coaching/mentoring frameworks.
• Oversee the Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring content relevance, accessibility, and user engagement.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, industry, and professional training requirements (e.g., aviation, safety, occupational health).
• Liaise with regulatory bodies, accreditation authorities, and internal compliance stakeholders to maintain valid and accredited programmes.
• Monitor and report on training compliance levels, proactively addressing gaps and risks.
• Standardise and document training practices to meet audit requirements.
• Deliver accurate monthly and quarterly training reports, including hours, completion rates, costs vs. budget, ROI, and impact metrics.
• Maintain 100% accuracy of training data and provide trend analysis to support workforce planning and skills development.
• Ensure compliance with statutory/regulatory training reporting requirements, including TETA submissions and aviation logs.
• Develop training dashboards for senior leadership highlighting compliance rates, skills gaps, and L&D effectiveness.
• Translate training data into actionable insights for strategic HR/OD plans.
• Establish training governance frameworks, policies, and systems that meet business and regulatory expectations.
• Implement monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure ROI, learning effectiveness, and compliance outcomes.
• Ensure training providers meet professional and ethical standards.
• Own and manage the training budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness and ROI.
• Negotiate and manage vendor and provider relationships strategically.
• Champion learning innovation, including AI-driven learning, digital platforms, predictive analytics, and skills marketplaces.
• Position the organisation as a learning organisation, embedding continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Anticipate and prepare for future skills trends in digital, regulatory, and AI domains.
• Lead and develop a high-performing training team across L&D and regulatory portfolios.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver integrated training solutions.
• Advise senior leadership on talent and compliance risks 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 relevant field or Business Leadership (Essential).
• ETDP SETA accreditation (Advantageous).
• Master’s degree in 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 in developing and managing soft skills training across departments (Essential).
• Proven experience in managing aviation regulatory training (Essential).
• Excellent knowledge of CATs, CARs, SACAA regulations, and company policies (Essential).
• Knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures and educational/training techniques (Essential).
• Experience with aviation training systems (Essential).

Personal Attributes

• Professional with high ethical standards and integrity.
• Impartial, objective, approachable, and compassionate.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Assertive, flexible, adaptable, and influential.

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 of the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.

FlySafair reserves the right:

• Not to proceed with this vacancy.
• To appoint candidates based on operational requirements.

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