Learning and Development Specialist

Description

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Job Title: Learning & Development Specialist

Level: 5

Reports To: Group HR Director

About us

EABL operates within a multi-cultural, multi-national, multi-currency environment with different employment, retirement, taxation laws and regulations in each of the countries. The company operates within the EA region and currently enjoys a market share of 61%. Recognized as the leading value and premium drinks company that is proud of the growth of our brands and our people. The ambitious business goals focus our company on achieving strong growth through understanding of consumer & customer motivation. Unleashing the potential of our people is core to our success.

EABL is a fully integrated TBA business (beer, spirits and ANADS) with both supply and demand units in its key markets i.e. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. EABL is also represented on the ground by commercial teams and customers in the Great Lakes region and South Sudan. It currently is cross-listed in Nairobi, Kampala and Dar-es-Salaam stock exchanges.

Market Complexity

EABL operates in a highly competitive environment across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and exports to Rwanda and Southern Sudan. To maintain its market share growth strategy, it must always exceed consumers’ expectation in terms of quality, and value proposition of its brands.

As a leading company in East Africa, EABL plays a leadership role across many aspects of society and must operate to the highest levels of compliance and accountability. The Diageo 2030 ambition is a key pillar for EABL, and the business is taking the lead in Africa across many of these initiatives including water efficiency and decarbonization.

Leadership Responsibilities

This role manages a range of relationships with key stakeholders across supply functions:

Global Capability team HR Business Partners & other HR Colleagues Functional Leadership Team

About the role

Enable/support acceleration of capability building for our diverse workforce, by adopting precision learning and dynamic skills approaches - through engaging, immersive, and inspirational learning experiences. Support and equip teams to build the knowledge, skills, mindset, and confidence to deliver on core and emerging priorities, to enable the shifts needed to accelerate delivery of our Performance Ambition and goals.

Role Responsibilities

Participate in cross-functional project teams, including L&D, HR, business leads, SMEs (internal & external), to deliver best-in-class learning solutions and experiences. Work with Global L&D and local capability lead(s) to provide data-driven insights to stakeholders (HR & business), about the reach, quality and impact of priority-skills learning experiences and Programmes. Facilitate strategic coordination and alignment around learning measurement and evaluation, including related knowledge sharing between teams, CoEs, project teams and markets/functions. Partner to drive faster adoption, higher utilization, and increased benefit realization, and to promote an engaged, inspired, and curious learning culture across EABL. Support creation and activation of a business-wide network of advocates and influencers to promote learning experiences and Programmes through multiple communications and engagement channels. Support creation of a culture of enthusiastic learners by promoting omnichannel learning and development experiences, via Yammer, Mosaic, Teams, Zoom, email, newsletters etc. Create channels to facilitate two-way communications flows about learning needs and experiences (e.g., employee focus-groups, pulse-surveys, and feedback meetings) to close the loop with employees. Collaborate cross-functionally on priority projects, and other opportunities, to improve awareness, understanding, and participation in learning and development opportunities. Partner with the HR Business Partners across East Africa to consolidate and track organizational efficiency targets.

Qualifications and Experience Required

Qualifications

University Degree in a business field, HR is an added advantage.

Experience:

2 - 3 years relevant experience in HR or training and development.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people.

We're looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

KBL

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2023-08-22