Sandton: Learning and Development Specialist

About the Role

At Dis-Chem Life, we are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Learning and Development Specialist to drive our training function forward. As a strategic owner of our LMS, you will be responsible for designing and governing our full training curriculum, establishing quality standards, and driving adoption of learning technology platforms. You will work closely with visionary leadership to shape the future of learning and development across our fast-growing business.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership and Delivery Management: Lead, manage, and coach the Training team (trainers/facilitators, instructional designer(s), eLearning developer(s) as applicable)
• Set team goals, standards, capacity planning, delivery schedules, and performance management
• Drive consistent training quality across teams, channels, and programmes
• Create a structured learning pipeline (intake → design → build → sign-off → publish → measure → improve)
• Learning Strategy and Programme Ownership: Translate business priorities into learning roadmaps aligned to KPIs (QA outcomes, compliance adherence, productivity, NPS/CSAT, NTU/retentions – where relevant)
• Ensure training is practical, scenario-led, and designed for real performance across the various business units
• Instructional Design and eLearning Leadership: Oversee and/or personally design storyboards, learning journeys, and assessment frameworks
• Guide development of digital assets: microlearning, interactive modules, animated explainers, job aids, playbooks, and quizzes
• Own and manage the LMS end-to-end: User management, access control and role-based permissions Learning pathways, cohorts, assignments, and completion rules Assessments, pass marks, reattempt rules, certification and re-certification Reporting dashboards and evidence of learning (audit readiness)
• Maintain strong LMS governance: version control, publishing standards, archiving outdated content, change logs
• Partner with IT/Systems and vendors to manage enhancements, integrations, and platform performance

Requirements

• Passionate and high-energy with a genuine commitment to people development
• Intentional and strategic in designing learning experiences that drive results
• Innovative and aware of audience needs, able to adapt techniques accordingly with a modern learning mindset (digital-first, engaging, measurable)
• Exceptional communication skills with ability to engage and inspire diverse audiences and hold stakeholder engagements
• Well-rounded individual with strong structure-building and organizational capabilities
• Strong ownership and execution – builds structure and delivers consistently

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Instructional Design, Human Resources, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• CIPD, ATD, or relevant L&D certifications (advantageous)