Learning & Leadership Development Partner
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About the Role
SJ Group seeks a dynamic Learning & Leadership Development Partner to shape and deliver the L&D agenda across Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on facilitation, consulting with business leaders to identify capability needs and design learning solutions.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a high impact L&D strategy aligned to regional talent and people priorities
- Design and embed L&D frameworks, governance, and policies across AMECA
- Project manage global and regional leadership development programs
- Deliver and facilitate leadership, capability, and behavioural programs across AMECA
- Coach and mentor leaders and develop L&D team capability
- Partner with P&C, EDIB and business leaders to embed learning into organisational culture
- Measure and report ROI of L&D programs at the organisational level
- Lead instructional design initiatives, including digital and blended learning solutions
Requirements
- Demonstrated success in developing and executing high impact L&D strategies
- Proven experience designing frameworks, policies, and structured learning pathways
- Strong background in project managing complex, multi regional programs
- Advanced coaching and mentoring capability
- Experience measuring organisational level learning impact and ROI
- Demonstrated instructional design experience (preferably in engineering, technical, or consulting environments)
- Experience working across diverse, multicultural regions
Full Job Posting
About The Role
- We are seeking a dynamic and consultative Learning & Leadership Development Partner to join our SJ Global Academy, overseeing Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia (AMECA).
- This is a high impact regional role responsible for shaping and delivering the Learning & Development (L&D) agenda across AMECA, while also providing short term support to AEUK.
- This is a mix of strategic position and hands on delivery and facilitation role.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a high impact L&D strategy aligned to regional talent and people priorities
- Design and embed L&D frameworks, governance, and policies across AMECA
- Project manage global and regional leadership development programs
- Deliver and facilitate leadership, capability, and behavioural programs across AMECA (and support AEUK in the short term)
- Coach and mentor leaders and develop L&D team capability
- Partner with P&C, EDIB and business leaders to embed learning into organisational culture
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders
- Measure and report ROI of L&D programs at the organisational level
- Lead instructional design initiatives, including digital and blended learning solutions
- Develop high quality learning materials for technical and consulting environments
- Manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes within tight deadlines
- Coordinate and oversee program logistics end to end
Key Qualifications & Experience
- Demonstrated success in developing and executing high impact L&D strategies
- Proven experience designing frameworks, policies, and structured learning pathways
- Strong background in project managing complex, multi regional programs
- Advanced coaching and mentoring capability
- Experience measuring organisational level learning impact and ROI
- Demonstrated instructional design experience (preferably in engineering, technical, or consulting environments)
- Experience working across diverse, multicultural regions
Skills & Knowledge
- Strong and well rounded knowledge of the L&D function
- Exceptional presentation and facilitation skills (in person and virtual)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Expert knowledge of L&D best practice and adult learning principles
- Consulting, influencing, and negotiation capability
- Ability to work independently and deliver without close supervision
- Instructional design expertise (desirable)
- Experience with e learning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate) (desirable)
- Working knowledge of LMS platforms (preferably Docebo)
- Familiarity with psychometric tools (e.g., Hogan, LSI) and coaching methodologies
- Strategic thinking with the ability to translate insights into actionable plans
Why Join SJ?
- Join a global, multidisciplinary consultancy shaping sustainable, people centric environments across 40+ countries.
- Through SJ Global Academy, you will play a pivotal role in building leadership capability and embedding a culture of continuous learning across the region.
- This is an opportunity to combine strategic influence with hands on delivery, driving tangible impact at both individual and organizational levels.
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