Job Title: Learning, Training and Development Manager
Organisation: Human Capital Business Solutions
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Human Capital Business Solutions is a boutique human resources consultancy that specializes in strategic HR consulting, Talent Acquisition & Management and HR Outsourcing services.
On behalf of our client in the manufacturing sector, we are looking for a knowledgeable and experienced Learning, Training and Development Manager to be based in Kampala.
Job Summary: The Learning, Training and Development Manager is responsible for actively influencing the organisation’s Learning & Development strategies, and implementing such strategies in country to ensure required competence, enabling the achievement of the organisation’s long-term growth strategy.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Learning and Development Strategic focus
- Interrogates BU strategy and compares key competence requirements with current levels, to identify strategic focus areas and training needs, aligned to organisation objectives.
- Learning & Development infrastructure development
- Leads the implementation of the development infrastructure in BU, including career paths, competence frameworks, competency definition, curricula design, critical learning interventions and systems.
- Actively enables a learning culture in BU, through utilisation of optimal learning approach, methodologies and assessment.
- Aligns Learning & Development processes, practices, frameworks and tools in BU, as appropriate, aligned to Group Office (GO).
- Develops and manages relationships with external partners in BU, such as educational institutions.
- Develops and implements effective Learning & Development metrics, aligned to GO, that drive and support BU performance.
Competence Development
- Sources BU specific Learning solutions, working in conjunction with other functional leaders and specialists in BU and in GO.
- Implements effective leadership programs to build leaders at all levels, with the required skills and competencies to lead and generate confidence in the future.
- Ensures effective integration of talent management, performance management and Learning & Development in BU, to ensure optimal organisation and individual development.
- Ensures alignment between Sector Scarce Skills priorities and business requirements for pipeline creation.
Governance
- Ensures legislative and governance compliance in all aspects of Learning & Development in BU.
Talent Development
- Coordinate new talent pipeline programs including GT program
- Track and monitor the career path (growth plan) for talent within the company;
- Support Top Talent and High Potentials (HiPOs) initiatives.
Budgetary responsibility
- Management of LTD & staff services budget as approved in line with the BPP
- Procurement responsibility
- LTD services as per budget
- Human Resource – Administration responsibility
- Leave Management
- Canteen management
- Time and Attendance management
- HR Support to service centres
- Undertake other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Degree in Human Resource Management or a related discipline in humanities.
- Post Graduate Diploma/Master’s degree in Human Resource Management is an added advantage
- Member of Human Resource Managers Association of Uganda (HRMAU)
- General work experience (years): over five years working experience in large organisations
- Specific to the position (level/discipline/years): 5 or more years’ Learning & Development experience at a Supervisory Level in Manufacturing Industry
- Sound Business knowledge and acumen.
- Technical process expertise.
- Ability to solve complex business problems.
- Ability to build leaders at all levels.
- Ability to implement competency models.
- Ability to coach others and build organisational capabilities by aligning strategy, culture, practices and behaviour, and ensure that line managers recognize the value.
- Ability to adjust and refresh competencies to meet the changing needs of the organisation.
- Analysis & diagnostic skills.
- Influencing and Facilitation skills.
- Ability to establish trust, based on integrity.
- Ability to collaborate to deliver value.
- Reputation for discretion and sound judgment.
- Strong Leadership ability.
- Stakeholder/ relationship management.
- Project management skills.
- Change management skills.
- Judgement and decision making – Actively influences critical decisions with regard to learning and development strategic priorities, frameworks, processes and practices for BU.
- Training of Trainers skills
How to Apply:
Candidates who meet the criteria outlined above should submit their applications, resume and academic documents in pdf format with “HCBSU-LTD-LEARNING, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER” as the Email subject via [email protected]
Deadline: 28th August 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60