We’re hiring! Ackermans is seeking a Skills Development Manager to lead the delivery of a critical function that ensures compliance, supports funding, and enables capability building across the business.
You will drive the implementation of our Skills Development Strategy and ensure alignment with the National Skills Act, the B-BBEE Skills Development pillar, and the transition to QCTO-aligned occupational qualifications.
Bring your Training & Development expertise, strong knowledge of BBBEE and W&R SETA programmes, and the ability to coordinate complex Skills Development initiatives across multiple stakeholders in an evolving regulatory environment.
If you’re detail-oriented, resilient, and skilled in relationship management, coaching and influencing, this is your opportunity to lead a team and make a meaningful impact in a highly regulated and dynamic environment.
JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE:
Essential:
Knowledge of BBBEE priority element: Skills development
Working knowledge of W&R SETA and its programmes
Knowledge of the South African Qualifications Framework and classification of qualifications and institutions
Understanding of the QCTO landscape and occupational qualification framework, including associated compliance requirements, learner pathways, and stakeholder coordination
SKILLS:
Accreditation of skills and leadership programmes
Application of legislative requirements applicable to learning and development
Coordination of Skills Development initiatives within a complex regulatory environment (including QCTO-aligned processes)
Full spectrum of learning and development processes
Planning, organizing, monitoring and control
Relationship management and influencing
Financial analysis
Detail orientation
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Essential:
5 Years T&D related experience, including SDF and / or implementation of BBBEE requirements
Preferred:
Retail experience
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Essential:
3 years HR / Training related degree/diploma
Further qualification in ETDP field recommended
The Ackermans story goes back as far as 1916, when Gus Ackerman opened the first store in Wynberg in Cape Town. His vision for the store was to create a place where customers could find great products at fantastic prices, which is exactly what Ackermans became. Ackermans was, subsequently, bought by the Pepkor Group in 1986.
Today, there are more than 850 Ackermans stores in 5 countries, making us a leading value fashion retailer for the whole family – continuously setting the standard for value and affordability. With a wide selection of fashion for ladies, kids, babies and men, as well as homeware, cellular and key financial products, we’ll keep bringing value to your life every day.
Our purpose at Ackermans is: Bringing Value to Life, and it lies at the heart of everything we do, whether it’s to the lives of our customers and employees, or to the wider community and value retailing as a whole.
The secret to our success is simple – people. Hiring people who love what they do, and giving them every opportunity to shine. In fact, at Ackermans we’re so committed to this philosophy that we’ve named our staff members Phadimas – which means ‘shine’ in Northern Sotho. Every day, each of our employees is encouraged to shine, reach for the stars and take each other, and the Ackermans brand, to new heights of achievement and success.
We firmly believe that the future of our company rests in the hands of the people we employ. As such, every new Ackermans Phadima is put through a rigorous selection process and chosen with the greatest of care. This process ensures that each new Phadima is a perfect fit for our company culture, and will thrive in our environment of encouragement, motivation and inspiration.
If you feel that this is an environment that you could succeed in, we’d love for you to join us. View our current vacancies, and we could soon be welcoming you on-board as our newest Ackermans Phadima!
