Training Coordinator Jobs in South Africa

O’Brien Recruitment is recruiting a Training Coordinator for a permanent, mid-career role in Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs, Western Cape. Reporting to the Training Manager, the coordinator keeps day-to-day training activities, records, compliance, and reporting running smoothly.

About the company and the work

O’Brien Recruitment has assisted in connecting the right candidates with the right employers since 1997. This role covers training coordination across operations, with close work alongside operations, training instructors, HR, and Finance, and support for junior training staff where necessary.

Role details / duties

• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day training activities.
• Develop and maintain training plans based on operational, regulatory, and organisational needs.
• Execute full training logistics, including scheduling internal and external training and arranging venues and providers.
• Communicate schedules, changes, and requirements to operations and training teams.
• Maintain training accreditations in line with local regulatory requirements and ensure audit readiness.
• Support skills development reporting, including the Annual Training Report (ATR) and Workplace Skills Plan (WSP).
• Maintain high-quality training records on SharePoint, the LMS, offline databases, and hardcopy files.
• Ensure training meets the highest standards in line with the Learning and Development policy.
• Support monitoring of training delivery quality, trainer performance, and team metrics.
• Assist in designing and updating local training courses to meet organisational and regulatory standards.
• Help ensure operational teams remain compliant with training validity requirements.
• Create and process purchase orders for internal and external training providers, liaise with Finance on invoice tracking and reconciliation, and support creditor management.
• Complete monthly training administration tasks, including attendance tracking, compliance summaries, cost reporting, and month-end reports for the Training Manager or Learning and Development leadership.
• Participate in and support ad-hoc projects and assignments as delegated.

Requirements

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple training and development activities simultaneously.
• Microsoft Office proficiency, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong administrative and record-keeping skills, including digital and physical training files on SharePoint and LMS platforms.
• Basic financial understanding, including purchase orders, reconciliations, and invoice tracking.
• Ability to work under pressure, take initiative, and stay flexible, adaptable, and solutions-oriented.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Capability to handle sensitive and confidential information professionally.
• Ability to maintain compliance across multiple training streams and manage training logistics end to end.
• Mid-career experience of 4 to 6 years, as stated in the listing.

Where to find / apply safely

Apply only through the original CareerJunction listing using the Apply button on this page, which leads to the source advert (Job 2645965, Ref CPT000074, posted 26 October 2026, expires in 3 days from posting). Never pay a fee to apply.

Practical tips

• Lead with training coordination, scheduling, and compliance experience.
• Show ATR, WSP, LMS, and audit-readiness examples.
• Highlight record-keeping and Finance liaison work.

How the process works

On CareerJunction, you open the original advert, review the full position details, and apply through the listing’s application route. The advert expires in 3 days from posting on 26 October 2026, so apply promptly.

Important information

This post is informational only, and openings and requirements change at any time. Readers should always verify the details on the original listing before applying. The salary for this role is undisclosed on the original listing. The listing header shows South Africa, while the detail gives CPT – Northern Suburbs, Western Cape.

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