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As our Talent & Learning Specialist, you will play an important role in identifying, attracting and developing young talent for the future of our organisation. You will build relationships with universities, colleges, agricultural institutions and other talent sources, identify promising students and graduates, and help create pathways into Dutoit through internships, learnerships, graduate programmes, apprenticeships and other development opportunities.\n\nYou will also coordinate learning and development initiatives for our existing employees, support Skills Development programs, contribute to talent development and succession initiatives, and use HR data and digital tools to identify opportunities to strengthen our people pipeline.\nDuties & Responsibilities\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nTalent Acquisition & Early Careers\nBuild and maintain relationships with universities, TVET colleges, agricultural colleges, schools and other educational institutions to identify emerging talent aligned with Dutoit Agri's current and future workforce needs.\nDevelop and maintain young talent and graduate pipelines for critical, scarce and future skills within 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onboarding programmes.\nCoordinate leadership, supervisory, technical and operational development initiatives.\nSupport values, culture and employee development programmes.\nCoordinate learnerships, internships, graduate programmes, bursaries and apprenticeships where applicable.\nMonitor learner and employee progress and programme completion.\nEvaluate training effectiveness through feedback, assessments, attendance and manager input.\nMaintain accurate and up-to-date training records and reports.\nTalent Management & Employee Development\nSupport succession planning and internal talent identification.\nAssist with the development of talent pipelines and career development initiatives.\nSupport managers in identifying employee development needs and practical development solutions.\nFollow up on agreed employee development actions.\nContribute to employee retention and engagement initiatives.\nIdentify opportunities for internal mobility and career progression.\nSupport the development of future leaders and critical skills within the organisation.\n\nSkills Development, Employment Equity & Compliance\n\nSupport the implementation of the organisation's Skills Development initiatives.\nAssist with Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) processes.\nMaintain accurate Skills Development records and supporting documentation.\nSupport AgriSETA-related learning programmes and requirements.\nMonitor training information and provide accurate reports for HR and management.\nCoordinates Employment Equity planning and monitoring processes.\nAssist with the compilation and maintenance of Employment Equity plans and reports.\nMonitor progress against agreed Employment Equity targets.\nSupport HR compliance with applicable labour and employment legislation.\nEnsure recruitment, employee and training information is handled confidentially and in accordance with POPIA.\nMaintain accurate records to support internal and statutory reporting\nCOMMUNITY & EMPLOYEE SUPPORT\nAs part of Dutoit's broader people strategy, the role will also support initiatives that contribute to the wellbeing and development of employees and their families, including:\nDutoit Agri study loan scheme administration.\nSupport for employee crèches and after-care programmes.\nCommunity and employee support initiatives.\nEducational and development programmes.\nInitiatives aimed at improving employee wellbeing and family support structures.\nREPORTING & ANALYTICS\nYou will be expected to turn HR information into meaningful insights.\nResponsibilities include:\nPreparing monthly and quarterly recruitment reports.\nPreparing learning and development reports.\nMonitoring recruitment and training trends.\nMaintaining accurate HR and training data.\nTracking recruitment and learning KPIs.\nIdentifying gaps and recommending practical corrective actions.\nUsing Excel, HRIS and digital/AI tools to improve HR processes and reporting.\nDIGITAL & TECHNICAL SKILLS\nYou should be 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