Learning & Development Manager at Tatu City Limited

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , Professional Certificate
• Experience 10 years
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Human Resources / HR
• Learning & Development manager will establish, launch, and lead the Company's Corporate Academy and University, creating a world-class learning ecosystem that develops leaders, professionals, technical specialists, and future talent across all business units and countries.
• The role is responsible for building from scratch organizational knowledge into structured learning pathways, building leadership pipelines, strengthening succession readiness, driving workforce capability, and creating a culture of continuous learning aligned with business growth.
• This position serves as the strategic architect and operational leader of the Academy and University model, ensuring learning becomes a competitive advantage for the organization.
• Deliver onboarding and induction programs.
• Build technical and functional skills.
• Support compliance and mandatory training.
• Create internal certification programs.
• Capture and transfer organizational knowledge.
• Graduate and emerging talent development.
• Make sure that high-performers are placed in junior and specialist roles.
• Offer structured development pathways.
• Develop future leaders.
• Partner with universities and professional institutes.
• Build accreditation and certification frameworks.
• Support knowledge sharing across countries.
• Establish centers of excellence and a lessons-learned framework.
• Design and implement the Corporate Academy and University strategy.
• Develop a multi-year learning roadmap aligned with business strategy.
• Create the Academy and University operating model.
• Establish governance, policies, learning standards, and quality assurance frameworks.
• Build learning architecture across all employee populations.
• New hires
• Individual contributors
• Supervisors
• Managers
• Senior leaders
• Executives
• High-potential talent for the succession planning
• Technical specialists
• Graduate trainees
• Design and launch Leadership Academy, C&D, Sales and Marketing, Health and Security and other departments.
• Create enterprise-wide curriculum architecture.
• Develop learning content internally and with external partners.
• Build digital learning libraries and knowledge sharing databases.
• Develop learning toolkits, playbooks, guides, and academies.
• Learning Management System (LMS)
• AI-enabled learning tools
• Universities
• Professional bodies
• Executive education institutes
• Industry associations
• Certification providers
• Build leadership pipelines.
• Increase bench strength.
• Support succession planning.
• Accelerate high-potential employee development.
• Prepare future leaders and increase the performance of employees.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Education, Organizational Development, Business or related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• Learning and Development certifications preferred (CPTD, CIPD, SHRM, ATD)
• 10+ years progressive Learning & Development experience. 5+ years leading enterprise-wide learning functions.
• Experience establishing or transforming a Corporate Academy, University, Leadership Institute, or Capability Development function.
• Experience in multi-country operations preferred / Mixed-use developments.
• Experience implementing LMS and digital learning ecosystems.
• Proven success in leadership development and talent acceleration.
• The successful candidate is not merely a training manager but a learning ecosystem builder capable of creating a Corporate Academy and University that develops the next generation of leaders, professionals, and technical experts while directly supporting business growth, succession readiness, and organizational transformation. Strategic, self-driven, eager to bring value to the business through strategic and hands-on projects; ready to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.