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Bring your skills as a Learning and Development Officer to Ballito and join a team that moves fast. This KwaZulu-Natal role is one to watch.
Overview
The Learning and Development Officer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across KwaZulu-Natal. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Ballito and across the hr jobs space.
Practically speaking, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Ballito operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Learning and Development Officer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Ballito teams, and the new Learning and Development Officer will feel that from the first week.
Meet the Team
On top of that, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Ballito office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when KwaZulu-Natal operations get busy.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Practically speaking, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Ballito will be explained during the hiring process.
Based in Ballito
Working in Ballito means a place within the Pietermaritzburg administrative centre, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the KwaZulu-Natal region, and the Ballito office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Ballito.
Many candidates already living within reach of Ballito cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal economy.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal.
What Your Day Looks Like
Your day is people-shaped from the moment you log in. You move between recruitment screens, manager calls, payroll queries and the occasional sensitive conversation that needs your full attention. Mid-morning you might be running an onboarding session for new starters, and by the afternoon you’re back at your desk preparing EE or B-BBEE reports. Through it all, you balance compliance with care, making sure that policies are followed and people are heard.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Ballito.
Beyond that, the Ballito office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.
Why Join Us
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Ballito colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the hr jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Importantly, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
On top of that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Daily Duties
- Process monthly payroll inputs and resolve employee queries
- Manage benefits, pension or provident fund and medical aid administration
- Manage end-to-end recruitment from briefing to onboarding
- Run exit interviews and feed insights into retention strategies
- Champion transformation and inclusion across all people processes
- Drive engagement, wellness and culture initiatives across sites
- Advise managers on application of the LRA, BCEA and EEA
Candidate Profile
- Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll systems
- Commitment to fairness, transformation and ethical conduct
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills appropriate to the role
- Comfortable in a unionised environment where applicable
- Project management skills for HR initiatives and rollouts
- Member or affiliate of SABPP or IPM is an advantage
Importantly, candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.