Capability & Skills Specialist, Technology at Safaricom Kenya

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Safaricom is the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya. In addition to providing a broad range of first-class products and services for Telephony, Broadband Internet and Financial services, Safaricom seeks to uplift the welfare of Kenyans through value-added services and support for community projects.Summary Reporting to the Chapter Lead, Capability and Skills, the position holder will be responsible for diagnosing Technology capability and skills development needs at organization, team and individual level so as to design and deliver blended solutions to meet business goals. Responsibilities Works with the business to develop plans to close key gaps identified in learning needs and skill gap analysesAccelerate focus on continuous learning,upskilling and reskilling employees for current and emerging Technology roles.Design intuitive learning experiences through application of learning models and tools to assess and develop Technology capability.Apply knowledge of learning design and technology to optimize and design blended learning pathsResearch best practice to innovate on current thinking to enable experimentation with new technology and methods.Demonstrates advanced facilitation skills and can build this capability in othersDrives and maximises innovative technology to drive a learning cultureLeverage Technology and stakeholders to deliver skill transformation at scale in Technology.Establish a baseline to evaluate the business impact of skills improvement or behavioral change.Works with communities of practice, subject matter experts and third parties to develop and implement learning interventions.Leverages internal and external stakeholders across the business and eco system to drive and embed a learning culture that drives growth and innovationDesign and own Technology learning and reskilling standards, policies, frameworks, and tools.Define and own career pathway frameworks that help employees mobilise their careers.Use insights to continually evolve and improve the learner experience.Lead communication, engagement and learning campaigns that excite and inspire employees to learn and grow.Lead, assess and track learning, reskilling, and upskilling interventions.Build alignment on Technology skill development priorities and resource allocation.Establish a coaching culture owning standards, accreditation, coaching faculties.In liaison with Acquisition, Capability & Talent CoE contribute to the design, implementation and management of effective leadership, performance, employee development and talent management initiatives to address performance and talent gaps related to capacity/knowledge among staff QUALIFICATIONSMust have qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and Higher National Diploma in HRM5yrs relevant experience in HR management, with specialization in commercial capability and skills developmentExtensive experience in leading and executing end to end capability and skills processExperience in Coaching and building Line manager capability in performance / productivity management and development.Good stakeholder management experience