Workplace Learner Retail

The organisation is recruiting a Workplace Learner Retail for its Soweto operation. The role forms part of a wider in-service training portfolio across Gauteng.

What This Role Involves

In addition, the Workplace Learner Retail position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Gauteng. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Soweto and across the in-service training space.

Practically speaking, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Soweto team on trust, and the Workplace Learner Retail role will feel that from week one.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the in-service training group in Soweto.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the in-service training team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Soweto much easier.

Based in Soweto

Soweto continues to grow as an employment hub in Gauteng, with minutes from the Sandton CBD. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

Many candidates already living within reach of Soweto cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Gauteng economy.

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 Soweto.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Soweto, Gauteng.

Why This Role

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Soweto contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the in-service training space in Gauteng.

On top of that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Soweto keep progressing.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Soweto teams.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Gauteng.

Meet the Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the in-service training side of the business inside out. The Soweto group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

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.

On top of that, the team mix in Soweto reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Equal Opportunity

Practically speaking, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Gauteng.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Soweto.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Core Functions

• Capture data, prepare reports and assist with departmental administration
• Support transformation and youth-development objectives of the organisation
• Provide feedback to your mentor on learning gaps and goals
• Build a professional portfolio of evidence for your qualification
• Complete assessments and submit deliverables on time and to standard
• Network with internal and external stakeholders during projects

Who We’re Looking For

• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Available to commit to the full duration of the in-service placement
• Commitment to youth-development and transformation objectives
• Available for the full duration of the placement
• Clear criminal record verified through approved screening
• Reliable transport to the placement location

Beyond that, if your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.