Learning & Development Specialist (L&D Design)

Learning & Development Specialist to design set up and mature the L&D posture of this global technology business!

Full Time On Site Durban South Africa

About the Role

A leading international iGaming organisation is seeking an experienced Learning & Development Specialist to join its People team designing and supporting the delivery of learning capability development and performance enablement across a large corporate technology environment.

This role is squarely focused on Learning & Development execution. It is not an HR Manager or HR Business Partner role. The business is looking for a solid handson L&D specialist who can implement coordinate track and embed learning initiatives that directly support performance leadership readiness and longterm capability. This is an individual contributor role for someone passionate about L&D and success planning!

Key Details

• Salary: Rneg highly competitive for the right person
• Benefits: 2 annual bonuses excellent corporate benefits
• Industry: iGaming (Corporate Technology Environment)
• Company Size: 2000 employees

Experience & Qualifications Required

• 68 years handson experience specifically within Learning & Development and talent development.
• Proven experience operating in a large corporate or technology environment (2000 employees).
• Solid exposure to succession planning support leadership development and capability building.
• Bachelors Degree in Human Resources Industrial Psychology Organisational Development or related discipline.
• Strong experience working with Learning Management Systems and HRIS platforms.
• Advanced Excel skills; exposure to Power BI or similar tools advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to execute track and embed learning programmes at scale.

Ideal Profile
This role suits a strong handson Learning & Development Specialist who enjoys being close to delivery and driving real capability outcomes. You are structured deliveryfocused and comfortable operating in a fastpaced corporate technology environment.
You value clarity consistency and disciplined execution and you understand that effective learning and succession readiness come from practical implementation not just strategy on paper.

Role Overview

This is a deliverydriven individual contributor L&D role operating within a structured corporate environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing learning programmes enabling leadership development supporting succession readiness and ensuring accurate learning and development tracking.

The emphasis is on practical delivery consistency data integrity and impact rather than theory or highlevel design alone.

Key Responsibilities

Learning & Development Delivery

• Execute the organisations Learning & Development initiatives across leadership technical and professional capability areas.
• Coordinate learning programmes facilitators and external training providers to ensure quality delivery and alignment to business needs.
• Facilitate and support learning interventions workshops and development programmes where required.
• Monitor learning effectiveness and ensure development initiatives support performance outcomes.

Succession & Capability Development

• Support succession planning through the identification and development of critical skills and future leadership capability.
• Assist in tracking highpotential talent development and readiness for key roles.
• Maintain accurate development plans and learning pathways aligned to succession priorities.

Study Assistance & Learning Administration

• Manage the study assistance and bursary process including applications approvals and adherence to policy.
• Ensure learning records attendance and completion data are accurately captured within the LMS and HR systems.

Performance Enablement Support

• Support learning inputs into the performance management cycle ensuring development activity aligns to performance outcomes.
• Assist with the maintenance of performance and development data within HR systems.

Data Reporting & Insights

• Track and analyse learning and development data to identify trends gaps and risks.
• Produce structured L&D reports and insights to support leadership decisionmaking.
• Support budget tracking and cost effectiveness of learning initiatives.