Learning Development Specialist

Job description / Role

Job Purpose: Supervise the implementation of performance management, training programs and processes and succession planning.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement the performance management system (PMS) in the Group and ensure its completion as per the approved plans.
- Provide guidance to the Group employees pertaining to goals setting and other associated tasks of PMS process.
- Participate with Organization Development Specialist to design and periodically updating the competency dictionary/framework at the Group.
- Ensure that periodic reports are generated with respect to PMS. Analyze the reports and performance appraisal results and share with OD Manager.
- Prepare the annual list of eligible employees for promotions, salary annual increment, bonus and incentives and submit them to the OD Manager for review.
- Establish methods that help reduce turnover related to poor performance.
- Design a training catalogue that covers different functions at the Group.
- Identify training and development needs within the Group through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with Department Heads.
- Develop the annual training plan and individual development plans (IDP) for the Group employees in coordination with Department Heads and submit them to the OD Manager for review.
- Coordinates with Learning & Development Specialists at the Subsidiaries to agree on the mutual and common training courses to be provided to the employees to ensure better planning
- and monitor the training budget.
- Establish and maintain training materials for in-house courses.
- Obtain a soft/hard copy of training material that is provided to the Group employees and keep them in Group’s library.
- Review training materials from a variety of training vendors and choose appropriate materials.
- Monitor and review the progress of trainees through questionnaires and discussions with Department Heads.
- Evaluate training and development programmes.
- Create strong database for training centers/ instructors and maintain a professional relationship with them, and try to obtain the best prices.
- Evaluate the performance of training centers by obtaining feedback of Group employees
- Ensure that the nominated candidates for succession planning program are meeting the requirements and conditions as per succession plan policy.

Requirements

- Bachelor degree in Business Administration or Human Resources or Industrial Engineering.
- 3-4 years of experience as learning & development, training specialist or training coordinator. Must be based in Jeddah with experience in KSA.
- Languages: English, Arabic is a must

About the Company

Human Capital House was set up in the year 2013 with a vision to be a progressive talent acquisition partner for organizations within the local and regional market in the Middle East.

As international markets get ever demanding, corporations globally are presented with the challenges of attracting the right talent. Human capital retention and recruitment remain a critical factor to the success of any company. Strategic decision to recruit the right talent is a key issue to organization as wrong candidate selection can potentially be disastrous to their efficiency.

The critical aspect of choosing the right individual with the apt experience and knowledge becomes more crucial as he/she would need to share the ambitions of the employer, while fitting in to the new culture. Human Capital House has both the experience and expertise to help its clients make the right choice of selection. From understanding client requirements, through identifying and assessing the candidates, our systematic approach strives to ensure successful executive recruitment.