Learning And Development Officer - HPW Fresh & Dry

HPW Fresh and Dry Ltd is a fruit processing company. HPW is synonymous with fresh from harvest fruit, crisp and crunchy vegetables from Africa and Asia. We develop stand-alone products for our customers that meet the most exacting quality standards and offer maximum availability – for wholesalers and retailers, as well as for the food industry.

Job Description

• Department: Human Resources
• Reports To: HR Manager
• Location: Onsite at HPW Fresh and Dry Ltd, Adeiso, E/R.

Job Purpose

To coordinate and support the development and delivery of effective learning & development programs and organisational development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Coordinates the development, delivery and evaluation of staff learning and development programs and the implementation of an annual corporate training plan and budget.
• Monitors regularly to ensure training and development policies and procedures are applied fairly and uniformly throughout the company
• Identify training and development needs within the organisation through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with Line managers
• Coordinates the preparation of and execution of annual training programmes
• Designs training and development programmes based on the needs of the organisation
• Consider the costs of planned programmes and keep within budgets
• Plan and assess the ‘return on investment’ of any training or development programme
• Liaises with Departmental Heads and supervisors to prepare orientation programmes for new staff and co-ordinates the execution of such programmes.
• Develops and implement systems for evaluating the effectiveness of training and development programmes
• Liaises with departmental heads on career development programmes for key staff and follow up regularly to ensure that such programmes are on track
• Provision of data for Free Zone reporting on trainings on quarterly basis

• Prepares training bonds for staff who are sponsored for trainings
• Develops vocational trainings program in cooperation with KNUST or other institutions related to the below:
  • Food processing and technology
  • Agriculture
  • Plant technicians
• Prepares and deliver induction and refresher trainings on selected topics
• Maintains database on training and development activities
• Provides guidance to line managers to help them identify learning needs of staff
• Monitors and reviews the progress of trainees through questionnaires and discussions with Line managers
• Ensures that statutory training requirements are met
• Evaluates training and development programmes and present quarterly reports to management
• Amends and revise programmes as necessary, in order to adapt to changes occurring in the work environment
• Assist line managers and trainers to solve specific training problems, either on a one-to-one basis or in groups
• Administrates Learning Management System (LMS) and ensure systematic capture of corporate training records and data.
• Designs and facilitates training sessions as and when necessary
• Develops and coordinates “in-house” training sessions / programs.
• Prepare Quarterly reports on training effectiveness.

Additional Duties

D/ Specific Duties in Regard to BRC issue 6 Global Standard for Food Safety

• You shall assist the HR Manager in the fulfillment of the following clause in the standard: 7.1 Training

Departmental Relations

Maintains contact with departmental heads and other line managers/staff

External Relations

Maintains contact with local training institutions, government departments, consultancy firms.

Required Skills or Experience

Qualification

University Degree in Human Resource Development or Social Science with hands-on experience in training and development

Technical Competencies

• Ability to design and facilitate training events
• Very good knowledge of learning and development systems and principles
• Ability to design and administer key learning and development systems

Personality Competencies

• Good verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to relate effectively to people at all levels

Supervisory Competencies

• Ability to plan and organize training programmes
• Ability to prepare training budgets and monitor the execution
• Ability to deliver work to tight deadlines